Alabama gives Saban 8-year deal worth more than $74 million

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama coach Nick Saban still reigns supreme over college football -- in national titles and annual pay. The university announced a new eight-year deal Friday worth at least $74.4 million, which would appear to make Saban again college football's highest-paid coach based on annual salary. The agreement runs through the 2025 season, boosting his average annual pay to $9.3 million if he sticks around for the duration. "Our family is thrilled to agree to a contract extension with the University of Alabama that will keep us in Tuscaloosa for the rest of our coaching career," Saban said in a statement. Saban gets a one-year extension with a sizable raise for the 66-year-old coach,

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