💬 Quoted… “Some people think they’re God.”

• Texas A&M football coach Jimbo Fisher delivered a fiery rebuttal to Alabama coach Nick Saban, who on Wednesday night claimed “A&M bought every player on their team” with deals for their name, image and likeness (NIL).

🦠 Stat of the Day: One in three Americans now say the pandemic is over, according to the latest Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index.

🤯 Did You Know?... The world’s first vending machine was invented by Greek mathematician Hero of Alexandria a few decades after the calendar turned to A.D.; his machine would accept a coin and dispense a set amount of holy water in exchange.

📖 Worth a Read: Why Free Stuff Makes Us Irrational → (The Hustle)