📡 Report: Alabama hires Major Applewhite as analyst - BamaInsider.com

[Bama News]

Nick Saban is set to add another familiar face to his coaching staff. According to a report, Major Applewhite is set to join Alabama’s staff as an analyst. Applewhite, who spent the past two years as the head coach at Houston, served as the offensive coordinator at Alabama during Saban’s first year with the Crimson Tide in 2007.

Applewhite was fired last year following Houston’s 70-14 loss to Army in the Armed Forces Bowl. He went 15-11 during his two seasons in charge of the Cougars. Before becoming a head coach, Applewhite served as Houston’s offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach from 2015-16. He worked at Texas from 2008-13 where he coached running backs and quarterbacks. He was promoted as the Longhorns co-offensive coordinator from 2011-13. Applewhite also has experience as an offensive coordinator at Rice in 2006. The year before that, he coached quarterbacks at Syracuse.

Applewhite isn’t the only former Alabama assistant joining the team this offseason. The Crimson Tide has also brought back offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian as well as outside linebackers coach Sal Sunseri. Former Alabama defensive back Vinnie Sunseri has also rejoined the team as a graduate assistant.

 

[TerryP]

There was a time this would be big news.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

I hope it works out for the Bama and Major.

 

[TerryP]

I hope it works out for the Bama and Major.

OC in 2921?

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

OC in 2921?

He can replace Butch when he leaves Bama......

 

[EasyTider]

OC in 2921?

 

[TUSKtimes]

This is not making any sense. I would think after Houston, he should at least be a colonel by now.

 

[LeGarrette]

Fraternizing is generally frowned upon in the service these days.

 

[JoshB]

There was a time this would be big news.

When? Before/after his mediocre stint with Texas or his mediocre stint with Houston?

 

[EasyTider]

 

[Destiny's Child]

Sunseri, Applewhite he is a joe pendry away from “putting the band back together”

 

[rick4bama]

Sunseri, Applewhite he is a joe pendry away from “putting the band back together”

 

[Bama Guy]

You mean the band that lost to ULM? I'll pass.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Fraternizing is generally frowned upon in the service these days.

As they say in the grocery bidness…"don't stick your pecker in the checker"

 

[TerryP]

Sar

When? Before/after his mediocre stint with Texas or his mediocre stint with Houston?

You know what, Josh. It's still significant news (whether "big" news is apropos is a question left unanswered.) Here's another ex offensive coordinator for a P5 school as well as an ex-head coach of a P5 school that's taken the job as an analyst at Bama. It's an enviable position for a lot of programs.

 

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Sar

You know what, Josh. It's still significant news (whether "big" news is apropos is a question left unanswered.) Here's another ex offensive coordinator for a P5 school as well as an ex-head coach of a P5 school that's taken the job as an analyst at Bama. It's an enviable position for a lot of programs.

But....but....Saban is too demanding and mean to the assistants no one wants to work for him! (blue font)