Oats Locks in Alabama: 5-Year Deal Secures SEC Dominance

0:00University of Alabama just inked men's basketball head coach Nate Oates to a blockbuster New Deal, sliding him into the top five highest-paid coaches in College Ball, the school's NIL Collective, Yeh Alabama, dropped the new Sunday, calling it a major commitment to keep their floor general in Tuscaloosa. Rumors had Oates linked to the North Carolina job after the Tar Heels parted ways with Hubert Davis two weeks back. Fans were sweating in, but athletic director Greg Byrne shut that noise down fast last week. Byrne went straight to social media, declaring they were solid and Oates wasn't budging an inch. That quick move calmed the crimson tide faithful and set the state for this contract push. Now the details are rolling in. ESPN reports the pack runs all the way through the 2031-32 season. Out of trustees got the heads up and formal approvals coming soon to seal it. With Oates locked and loaded, Alabama is gearing up to dominate the SEC hardwood for years,

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