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Nick Gentry, a two-time national champion at Alabama, has joined Bill Clark's UAB staff.
A two-time national champion has joined Bill Clark's UAB coaching staff.
The program announced the addition of Nick Gentry as the Blazers' 10th on-field assistant coaching outside linebackers.
"Nick is an excellent fit for our program and for the players he will be coaching," Clark said. "He brings championship experience as a player and a coach and is going to be a major asset for UAB football."
Gentry played for Clark at Prattville High School - graduating in 2007 - and helped lead the Lions to its second state title in 2006.
He was the 10th ranked player in Alabama and signed with the Crimson Tide where he was part of the 2009 and 2011 national championship teams and was named Co-Defensive MVP of the 2011 squad along with Courtney Upshaw.
When he was a senior in 2011, Alabama head coach Nick Saban saidGentry would make a "really good coach." Gentry began his coaching career in 2012 as a defensive analyst at Tennessee under the tutelage of his former positon coach at Alabama, Sal Sunseri.
He joined Clark's staff at Jacksonville State in 2013 as a graduate assistant and was promoted to a full-time assistant in 2014 as defensive line and outside linebackers coach. Gentry held that positon through the 2017 season and helped lead the Gamecocks to a FCS national championship appearance against North Dakota State in 2015.
"I am thankful for the opportunity to be coaching here at UAB and am excited to work with a great staff and a group of hungry players who are driven to win championships," Gentry said. "The success this program had in its first year back was truly remarkable and I am motivated to help elevate the expectations as a national contender year-in and year out."
Former Alabama star joins UAB staff as 10th assistant
A two-time national champion has joined Bill Clark's UAB coaching staff.
The program announced the addition of Nick Gentry as the Blazers' 10th on-field assistant coaching outside linebackers.
"Nick is an excellent fit for our program and for the players he will be coaching," Clark said. "He brings championship experience as a player and a coach and is going to be a major asset for UAB football."
Gentry played for Clark at Prattville High School - graduating in 2007 - and helped lead the Lions to its second state title in 2006.
He was the 10th ranked player in Alabama and signed with the Crimson Tide where he was part of the 2009 and 2011 national championship teams and was named Co-Defensive MVP of the 2011 squad along with Courtney Upshaw.
When he was a senior in 2011, Alabama head coach Nick Saban saidGentry would make a "really good coach." Gentry began his coaching career in 2012 as a defensive analyst at Tennessee under the tutelage of his former positon coach at Alabama, Sal Sunseri.
He joined Clark's staff at Jacksonville State in 2013 as a graduate assistant and was promoted to a full-time assistant in 2014 as defensive line and outside linebackers coach. Gentry held that positon through the 2017 season and helped lead the Gamecocks to a FCS national championship appearance against North Dakota State in 2015.
"I am thankful for the opportunity to be coaching here at UAB and am excited to work with a great staff and a group of hungry players who are driven to win championships," Gentry said. "The success this program had in its first year back was truly remarkable and I am motivated to help elevate the expectations as a national contender year-in and year out."
Former Alabama star joins UAB staff as 10th assistant
