Alabama adding special teams coach from Oklahoma, per report

Alabama’s special teams will reportedly be led by a staffer from an incoming SEC program.

Parker Thune of Rivals reports that Oklahoma special teams analyst Jay Nunez is leaving to become the special teams coordinator at Alabama.

Source: #Sooners special teams analyst Jay Nunez is leaving Oklahoma to join the Alabama staff as special teams coordinator.

He’d left his role as assistant head coach at Eastern Michigan to join the OU staff in 2022. It’s not immediately clear who will replace him in Norman.

— Parker Thune (@ParkerThune) February 6, 2024

Nunez had the title of senior special teams analyst, meaning he was not an on-field assistant able to coach during games. Per FootballScoop’s Doug Samuels, Oklahoma coach Brent Venables assigned special teams coaching responsibilities on game days to other assistants.

The analyst approach for managing special teams in practice is becoming a popular with college football teams. With the hire not yet announced, it is not clear if Nunez will be considered a special teams analyst on Kalen DeBoer’s inaugural Alabama staff.

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