This we know: Legalized sports betting is growing. College coaches and administrators know it, as well. They’re concerned about the potential problems it means for student-athletes.
Nick Saban is among those coaches. So the Alabama coach got an idea. Who would be the best person to talk to his Crimson Tide football team about the affects of gambling?
His answer: Pete Rose.
The all-time hit leader is under a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball for betting on games.
So Saban flew the former Cincinnati Reds’ star to Tuscaloosa on Tuesday night to teach the Tide.
