Nick Saban has a couple of guys on his staff that also deserve a shot, and I wouldn't be surprised to see Kevin Steele's name connected to a bunch of jobs come December. He's Alabama's associate head coach/head defensive coach and is a terrific recruiter. His resume includes both college and NFL experience, and he has head-coaching experience.
Saban swears by Steele, who's in his second year at Alabama after spending the previous four as the executive head coach to Bobby Bowden at Florida State.
"Kevin's an outstanding coach and outstanding recruiter," Saban said earlier this year. "He has become a right-hand man for me. He's certainly a guy who would make a fantastic head coach. Of all the assistant coaches I've had, Kevin's as fine as any of them."
