Alabama OC Bill O’Brien left Tuscaloosa after 2 years to return to the NFL ranks, where he’ll reunite with former boss Bill Belichick with the New England Patriots.

That leaves Alabama coach Nick Saban searching for 2 new coordinators, as DC Pete Golding left for the Ole Miss job earlier this month.

On Wednesday morning, ESPN insider Chris Low joined “McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning” on WJOX to discuss possible options for the Tide’s OC vacancy:

“I bet you this is going to be pretty close to the vest,” Low said. “Because I would say a lot of the guys Nick is going to be really interested in or has been interested in — because I think he’s already made some calls and talked to some people because this O’Brien thing has been brewing for a while — so a lot of these guys are going to have jobs, a lot of them high-profile jobs. It’ll probably be pretty hush-hush. One guy that’s already been out there that a lot of people have floated his name, and I do think he’d be on Nick’s list, is Jeff Lebby at Oklahoma. …

“I think Auburn made a run at Lebby as well. In fact, I know they did. … Dan Mullen is someone I talked to very close to that situation last night and unless something changes dramatically, Dan, he’s not going to be a candidate. Dan is really happy doing what he’s doing now in his TV role. … I think what Slade Nagle did down at Tulane, he’s a guy to watch. He did a terrific job down there this year. Maybe Collin Klein at Kansas State. … The guy at Duke is somebody they may look at. Greg Roman is a name. … There will be a lot of others.”

Where will Saban turn for his next offensive coordinator? It seems there will be plenty of interesting candidates in the mix!