OLE MISS
It has been a rough offseason for Ole Miss. The lingering NCAA investigation has cost the program in recruiting and Hugh Freeze’s program has lost six assistants so far from the coaching staff – incredibly, two positions have lost assistants twice (defensive line and receivers coach).
To solve his problem at defensive line coach, Freeze has reportedly reached into Alabama’s program and stolen elite assistant Freddie Roach – according to Bruce Feldman of FOX Sports.
SOURCE: #OleMiss is expected to hire #Alabama Dir. of Player Development Freddie Roach as new DL coach.. He's turned other P5 jobs before.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) February 16, 2017
Roach played linebacker for the Crimson Tide from 2002-2005 and was named to Alabama’s All-Decade Team for the 2000s. After his playing career came to an end, Roach joined the Alabama program as a strength and conditioning coach. Roach left Alabama to coach at East Mississippi Community College and gained experience at Murray State and South Alabama before re-joining Nick Saban’s staff in 2015.
This is the first hire Freeze has made that I don’t really feel confident about.
I know its not the same guy but when I first saw the name, all I could think was why is Ole Miss hiring Manny Pacquiao’s boxing trainer as D-Line coach?
Freddie should do fine at Ole Miss…until the sanctions kick in.
That’s a bold statement considering you don’t know what the sanctions will be.