Contract details revealed for new Nick Saban deal, Greg Byrne extension

On Monday, the UA System trustees compensation committee announced Nick Saban would be receiving a new contract. Just one day later, the trustees made it official. The Alabama head coach will now be in Tuscaloosa through the 2030 season, which is a one-year extension of his previous contract.

The new deal comes with a pay bump for Saban. After making an average of $10.6 million a year last year, he is now once again the highest-paid head coach in college football. That title was previously held by Georgia‘s Kirby Smart, even if it was for a short time. According to Steve Berkowitz, Saban will net $10.7 million in 2022 and the figure will increase to $12.7 million by 2030.

Saban is entering his 16th season with Alabama after winning six national titles. He fell short to Smart and Georgia last year but will be looking for revenge throughout 2022. Per Michael Casagrande, Saban has made over $100,000,00 during his time in Tuscaloosa.

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In addition to Saban, Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne received a new contract as well. He is getting a 5% raise and an additional three years that keeps him in Tuscaloosa through 2029. Prior to the raise, Byrne was due to make $1.54 million in 2025-26, which was previously the final year on his contract. New gymnastics coach Ashley Johnston saw her contract approved, while basketball assistant coach Antoine Pettway got a pay bump as well.

Nick Saban addresses potential retirement timeline

Saban, 70, appeared on The Dan Patrick Show recently and addressed a potential timeline for retirement. He remained steadfast that retirement isn’t on his mind and discussed why he’s so driven to stay on the sidelines. After all, he’s coming off a national championship appearance and has the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation coming in next year, according to the On3 Consensus Team Recruiting Ranking.

“I don’t really think about retiring,” Saban said. “I always think about what the heck am I going to do if I do retire? That’s a scary thought. … There’s nothing that I want to do like some people want to go to Europe or go to Scotland and play golf and all that. I wouldn’t mind doing all that stuff, but I don’t have to quit my job to do it. I worry about what am I going to do if I don’t do this?

“And when I say, ‘What am I going to do?’ I don’t mean play golf or whatever. I mean, how are you going to get any kind of positive self-gratification or feeling of accomplishment when you’ve done something for so long that you like so much and then all of a sudden it’s not there? So that’s a good question. I don’t really have the answer to that one.”