Posted on 07/21/2021 7:32:53 PM PDT by blam
Alabama quarterback Bryce Young has already made almost $1 million in sponsorship and endorsement money, according to Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban, Yahoo Sports has reported.
Saban’s statement comes as college athletes nationwide have been permitted since July 1 to make money off their name and image rights after the NCAA rescinded its restrictive rules limiting the rights of athletes due to state laws superseding NCAA rules.
Saban made his comments at the Texas High School Coaches Association convention, saying that Young “already has approached ungodly numbers. I’m not going to say what they are. He hasn’t even played yet. He hasn’t been a starter. If I told you what he’s … it’s almost 7-figures,” according to 24/7 Sports.
Young was Alabama's backup quarterback this past season, playing sparingly after arriving as the top quarterback nationwide in the class of 2020.
Upon hearing the figures for his endorsements, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin said he was "blown away" by how much Young's deals were worth, according to Yahoo Sports.
Saban made $9.1 million as Alabama's head coach last season, Yahoo Sports pointed out. Since the school has become the dominant program in college football since Saban arrived, the coach has generated more in revenue than Alabama has paid him.
As Alabama's presumed starter, Young is also clearly worth a large sum of money, according to the news site.
Yahoo Sports speculated that Saban might have been bragging about Young's endorsement deals in Texas, because the state is such a huge recruiting ground for universities. Spreading the word about the potential earning power at Alabama to top Texas coaches, who will tell their best players what Saban said, is a powerful tool to attract the best players.
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Actually, the money that football and basketball brings in to the College is used to fund intramural and womens sports, along with mens sports like wrestling, volleyball, tennis, softball and soccer that draw flies. If the players are making the money, less for the schools, means that all other sports will be funded in a piddling way.
went and looked.. just as I suspected
Clay Helton, Clay Helton, Clay Helton, is the worst coach in power 5 College football.
Eat it SC blind boosters, digest it, USC Football is rotting on the bone under Coach Clay Helton!!!
This kid was a one time SC commit!
But then Cincinnati took over USC, and the tampon brigade decided to keep the worst power 5 coach in America at the helm of USC!
Thank you SC boosters!!!!!
It’s OK, because he is a POC - player of color.
Wait until the situation is reversed and there is no “equity” for the team …
Good, now he can repay the university for everything they have provided him.......
The ultra rich boosters will be doing the recruiting now......
He has 5 career completions. This money is 100% based on the name and image of the University of Alabama.
Agree. Some of those kids are not able to even afford basic necessities on campus. They go where they are told, do what they are told to do and all the while the colleges are making millions off of their success. And no a scholarship isn’t their reward. Some of those kids can’t handle the academics. They are there for the football only and the schools and coaches don’t give a damn about making sure they are prepared for life outside graduation.
Seems fair since the option of earning big money as a pro is probably nearing the end. Who will pay to watch games between virtue-signalling kneeling America-hating wokester trannies?
Good for him. Especially cause he’s kinda thin. There’s no guarantee he’ll even get a sniff from the NFL. Might as well make some money.
Nah, it’ll be fine. And for the first time in its existence it won’t be morally questionable. There’s no reason why the people creating a multi-billion dollar industry shouldn’t get paid. The NCAA’s addiction to the illusion of amateurism was always stupid. Decades past when that should have ended.
Yup.
The only sports I watch is The University Of Alabama football.
Oh, Jefferson.. Bring my Bentley around front, will you?
I have a class at 11. Practice at 1 and home by 4.
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Letting the ox munch on the grain stalks for a change instead of muzzling them?
The NCAA.. We could have done better.. but the pay was the same.
He will have many cheerleaders to choose from.
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