Nick Saban isn’t backing down on his stance when it comes to a proposed college sports commission put together by President Donald Trump, a group on which the former Alabama coach would reportedly serve as co-chair.

“I know there’s been a lot of stuff out there about some commission or whatever. I don’t think we need a commission. I’ve said that before,” Saban said. “I think we need — we know what the issues are, we just have to have people who are willing to move those and solve those and create some solutions for some of those issues. I’m all for being a consultant to anybody who would think that my experience would be beneficial to helping create some of those solutions.

“I know President Trump is very interested in athletics. He’s very interested in college athletics. He’s very interested in maintaining the idea that people go to college to create value for the future in terms of how they develop as people, students, graduation rate as well as having a balanced, competitive playing field. If I can be a consultant to anyone who might be able to help the future of college athletics, I would be more than happy to do that.”

Saban, 73, made it clear he is a proponent of name, image and likeness.

“I’m not anti-NIL,” Saban said. “I’m all for the players making money. I don’t think we have a sustainable system right now. I think a lot of people would agree with that, in terms of the future of college athletics, period. Not just football. How can we sustain the 20 other non-revenue sports that create lots of opportunities for people in the future?”

At last week’s Regions Tradition Celebrity Pro-Am golf tournament at Greystone in Birmingham, the ESPN “College GameDay” analyst doubled down on previous remarks consistent with Tuesday’s comments.

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.