Sports Briefs 6/8/21

College Football

Alabama has extended head coach Nick Saban through the 2028 season. The school announced the new deal Monday, which extends his current contract by three seasons. Saban has a base salary of $8.425-million this year and that number will climb annually for the duration of the deal. 2021 will be Saban’s 15th season with the program and the coach has led Alabama to six national titles.

Notre Dame is set to play Wisconsin on September 5th, 2026 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. It’s a makeup date from a game scratched out in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The series will kickoff this season on September 25th at Soldier Field in Chicago.

NFL

Aaron Rodgers isn’t expected to show up for Green Bay Packers minicamp when it opens today. According to E-S-P-N, the Green Bay quarterback could be subject to fines north of 90-thousand-dollars. However, the club has discussed giving Rodgers an excused absence, which would abate the fines. The quarterback has already missed enough time during off-season training to give up his 500-thousand workout bonus that he could have received.