Overview

• Guntersville resident Susie Conerly told WHNT News 19 she would spend the first $70 million of a hypothetical Powerball win to pay Kalen DeBoer’s buyout and then pursue removing athletic director Greg Byrne.
• The local interview circulated widely on social media and was amplified by national sports outlets and commentators, including a post from Clay Travis.
• The Powerball jackpot stood at about $1.8 billion with the drawing scheduled for Saturday night, and Conerly framed her plan as hypothetical.
• Reports cited DeBoer’s buyout as being in the tens of millions, commonly around $63 million to roughly $77 million, underscoring the financial hurdle to a coaching change.
• Conerly also mentioned donating to her church and family and acknowledged taxes and long odds, while no action by the University of Alabama has been reported.