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I guess the NCAA is okay with this? He's brought in players like Trent Richardson, Blake Sims and John Parker Wilson.
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2016/11/14/urban-meyer-was-stunned-to-learn-what-alabama-is-now-doing-in-practice.html
Nick Saban has been using former NFL players on his practice scout team to help prepare the Tide for their opponents.
While slick Saban has been doing this all season, most people just learned about it last weekend, when it was discussed during the telecast of the Alabama-LSU game.
While the idea initially sounds like something the NCAA would never allow, what Saban is doing is actually 100 percent permissible, thanks to NCAA bylaw 14.2.1.6:
"A former student at the certifying institution (e.g., former student-athlete) may participate in an organized practice session on an occasional basis, provided the institution does not publicize the participation of the former student at any time before the practice session."
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2016/11/14/urban-meyer-was-stunned-to-learn-what-alabama-is-now-doing-in-practice.html