Shane Gillis and Nick Saban had a hilarious exchange on the Pat McAfee Show before Indiana and Notre Dame clashed in the College Football Playoff. Gillis called Saban “a cheater” and explained that the Alabama football program paid players before NIL took place.

Thanks to the advent of name, image, and likeness, college athletes are now permitted to make money under NCAA rules. But even when that wasn't the case, players getting paid was a fact of life. While quite a few programs were caught doing exactly that,

Ahead of No. 10 Indiana and No. 7 Notre Dame's College Football Playoff first-round contest on Friday night, comedian—and proud Fighting Irish fan —Shane Gillis joined ESPN's College GameDay as their guest picker.

In a dramatic turn of events on ESPN’s “College GameDay,” legendary college football coach Nick Saban found himself at the center of a heated exchange with comedian Shane Gillis. The incident unfolded during Gillis’ guest appearance on the popular pregame show, where he made a controversial joke about the Alabama football program.

“GameDay” guest picker and comedian Shane Gillis, a Notre Dame fan, first joked about Saban paying players at Alabama. But the outspoken comic also roasted the coach’s hat, which had drawn comparisons to Indiana Jones throughout the show.

ESPN arranged for Shane Gillis to be a part of their "GameDay" crew on Friday night ahead of the Notre Dame-Indiana College Football Playoff game in South

Shane Gillis was a guest on ESPN's College GameDay on Friday as the guest picker alongside Pat McAfee and took a cheeky dig at Nick Saban with the legendary coach sitting right next to him