![]() Like O’Brien and Marrone, he has extensive coaching experience. Pannunzio coached for Nick Saban at Alabama in 20, first as the tight ends coach and then the running backs. ![]() His title for the Fighting Irish is Running Backs Coach and Run Game Coordinator. He was a Stanford running backs coach for three seasons before joining Brian Kelly at Notre Dame in 2019. He was an offensive analyst and assistant tight ends coach for the Jets and assistant wide receivers coach for the Panthers. He was a graduate assistant for Nick Saban in 20. Taylor is a former Alabama Football wide receiver who played for Mike Dubose, Dennis Franchione and Mike Shula. Names being tossed around are Lance Taylor for the running backs position and Joe Pannunzio or Jay Boulware for the tight ends – special teams position. The running back and tight ends – special teams slots are still open. Wiggins and Scott will have other chances to leave the Alabama football staff but currently, are not expected to make a move.Īssuming O’Brien and Marrone are done deals and that Wiggins and Scott will not leave, Saban has only two openings. Guys like Wiggins and Scott would not necessarily enhance their paths to future head coach jobs by becoming non-Power Five Coordinators. Huff may be too loyal to Saban to hire a Tide coach without Nick’s blessing. Moving beyond the two hires, it appears previous concerns of Charles Huff taking Holman Wiggins and Karl Scott with him to Marshall were unfounded. Unlike the expected deal that fell apart Tuesday for LSU, a delay before official announcements should not concern Crimson Tide fans. Nick Saban does not need any added credibility, but for Tide players and recruits having NFL dreams, O’Brien and Marrone will make an impact. Any college program having two former NFL head coaches on his staff is impressive. The NFL experience and connections the two men bring to the Alabama Crimson Tide program is remarkable. He was an assistant in Jacksonville, before being named Interim Head Coach in 2016. As an assistant, Marrone has coached for Georgia Tech, Tennessee, the New York Jets and the New Orleans Saints. ![]() ![]() Marrone was also a college head coach at Syracuse for four seasons. He was the head man at Buffalo in 20 and until recently had been the Jaguars head coach, going back to 2017. Like O’Brien, Marrone has NFL head coaching experience. Saban targets Marrone for OL coach, sources say ĭoug Marrone and Bill O’Brien are closely connected. ![]()
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