Alabama and new head coach Kalen DeBoer are expected to hire Wisconsin safeties coach and co-defensive coordinator Colin Hitschler, according to a report from ESPN’ Pete Thamel.
Hitschler moved to Wisconsin from Cincinnati with Luke Fickell in 2022. He had coached under Fickell for five years at Cincinnati, one year as co-defensive coordinator and three as safeties coach. He was a driving force behind the Bearcats’ No. 1-ranked pass defense in 2021.
The veteran assistant joins an Alabama program which is in the midst of a seismic shift after the retirement of legendary head coach Nick Saban. Hitschler will coach under its new defensive coordinator Kane Wommack, a highly-thought-of defensive mind and the former head coach at South Alabama.
Sources: Alabama is expected to hire Wisconsin safeties coach/CO-DC Colin Hitschler as an assistant coach.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 19, 2024
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Publish date : 2024-01-19 01:21:36
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