-- Finebaum is still pushing Saban. Although Saban has all but said, "Are you people deaf AND stupid? I don't want the Bama job." Personally, I think Finebaum is pushing the coach that he knows Bama can't land so that he can complain even more about whoever they do hire.
-- Joe Kines says his next move will be "to heaven." The new coach at Bama will either retain him, he'll move into an admin role in Tuscaloosa, or he'll retire. He's not moving again.
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-- Callaway has named four assistants to his coaching staff. First, he announced Will Friend as his OL coach. Friend played OL at Bama in the mid-90s, and he served two years as a graduate assistant coaching OL under Callaway at UGA. He spent the last two seasons at Gardner-Webb. He also coached OL at Tuscaloosa high school.
-- Callaway's LB coach is Tyson Summers. Summers was also a graduate assistant at Georgia in 2005 helping out the DBs. He coached linebackers under Van Gorder at Georgia Southern in 2006. Summers spent time as a HS coach at his alma mater, Tift County, along with other small college stops.
-- Steve Davenport will coach an undetermined offensive position. He played and coached at Georgia Tech. He also coached at Decatur HS (State Coach of the Year), Redan (assistant) and Rockdale HS. He gives the staff excellent connections across the Atlanta recruiting area.
-- Corey Barlow will coach cornerbacks for the Blazers. Barlow was an All-SEC performer under Pat Dye when Callaway was also at AU. He's coming over from Rhode Island, but that's not what's interesting about his resume. He coached for 4 years at Morehouse, and he spent two years coaching Southside HS in ATL.
It looks to me that Callaway is bringing on a young staff with deep recruiting ties in Atlanta, Tuscaloosa and Birmingham. It's a bunch of no-names, but it's guys tailor made to bust tail on the regional recruiting trails while making a name for themselves surrounded by SEC and ACC powerhouses. Smart move.
PWD
