Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork says Nick Saban’s comments Wednesday night regarding the Aggies’ recruiting practices violate SEC sportsmanship bylaws and he has been in discussion about the situation with commissioner Greg Sankey.
Bjork referred to Saban’s comments as a “personal attack” on his university and on his coach, Jimbo Fisher, a former Saban assistant, and believes the comments could trigger a reprimand from the league office. He has communicated with Sankey but declined to reveal details of their conversation. An SEC spokesman did not immediately reply to a request for comment. An Alabama spokesperson also did not respond to comment. (Update: At 5 p.m. Thursday, the SEC issued a public reprimand of both Saban and Fisher.)
“I don’t know why Nick Saban would say what he said except he’s threatened,” Bjork tells Sports Illustrated. “There is a saying … an emperor who loses their dynasty lashes out. He seems to be making excuses.
