BS. Saban does not promise playing time to anybody. In fact, his former players commonly speak of appreciating his honesty in this matter.
Have a nephew who was recruited by Harvard and several other ivy league universities to play hockey but was not guaranteed a starting job so he turned them down and went to Williams College in Massachusettes instead. He started all four years and got a great education and loved it there.......
But then again, his career goal was somewhere in the medical field, not to play in the NHL.........
I asked his mom what she learned going through this after it had all played out and she replied to “you can’t always believe what what people tell you.”
She is the most even-keeled person I know, content to live simply and not showy, and doesn’t seek glory or pride through her kids. They didn’t make a big stink about it — we know because we are close to them. Saban wouldn’t play him and made it extremely difficult for him to play for a different school. You can call BS, but we know this particular situation well.
Thank you.