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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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Oct 28, 2016; Fresno, CA, USA; Fresno State Bulldogs interim head coach Eric Kiesau talks with quarterback Chason Virgil (5) on the sidelines against the Air Force Falcons in the third quarter at Bulldog Stadium. The Falcons defeated the Bulldogs 31-21. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports

Eric Kiesau – Wide Receivers Coach – Boise State

Eric Kiesau has worked at nine different colleges since 2000: Oregon, Utah State, California, Colorado, Washington, Kansas, Alabama, Fresno State and Boise State. His work has been mostly as an assistant, though he was an offensive analyst for the Tide and briefly served as Head Coach at Fresno State.

From Chris Vannini at coachingsearch.com here is what Kiesau said about Nick Saban and his 2015 season at Alabama, “What I learned from him internally, how to run an organization, how to treat people and get the most out of people comes from him. From the day I got there, on my laptop, I was taking notes every day. I was studying him, watching him. I wasn’t in a coordinator role, wasn’t in a position coach role. I had the opportunity to sit back and watch and observe this guy and study him. That’s what I did for the whole year. I took as much as I could from him.”

Talking about a guy that Nick Saban already knows well enough to understand what he would bring to the Tide. That guy is Eric Kiesau.

Kiesau has considerable experience as an offensive coach. He was Offensive Coordinator at Colorado, Washington and Fresno State. He was co- Offensive Coordinator and play-caller at Kansas. He was receivers coach and passing game coordinator at California. And he was a college quarterback.

Kiesau has acknowledged acumen for tutoring Pro-Style quarterbacks and installing no-huddle offenses. Some insiders believe Kiesau was a major reason for the Tide’s offensive success in 2015. He appears to be another excellent fit for Nick Saban’s expectations.

The biggest problem with Kiesau is that he has been on the Boise State staff less than a month. But then again, the man does get around.

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