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Saban's new deal approved by Bama

Associated Press

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- If Alabama coach Nick Saban sticks around for another nine years, it will be worth $5 million to him and, the Crimson Tide hopes, a few more championships for the program. The university system's Board of Trustees compensation committee unanimously approved the three-year extension through Jan. 31, 2018, on Wednesday that doesn't include a salary hike but rewards him for staying put and guarantees that he will remain among college football's five highest paid coaches. "I ...

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