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Former LSU QB Zach Mettenberger Hired as Alabama Football Analyst - Sports Illustrated Alabama Crimson Tide News, Analysis and More
Mettenberger started at LSU in 2012 and 2013 before spending three seasons in the NFL.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Former LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger has joined Alabama football's staff as an analyst, according to the Crimson Tide's online staff directory.
Mettenberger is the first official analyst hire for Alabama football in 2022. Over the course of head coach Nick Saban's tenure with the Crimson Tide, analysts have been used to fill non-coaching roles for both young former players who aspire to be coaches as well as former head coaches.
Alongside Mettenberger on the current Crimson Tide staff of analysts include Dean Altobelli, Johnathan Galante, Alex Mortensen, Bert Biffani, George Banko, Will Lawing, Mark Orphey, Dave Huxtable and Nick Cochran. The end of the 2021 season saw the departure of two analysts in Ronald Cooper —who took the head coaching job at Long Island University — and Jake Long, who is the new inside linebackers coach at Oregon.
Former Alabama backup quarterback Braxton Barker, son of Crimson Tide legend Jay Barker, is also new to the staff after opting to serve as a graduate assistant instead of transferring. Barker was redshirted his freshman season in 2018 and didn't see any action in the field in 2019 or 2020. In his redshirt-junior season of 2021, he completed one pass against New Mexico State for a 10-yard gain.
