Deion Sanders heard the accusations from Alabama head coach Nick Saban on Wednesday and now he is firing back at him.
Saban alleged that Jackson State paid a player $1 million to commit to the program, and Sanders dismissed the notion as false. The Jackson State football head coach also revealed that the player Saban was referring to was cornerback Travis Hunter Jr. who flipped his commitment from Florida State.
“I will be addressing the lies that were told by Nick Saban soon.”
“You best believe I will address that LIE Coach SABAN told tomorrow,” Sanders wrote on Twitter. “I was & awakened by my son @ShedeurSanders that sent me the article stating that WE PAYED @TravisHunterJr a Million to play at @GoJSUTigersFB ! We as a PEOPLE don’t have to pay our PEOPLE to play with our PEOPLE.”
“Jackson State paid a guy a million dollars last year that was a really good Division I player to come to school,” Saban said. “It was in the paper. They bragged about it. Nobody did anything about it.”
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Upon Hunter’s commitment to Jackson State, it was rumored that he had a $1 million deal with Barstool Sports. Sanders denied those rumors and attributed them to jealousy.
“That’s the biggest lie I’ve ever heard,” Sanders said on a TV appearance with ESPN. “You know what that is? That means we kicked you butt, we took what was ours, and now you’ve got to make up an excuse why.”
Saban has been outspoken about his concerns surrounding NIL deals ever since players had been getting mega deals. He revealed that 25 Alabama players combined to make a total of $3 million last season.
“The issue and the problem with name, image and likeness, is coaches trying to create an advantage for themselves by going out and saying, ‘Ok, how can we use this to our advantage?'” Saban said, going on to insinuate that a coach can be involved in paying recruits under the table.
Saban and Sanders have shot commercials together recently, which could make their next encounter a bit awkward.
