Nick Saban fired back at his viral moment with Shane Gillis. The famed comedian made a bold joke about how NIL evens the playing field against programs like Alabama that buy players already. While Saban did not look amused by these comments, the college football legend brushed off the remarks during the Notre Dame-Indiana broadcast.

Mainly because the comedian – who is a Notre Dame fan – accused Nick Saban of cheating and paying players before NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) was introduced to college sports. Just before the College GameDay crew made their picks for the week, Gillis even tried to apologize for insinuating that Alabama paid their players:

Good thing Nick Saban understands comedy. Shane Gillis can breathe a sigh of relief, not that he ever cared. Appearing on ESPN’s College GameDay before Indiana faced Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff last Friday,