Nick Saban speaks out on Shane Gillis 'cheater' dig as he fires back at comedian with hilarious putdown
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Nick Saban has brushed off Shane Gillis's viral 'cheater' joke on College GameDay last week - before issuing a hilarious putdown to the comedian. Gillis, a big Notre Dame fan, joined Pat McAfee on the ESPN show ahead of his team's big game against Indiana and couldn't resist the chance to taunt legendary ex-Alabama coach Saban on the panel.
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Speaking to McAfee about his hopes for Notre Dame, the Tires star said it 'felt different' because 'now that everybody can pay their players Notre Dame has a shot. Not just the SEC and Coach Saban.'. In an awkward exchange, Gillis went on to refer to Saban as 'Alabama Jones' - a joke about his hat making him look like Indiana Jones - before the college football great went on the defensive.
'I do believe in integrity,' Saban said before adding:Â 'I always tried to run the program that way, so that players had a chance to be more successful in life. 'That was how we cheated. We developed players.'. Nick Saban has brushed off Shane Gillis's viral 'cheater' joke on College GameDay.
Gillis joked that the legendary Alabama coach used to pay their players back in the day. Nick Saban on Shane Gillis 😅 @PatMcAfeeShow "My daughter Kristen loves him, so that kinda soothes the soul a little bit that somebody in our family likes the guy." pic.twitter.com/Pgb1o9MGYt.
