The college football coaching world moves fast.
Shortly after it looked like Kalen DeBoer had finalized his first Alabama football coaching staff, the Crimson Tide coach had to patch it back up at the linebacker position. DeBoer and the Tide have reportedly hired Baylor linebacker coach Christian Robinson to coach the outside linebackers, according to multiple reports Monday night.
It’s the second time in a matter of hours that DeBoer has poached Baylor football to fill a spot on his Alabama staff, as former Baylor offensive line coach Chris Kapilovic is reportedly heading to Tuscaloosa as well.
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Robinson’s hire comes after William Inge, who was set to follow DeBoer to Alabama from Washington, took the linebacker coach position at Tennessee, per multiple reports.
Robinson comes to Alabama after spending last season as Baylor’s inside linebackers coach. He brings experience both as an SEC player and coach to Alabama after playing the position at Georgia from 2009-2012.
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Who is Christian Robinson?
Robinson is reportedly set to become Alabama’s next linebackers coach according to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg. The Georgia native spent last season as the Bears’ inside linebackers coach after spending the 2022 season at Auburn.
He played linebacker at Georgia from 2009-12, totaling 159 tackles and 4.5 sacks in 51 games for the Bulldogs. Robinson was part of the Bulldogs back-to-back SEC East title-winning teams in 2011 and 2012. He is also the son of former NFL player Ken Robinson, and attended NFL minicamp with the then-St. Louis Rams in 2012 after beginning his coaching career at his alma mater as a graduate assistant.
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Author : The Tuscaloosa News
Publish date : 2024-02-20 01:12:00
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