{"id":27038,"date":"2025-05-08T20:16:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T20:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=27038"},"modified":"2025-05-08T20:16:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T20:16:08","slug":"report-president-donald-trump-is-giving-former-alabama-head-coach-nick-saban-a-big-government-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=27038","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: President Donald Trump Is Giving Former Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban A Big Government Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>United States President Donald Trump is putting a team together to extensively study college sports, and\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/nick-saban\/\">Nick Saban<\/a>\u00a0is expected to be among the people in charge.<\/p>\n<p>Trump met with the former Alabama head coach last week, having given a speech at a commencement ceremony at the university. Saban, who secured an analytical post with ESPN after retiring last year, discussed concerns over the college game with Trump, with the lack of NIL regulation understood to be a major sore point.<\/p>\n<p>It appears the President was moved, as he\u2019s reportedly looking to form a Presidential Commission to study college sports.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=KavanFlavius&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1920291979562299902&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fncaa%2Fpresident-donald-trump-is-giving-former-alabama-head-coach-nick-saban-a-big-government-job%2F&amp;sessionId=0ccbb82bcf0d470c98a3f14c6cd2d2e53880a572&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1920291979562299902\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-clearfix\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw_report_ad_container\">\n<p><em>\u201cThe source said Trump is expected to be \u201cvery engaged\u201d with the commission because he sees the current state of college sports as an issue of national importance,\u201d\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6341165\/2025\/05\/07\/donald-trump-commission-on-college-athletics\/?source=emp_shared_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Athletic<\/a>\u2019s Sam Khan reported this week.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-nick-saban-to-be-given-important-position-in-donald-trump-s-presidential-commission\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nick Saban To Be Given Important Position In Donald Trump\u2019s Presidential Commission<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2011606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1802102011-1-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1802102011-1-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1802102011-1-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1802102011-1-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1802102011-1-1536x844.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1802102011-1-2048x1126.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"Nick Saban in a suit.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><em>Nick Saban (Photo by Michael Chang\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>According to Khan\u2019s source, Saban is expected to co-chair the commission and will be joined by a\u00a0\u201cprominent businessman with deep ties to college athletics.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/em><\/em>A spokeswoman for freshman Republican Rep. Michael Baumgartner told The Athletic he\u2019s all for Trump\u2019s commission, having recently proposed a bill to reform college sports.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cCollege sports is a highly subsidized public good and should be regulated like the public good it is. A presidential commission offers the chance to bring fiscal sanity; restore regional conferences and competitive balance; and protect the future of non-revenue and Olympic sports,\u201d she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The commission is expected to probe the different aspects of college sports and then offer solutions that could bring executive and legislative action into play.<\/p>\n<p>Saban has been involved in college football for 50 years, starting out as a graduate assistant at Kent State in 1973 and going on to enjoy much success, so he should be the perfect fit for the job.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; United States President Donald Trump is putting a team together to extensively study college sports, and\u00a0Nick Saban\u00a0is expected to be among the people in charge. 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