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Shane Gillis Revealed Awkward Moment He Had With Nick Saban After Viral ESPN CFP Clip

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Comedian Shane Gillis had Nick Saban fired up about his line that the SEC paid players in the past. | @ESPN

One of the best moments of the new College Football Playoff didn't happen on the field, but rather on the ESPN College GameDay set when comedian Shane Gillis seemed to anger Nick Saban with a joke about how SEC teams paid players for years.

This viral moment happened before the Indiana-Notre Dame opening round game in South Bend. Gillis is a huge Fighting Irish fan and made the joke during a pregame segment. He then later joined the GameDay desk where he got a chance to have a back and forth with Saban. The former Alabama coach shot down Gillis's joke in a very serious way, saying he had integrity while at Alabama. Gillis then called him "Alabama Jones" and asked if they were allowed to have fun on the show.

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