The college football world is catching its collective breath in the aftermath of the Jimbo Fisher-Nick Saban public spat, but there is one Hall of Fame coach who is not ready to let it go.
Steve Spurrier, the former Florida and South Carolina coach, told DawgNation.com that he didn't know why he was mad at Saban.
The Fisher-Saban feud was sparked Wednesday night when the A&M coach told a group of local business leaders that the school bought every player in its top-ranked recruiting class with a deal for name, image, and likeness.
Fisher called the Alabama coach's remarks "despicable" on Thursday.
Fisher said that some people think they are God. A lot of things you don't want to know. He will be the czar of football. If you want to coach with him, dig into his past. You can find out what he does and how he does it. It is despicable.
On Thursday, the coach said he reached out to Fisher and Deion to apologize for mentioning their specific schools and for any suggestion that they were cheating to get players. The stance that paying high school players under the guise of NIL to attend a certain school was bad for college sports was not going to change.
He said the same thing Saturday. During the coverage of the PGA Championship, the Alabama coach said that he was just trying to make a point about the state of college football and college athletics. I think we have some consequences of name, image, and circumstances we are in right now.
Both coaches were reprimanded by the SEC.
Spurrier said he didn't find any fault with the original comments.
Spurrier told DawgNation that he doesn't know what Fisher was angry about, but he thinks he can. He beat Saban last year. They haven't won the division since he's been there.
It's... Did he say something that wasn't true?
Spurrier, a six-time SEC champion and seven-time SEC coach of the year who won the 1966 Heisman Trophy with the Gators as a player, was given the Nick Saban Legacy Award, along with the late Eddie Robinson.
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