Mark Stoops hired a defensive coach with over 20 years of NFL experience as a linebacker coach and defensive coordinator. Greg Manusky has been added as a defensive quality control coach. Manusky coordinated defenses for the Redskins, 49ers, Colts, and Chargers. In other words, four NFL franchises believed in his coaching prowess enough to trust him with their defense. Significant. His new boss in Lexington is a familiar one. Manusky and Brad White previously worked together in Indianapolis.
Programs, like Alabama, traditionally bring on staff members as quality control coaches or “analysts” that are extraordinarily overqualified for an entry level position.