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Alabama Football Coach Nick Saban Comes Out Smelling Like a Rose in Maurice Smith Deal

ICYMI: Is The Release Of Maurice Smith Setting A Dangerous Precedent?

I didn’t think Coach Nick Saban would give in on the Maurice Smith deal and I was wrong. After a night to sleep on it, I can see clearly the reasons why.

Cecil Hurt with The Tuscaloosa News was the first to break the news that Alabama football had granted Smith a full release to pursue a transfer with no limitations on where he goes.

Now, it’s left in the hands of the Southeastern Conference offices. I think Saban believed the conference office would speak up soon after everything concerning this got started, but they never did.