Nick Saban lambasts spate of players faking injuries in college football: 'This is the integrity of the game'

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College football players faking injuries during games to give their team an extra breath without having to call a timeout has been an underlying storyline this season.

The Ole Miss Rebels on Friday addressed allegations that players were faking injuries ahead of their pivotal matchup against the LSU Tigers. Ole Miss is far from the only team accused of pulling off the move over the last few years.

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Nick Saban walks off the field after it was renamed in his honor at Bryant-Denny Stadium during Alabama’s win over South Florida, 42-16, in Tuscaloosa, on Sept. 7,2024. (Gary Cosby Jr.-USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

Former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban offered a scathing statement on the issue during "College GameDay" on Saturday morning.

"This is the integrity of the game," he said. "And there’s no player that flops in a game that doesn’t get a signal from the coach to do it – to slow the game down. There’s a history to all of this because, in the old days, you used to have to run off the field if you got injured. 

"I mean, I broke my leg, and I gotta run off the field. Well, fast ball came along, so everybody said, ‘If you’re getting injured, stay down – don’t get up. We can’t substitute fast enough.

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Nick Saban makes his remarks to friends and supporters, Aug. 14, 2024, at Bryant-Denny Stadium during the annual Nick’s Kids Foundation Luncheon. (IMAGN)

"So, now, people are taking advantage of this rule. But I think until there’s some penalty for doing it and I know it’s a very sensitive subject for