Nick Saban is an ass. That much is clear. What's not clear, however, is how Alabama's football coach intends to handle the six extra scholarships he's offered to his incoming recruiting class of 31.

The NCAA limits each team to 85 scholarships and 91 players will be under the impression they are getting a free education when they report to fall camp.

How does Saban plan to handle this situation? He'd rather not talk about. In fact, it's not anyone's business.

Ian R. Rapoport of the Birmingham News put Saban on the hotseat Monday when trying to dig a little further into the Tide's scholarship problem. It's a fair question, and frankly, I think the fans have a right to know how their coach plans on keeping his word, which of course, is something he's hasn't excelled at.

The Wiz of Odds reminds us of Saban's history with his word. Star WR D.J. Hall was to be suspended last fall for one game -- against mighty Louisiana Monroe. The coach's strict plan didn't work and Alabama was tied with the Warhawks 14-14 at halftime, so he lifted the suspension at the break. Man of his word.

I'm sure he'll handle this situation as well as he handled this press conference.