Nick says he never said anyone did anything wrong and that NIL needs to be improved. (3:05)
Alabama football coach Nick Saban said on Tuesday that he never should have accused Texas A&M of using name, image and likeness deals to buy its top-ranked recruiting class during public comments he made two weeks ago.
"I didn't really say that anyone did anything wrong," he added.
At one point, a reporter pointed out that A&M had bought every player.
I didn't say anyone did anything wrong.
NCAA oversight of name, image and likeness rules has led to frustration among coaches.
It heated up the national conversation when Saban called out Texas A&M.
Jimbo Fisher held a hastily set up news conference the next day in which he called what the Alabama coach had said despicable and insisted that he never bought anyone.
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Fisher, who was the offensive coach at LSU from 2000 to 2004, said that they were done with each other.
Five of the SEC's 14 head coaches met with the media before the start of spring meetings in Florida, but Fisher wasn't among them.
I should never have mentioned any individual institutions, said the coach on Tuesday.
A reporter asked if Fisher was lying when he said Texas A&M did nothing wrong.
"I have no problem with Jimbo at all," he said.
When Texas A&M beat Alabama in College Station in October, it was the first time in 26 attempts that Alabama had lost to a former assistant.
While trying to steer the conversation away from Fisher, he focused on his issues with the current NIL landscape and how it can be improved.
The removal of boosters from the recruiting process, as well as transparency, protection for players who might not be aware of what the contracts they sign, were all called for by the coach.
Boosters are pooling their money to sign high school players to NIL deals.
The use of name, image and likeness offers should not be used by boosters in recruiting.
I hope that we can put some guardrails on this.
The other SEC coaches expressed that sentiment as well.
Billy Napier said that they are living in a land with no laws.
The assistant to the Alabama coach refused to be drawn into the spat.
He said that he was not foolish enough to comment on that situation.
Kirby Smart, the Georgia coach who worked with the two men at LSU, said he hasn't paid much attention to the verbal back-and-forth since it happened. Smart said reporters should listen to what their headphones say on game days.
Missouri coach Eliah Drinkwitz said that the NIL is a real issue and that we need to find real solutions.
Drinkwitz said that when tensions are high and uncertainty is high, people's emotions are strong. We are all competitive.
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