Alabama gave football coach Nick Saban, Class of 1969, an 8-year contract extension. Since Brother was born October 31, 1951, that means he’ll be 73 years old for his final season in 2024.

There will be a contract extension signing incentive of $4 million with an additional $4 million spread out through the 2020 (10 percent), 2021 (10 percent) and 2022 (80 percent) years of the contract.

Brother is making $7 million a year plus bonuses. Only Jim Harbaugh’s $9 million from Michigan is higher among college coaches.

Brother said: "This has become our home and we are looking forward to finishing our career at Alabama.”

Brother is entering his 11^th season at Alabama that includes four National Championships in a decade. He has won 10 or more games for nine straight seasons and led the Crimson Tide to appearances in each of the first three College Football Playoffs.

36 players have won 40 first team All-America honors during his tenure while 65 players have been selected in the NFL Draft since 2009, including 22 first round picks. Those numbers are all the best in the nation during that span.

Over the past 10 seasons, Brother’s teams have excelled in the classroom with a graduation success rate of 80 that ranked fifth among Associated Press top 25 teams.

Since arriving in Tuscaloosa in 2007, Nick and Terry Saban have raised nearly $6 million for charitable causes through their Nicks' Kids Foundation.

Following the devastating 2011 tornado, they teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to help rebuild 16 homes.

The Sabans donated $1 million to UA's first-generation scholarship fund and most recently spearheaded fundraising efforts for the new St. Francis Catholic Church student center, which is named in their honor.

Brother also won a national title while coaching LSU. The 5 championships puts him behind only Paul “Bear” Bryant, who coached Alabama and Texas A&M.

At Monongah High, Brother quarterbacked the 1968 state championship team.