Nate Oats rumors: Alabama coach reportedly not interested in open Big Ten job

Nate Oats just led Alabama to the Elite Eight for the second-straight season. And even though the Crimson Tide saw their season come to an end at the hands of a buzzsaw Duke squad, don’t expect the talented head coach to leave Tuscaloosa anytime soon.

While rumors popped up over the weekend that Oats was potentially frustrated over Alabama’s NIL situation, with most of the money going to football, it doesn’t appear those rumors have any foundation.

Per college hoops insider Jeff Goodman, Oats has “no interest in the vacant Maryland job,” despite some recent rumors linking him with the Terrapins after coach Kevin Willard left for Villanova:

That makes sense, as even if Oats was frustrated by Alabama’s NIL situation (which there’s no indication that’s true at all), Willard just left Maryland in part due to… NIL frustrations.

This seems to be one of those situations where a fake social media account potentially caused such a stir that a legitimate report had to be made by Goodman to put the issue to bed.

Oats has turned Alabama into a juggernaut in the SEC. Look for him to be back on the Crimson Tide bench next year looking for yet another deep run in March Madness.

Adam Spencer

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