Nick Saban might now not be the pinnacle soccer coach at Alabama, however that doesn’t imply he’s off the college’s payroll.
The Tuscaloosa Information’ Nick Kelly printed an article lately detailing the compensation Saban is receiving from the College of Alabama.
Although he’s now not a coach, Saban is being paid $500,000 per 12 months to function an adviser to the Crimson Tide soccer program. When he was teaching, Saban was being paid $11.41 million per 12 months, which made him the highest-paid soccer coach at a public faculty. He’s taken fairly a pay minimize, however that’s not a foul retirement wage.
Saban’s new function is a 40-hour-per-week job that formally started on March 1. The beginning of his new function got here somewhat over a month after the legendary faculty soccer coach introduced his retirement in January.
Saban coached Alabama for 17 seasons and went 206-29. The 72-year-old gained six nationwide championships with the Crimson Tide, giving him seven total in his faculty teaching profession (he additionally gained one at LSU).
Along with serving as an adviser for Alabama, Saban will do some broadcasting work for ESPN.