An in-game swear jar for Saban? ‘Might need to get a loan from Miss Terry’

An in-game swear jar for Saban? ‘Might need to get a loan from Miss Terry’

Nick Saban is trying to better himself. According to a recent story from ESPN, Alabama football players noted that he was cursing too much in meetings, and the head coach implemented a $5 penalty on himself for each cuss word.

On his radio show Thursday, Saban was asked about the swear jar. He said players are pushing to expand the punishments even further.

“It’s costing me,” Saban said. “What the players are campaigning for, which I have not given into as of yet, but it would make me a better person if I would do it, is they want me to pay for any swearing on the field.”

That one could be trickier for Saban. While he’s not as bombastic as he once was on the sideline, he can still get hot, as demonstrated in this year’s Mississippi State game.

He joked that he’d need to request money from his wife, Terry Saban.

“That would be very costly,” Saban said, pausing to laugh. “I might need to get a loan from Miss Terry on that one.”

Saban and the Crimson Tide will be back in action on Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama will face Chattanooga, in a game that is scheduled to kick off at 11 a.m. CT.

The game will be streamed on SEC Network+.