It’s not often that Nick Saban is the second-most-powerful man in the room. But last Thursday night in Tuscaloosa, the seven-time national championship-winning coach warmed up a crowd of graduating seniors at the University of Alabama for the President of the United States.

One of President Donald Trump’s forthcoming executive orders could target NIL payments in college football after he met with former Alabama head coach Nick Saba

For years, college sports has been the headliner of the fall season. The loud crowds chant for their team while the school band blasts the school anthem during crucial moments in the game. Institutions are given tons of money to fund various sports programs and give their teams the best facilities possible to maximize their potential.