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Alabama Football New Offensive Coordinator: 10 Names; 4 Maybes; 6 No-Way

By Ronald Evans

Jan 9, 2017; Tampa, FL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban looks on as offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian stands in the background during warm ups prior to the game against the Clemson Tigers in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 9, 2017; Tampa, FL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban looks on as offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian stands in the background during warm ups prior to the game against the Clemson Tigers in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 12, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Southern California Trojans receivers coach Tee Martin during the game against the Idaho Vandals at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 12, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Southern California Trojans receivers coach Tee Martin during the game against the Idaho Vandals at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

Tee Martin – Offensive Coordinator – USC

Tee Martin is a hot coaching commodity, despite only being an Offensive Coordinator for one season. Why would some Tide fans be unhappy with Martin? That’s easy. He played for Tennessee. What is worse, he grew up in Alabama and left the state to play for the Vols. Bad enough? No, it gets worse. In 1998 Martin, at starting quarterback, led Tennessee to the BCS Championship.

Nick Saban would give less thought to such dissonance than he would a gnat buzzing around his straw hat during a hot, August practice. Advice to Alabama fans (including myself), get over it.

Martin’s star is clearly on the rise. Many Tennessee fans are lusting for Butch’s demise sometime in 2017 and Martin returning to the Vols as Head Coach in 2018.

Most of Martin’s coaching career has been spent working with wide receivers. He only has two years as an Offensive Coordinator. It may be significant that one of those years as OC was 2009 when Martin worked at New Mexico for Mike Locksley.

Between then and his USC stint that began in 2012, Martin worked at Kentucky. In his 2nd season for the Wildcats, he was the passing game coordinator.

This past season at USC, Martin is given credit for quickly molding freshman quarterback, Sam Darnold into one of the top QB’s in the nation. Another plus for Martin. He is respected as a top recruiter.

The biggest risk for Martin is that damn Volunteer connection. When UT pulls the trigger on the Dave Hart to Phil Fulmer Athletic Director transition, Butch is likely to be gone. Fat Phil coached Tee on the 1998 BCS Championship team.

Bring in Tee Martin as Offensive Coordinator and after one season he might abandon Alabama again.

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