🏈 Tracking 2022 Alabama coaching staff/analyst changes

Max · Feb 22, 2022

Outgoing analysts/staffers

Ron Cooper: The former Louisville head coach is the new head coach at Long Island University of the FCS.
Johnathan Galante: New special teams coordinator at Marshall (under former Alabama assistant Charles Huff), according to Bruce Feldman of The Athletic.
Jake Long: New middle linebackers coach at Oregon.
Marc Votteler: Alabama’s assistant director of player personnel is the new general manager for Marshall University.

Remaining analysts

Dean Altobelli: Still at Alabama after arriving in 2010.
George Banko: Graduated from Alabama in 2020, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Bert Biffani: Entering the third year at Alabama in quality control after working at both Tennessee and Texas A&M.
Nick Cochran: Former Maryland graduate assistant returned to Alabama last spring. He began with the program in 2013 as a student manager.
Dave Huxtable: Still at Alabama after interviewing for Charlotte defensive coordinator job, according to the Charlotte Observer. He was previously the defensive coordinator at NC State.
Will Lawing: Would be entering his second year at Alabama after previously serving as the tight ends coach for the Houston Texans from 2019-20.
Alex Mortensen: Now entering his fourth year in a second stint at Alabama, Mortensen was the receivers coach of the Birmingham Iron of the AAF after working as a graduate assistant and analyst at Alabama from 2014-18.
Mark Orphey: Previously served as Utah State’s defensive backs coach before coming to Alabama in 2021.

New analysts

Zach Mettenberger: The former Georgia and LSU quarterback joined the staff after two seasons coaching at Nashville area high schools.
Nick McGriff: Comes to Tuscaloosa after working at Ole Miss as an analyst last season. He was the South Carolina long snapper from 2014-18.
Derek Dooley: The former Tennessee head coach was most recently the New York Giants’ tight ends coach under former Alabama staffer Rob Sale. Dooley previously worked under Saban at LSU and with the Miami Dolphins.

Graduate assistants

Braxton Barker: Returned to Alabama as a grad assistant after previously entering the transfer portal.
Manrey Saint-Amour: Now the offensive line coach at Charleston Southern after spending last year as a grad assistant.

New assistant coaches

Coleman Hutzler: New outside linebackers coach/special teams coordinator spent last year at Ole Miss after four seasons at South Carolina coaching special teams and linebackers.
Travaris Robinson: The former Auburn player came to Alabama after a season coaching the defensive backs at Miami. He was previously a defensive backs assistant coach at South Carolina, Auburn, Florida, Texas Tech, Southern Miss and Western Kentucky.
Joe Cox: Georgia’s starting quarterback in 2009 comes to Alabama to coach tight ends. He was at Charlotte last season after previously coaching at South Carolina and Colorado State.
Eric Wolford: The offensive line coach at Kentucky last year previously coached the offensive front at South Carolina (two stints), the San Francisco 49ers (2015-16), Youngstown State, Illinois, Arizona, North Texas, Houston and South Florida.

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