re: Saban hung up his whistle because of this new landscape

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Saban hung up his whistle because of this new landscape

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At least twice on Thursday, Texas and at least one other college program were contacted by Damonic Williams' agent asking for "more".

Yes, that's a tried and true negotiating tactic. I don't blame an agent for trying, nor should you.

The response? Texas did not budge.

So Williams announced for OU last night.

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That is portal recruiting for some in this day and age. It's partially what Nick Saban said drove him out of the game.

But the Williams situation is not the case for every player, every agent, or every family in recruiting.

And that's where I think Steve Sarkisian has it right.

Yes, NIL should be there. But it should be the last thing discussed, not the first.

I'm not so sure that was ever the case in the Williams recruitment, even from the very outset, and perhaps why the juice just wasn't worth the squeeze.

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