Alabama has employed former Texas and Louisville coach Charlie Strong as a defensive analyst, according to Sports Illustrated, including but every other well known identify to take his flip via Nick Saban’s prolonged training body of workers. Strong, who maximum just lately served as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Miami below Mario Cristobal in 2022, will reunite with Alabama defensive coordinator Kevin Steele, who held the similar place final 12 months with the Hurricanes. Strong just lately stepped down from his place after he used to be handed over for Lance Guidry to transform the Hurricanes’ sole defensive coordinator.
Strong Saban’s body of workers at Alabama has lengthy served as some way station for former head coaches with lots to supply, and this is probably not Strong’s first stint with the Crimson Tide. Strong in the past served as a defensive analyst for Alabama in 2020 season sooner than leaving for his first NFL process below Urban Meyer with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Meyer lasted just a season within the NFL, at which level Strong joined Mario Cristobal’s body of workers at Miami.
Strong in the past served as the coach at Texas, Louisville and South Florida. His time with the Cardinals used to be probably the most a success, with Strong going 37-15 over 4 seasons and main a Sugar Bowl victory in 2012. Strong’s good fortune with the Cardinals resulted in him getting the Texas process in 2014, however he did not have just about as a lot good fortune with the Longhorns. After he used to be fired following the 2016 season, Strong moved onto South Florida, the place he lasted 3 seasons sooner than being fired following a 4-8 2019 season.
Strong used to be an established place coach sooner than getting his first crack as a defensive coordinator in 1999 on Lou Holtz’s body of workers at South Carolina. He would transfer directly to Florida, the place he served as the defensive coordinator below Ron Zook, and when Meyer changed Zook in 2005, Strong used to be the one member of Zook’s body of workers he retained. He used to be promoted to assistant head coach and performed a key function in Florida’s nationwide title-winning groups in 2006 and 2008.
Alabama completed the 2022 season with an 11-2 file. It used to be the primary time Alabama did not win the SEC identify for the reason that 2019 season.