Nick Saban and his Alabama football players Crimson Tide demonstrated on August 31 to protest racial injustice, as did football players from schools across the country during the summer.
That day, Saban felt “like a proud father. “
“The message your players have used in their fight for equality is what makes him the most proud,” Saban, 68, said Saturday at ESPN’s College GameDay.
“I think our purpose has been to raise the players, to have a greater chance of success in life,” Saban said. “Part of this is, how do you raise others and take others in a positive direction?I think our players have tried, to be positive. They recognize the disorders we have, but 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 so proud that our players are approaching you. I think they’re doing things that can lead to a replacement in our network, as well as the message they sent: Let all lives matter, adding Black Lives. “
Alabama No. 3 will open its calendar for the convention throughout southeastern 2020, the Missouri Tigers, on September 26.
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