The search has ended.
Tommy Rees, former offensive coordinator for Notre Dame, will become the new offensive coordinator for the Crimson Tide. Reese will replace Bill O’Brien, who is leaving for the New England Patriots.
The South Bend Tribune first reported Rees has accepted the job after an interview on Thursday.
BREAKING: Tommy Rees has accepted the offensive coordinator position @AlabamaFTBL , per person with direct knowledge. #NDFootball players have been informed. #NotreDame
— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) February 3, 2023
Rees, 30, was at one time the quarterback of the Fighting Irish. He has been a member of Notre Dame’s coaching staff since 2017. He took on the role of quarterbacks’ coach and worked his way up to offensive coordinator.
Prior to coaching at Notre Dame, Rees spent some time as an offensive assistant with the Chargers in the NFL and was also a graduate assistant at Northwestern University.
Notre Dame finished #19 nationally in offensive scoring during the 2021 season. As he becomes the sixth offensive coordinator for Alabama in the past eight years, he’ll look to bring his recipe of being a 31-8 playcaller at Notre Dame to Tuscaloosa.
Austen Shipley is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News.
