Alabama head coach Nick Saban commented Saturday about his players talking and demonstrating for social justice.
At AN ESPN College Gameday (h/t Chris Bumbaca of USA Today), Saban said:
“I think our purpose has been to raise the players, to have a greater chance of good fortune in life. Part of that is, how do you raise others and take others in a positive direction?I think our players have tried to recognize the disorders we have, yet they are positive in terms of: “What can we do to have a long-term effect and create a replacement in a positive way?”
“That’s why I’m very proud of the way our players approached him. I think they’re doing things that can lead to a replacement in our network, as well as the message they sent: that every life matters, adding Black Lives. “
On August 31, Saban joined his march on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa to protest racial inequality, social injustice and police brutality.
According to the Associated Press (h/t USA Today), Saban said at the time that he “likes a proud father. “
Saban’s Crimson Tide team enters the 2020 season at Number 3 in the AP Top 25 The state of Ohio is the time, but since the Big Ten voted against fall football amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Alabama is online to move to the No. 1 Clemson.
Alabama was 11-2 last season and finished the eighth season. He has lost several key players in the NFL draft, adding quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, but expectations remain high in 2020 with Mac Jones at the center.
The start of the Alabama program has been delayed, but Crimson Tide will do his deyet on September 26 when he faces the Missouri Tigers on the road.