Nick Saban inspired yet another rule change this offseason, as earlier this month the NCAA passed a rule limiting each coaching staff to 20 headsets for use on game days. While the NCAA has not placed a cap on the number of off-the-field staffers a program can hire, they are now permitted to put only one on headset during games as the other 19 are claimed by coaches, graduate assistants and players.
Saban was asked about the change at the SEC spring meetings on Tuesday, and his response was something that’s hard to imagine coming out of the buttoned-down coach’s mouth.
Nick Saban on new NCAA rule on limiting staff to 20 headsets: “I don’t know who is driving all this stuff, but to me it’s kind of like mouse manure when you’re up to your ears in elephant doo doo." pic.twitter.com/QBltiA4cVe
— MikeGriffith32 (@MikeGriffith32) May 29, 2018
With this playing field now appropriately leveled, Saban will go about finding another advantage to exploit.