Nick Saban is in some hot water over his comments about Jaylen Waddle’s season-ending injury.
On Saturday, Waddle was carted of the field when he suffered an ankle injury during the opening kickoff off the Alabama-Tennessee game.
https://twitter.com/AlabamaDieHards/status/1320088691549896704
At halftime Saban told CBS reporter Jamie Erdahl that Waddle wasn’t “supposed to bring a ball out when you’re that deep in the end zone but he’s a great player so you have to let him use his judgment.”
Nick Saban on Jaylen Waddle's season-ending injury pic.twitter.com/anwK5MPGcA
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) October 24, 2020
Saban was immediately blasted by college football fans who felt Saban was blaming Waddle for getting injured.
I respect Saban but this is a pretty shitty thing to say about a kid whose season was just ended with a terrible injury. pic.twitter.com/zufr7xj0zM
— Donté Stallworth (@DonteStallworth) October 24, 2020
https://twitter.com/mybookiebet/status/1320120732362240000
Kinda odd comments here from Nick Saban after Jaylen Waddle suffers season-ending injury. https://t.co/LPjOXlyPqN
— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) October 24, 2020
Nick Saban just blamed Waddle for his injury own. I hope recruits take note . You Shyt to Saban once you can’t play.
“Not supposed to bring a ball out …that far in the end zone”
Saban is heartless!
— 🚫 LEE Ring (@HBTFD1) October 24, 2020
Congrats to Nick Saban for blaming Waddle for his injury. Real stand up thing to do. Asshat.
— Uncle Lou (@crazyunclelou) October 24, 2020
https://twitter.com/ueshawk/status/1320121182046355456
Saban just said on CBS that Waddle shouldn't have taken the ball out of the end zone on the play that ended his season… Saban, man. pic.twitter.com/r08bi6dECn
— Emily Proud (@emily_proud) October 24, 2020
Maybe I’m just not hearing this rt, but is Saban blaming Waddle for his own injury? If so, what a douche bag. The kids college career is over and he is talking shit. If he would’ve housed it and then got hurt, what u got to say then #NicktheDick https://t.co/4x2gjmbV1z
— Ty Goodman (@HomeGrownDawg) October 24, 2020
Alabama Coach Nick Saban need to better clarify halftime comment on Jaylen Waddle injury. Personally I was offended https://t.co/eMQtCzLpRd
— DEE SPORTS GUY (@DSports75727469) October 24, 2020