Former Alabama RB’s son joins Tennessee football program
By Keith Farner
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Roman Goode, an SEC legacy whose father was a notable running back at Alabama in the 1980s, has joined the staff of Josh Heupel’s Tennessee program.
Goode is serving as a personnel and recruiting analyst at Tennessee in 2022. He served as a recruitment specialist at Alabama from 2019-21. Kerry Goode played at Alabama from 1983-87. He was named the SEC freshman of the year in 1983.
Kerry Goode discussed his son joining Tennessee’s program in 2022.
“It’s great to have your son to following in your footsteps, and it’s even more awesome to see them achieving their dream,” Goode told Vols Wire. “He’s doing exactly what he said he wanted to do as a 12-year old. He’s been blessed to start his career at two of the premiere programs in the country. He loves where he is now and hopes that his role will continue to expand. Only the love for a child could get me to switch from crimson to orange. I still have flashbacks of Reggie White burying my face into the AstroTurf at Legion Field as a freshman.”
Much is made each year when SEC programs hire on-field coaches who have a background at other programs in the league, but here’s an example that the same hiring process happens for staffing roles as well.
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
