The Alabama Crimson Tide have a new offensive coordinator, according to a report from 247 Sports’ Matt Zenitz.
Nick Sheridan, who is currently the tight ends coach, will be filling the void left by Ryan Grubb after Grubb’s departure to the NFL and the Seattle Seahawks.
Grubb had been serving as Kalen DeBoer’s offensive coordinator for over a decade since DeBoer was the head coach at Sioux Falls.
On the other hand, Sheridan worked under DeBoer on the offensive staff at both Indiana and Washington. He served as the quarterbacks coach at Indiana before switching to tight ends. He took over as offensive coordinator once DeBoer left for Fresno State.
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Sheridan is 35 years old and played quarterback at Michigan, walking on in 2006 before eventually earning a scholarship his junior season and starting 4 games in total during his Wolverines career.
He also has some prior SEC experience, having worked as a graduate assistant at Tennessee from 2014-2016.
According to reports, Alabama is also going to name wide receivers coach JaMarcus Sheppard, who came over with DeBoer from Washington and oversaw the most productive receivers group in the nation in Seattle this season, as co-offensive coordinator.
While Grubb’s decision to leave for the NFL came as a disappointment, Alabama Athletics Director Greg Byrne said it did not catch them off guard.
“We knew when we hired Coach (Kalen) DeBoer that there was a chance that Coach Grubb may end up being either the head coach at Washington or was on the radar screen with the Seattle Seahawks,” Byrne told The Tuscaloosa News on Saturday.
“Coach DeBoer had a plan for that and that is being worked on as we speak.”
It sounds like that plan has been executed, and Alabama has its next offensive coordinator.
Michael Brauner is a Senior Sports Analyst and Contributing Writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @MBraunerWNSP
