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New Texas football coach Tom Herman . (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
A few of the names might be familiar, although their duties and titles have remained vague to most people.
Designations like analyst and quality control personnel have increasingly become another tool for elite college football programs looking for that special edge someway somehow.
The importance of such positions was underscored and gained a face when Steve Sarkisian called plays for Alabama in the College Football Playoff championship game. The former Washington and Southern Cal head coach had joined Nick Saban's staff as an analyst at the start of the season and was promoted to offensive coordinator with the departure of Lane Kiffin just before the Clemson game.