2015 Alabama Spring Football Media Guide
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introduction TABLE OF CONTENTS 2015 ALABAMA COACHING STAFF INTRODUCTION THIS IS ALABAMA Nick Saban (Kent State, 1973) Head Coach Coaching Staff . .2 Burton Burns (Nebraska, 1976) Associate Head Coach/Running Backs Athletic Department Directory . 2 Mario Cristobal (Miami, 1993) Assistant Heach Coach/Offensive Line 2015 Schedule . .2 Bo Davis (LSU, 1993) Defensive Line Quick Facts . 3 Lane Kiffin (Fresno State, 1998) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Athletics Communications Personnel . 3 Tosh Lupoi (California, 2005) Outside Linebackers President Dr. Judy Bonner . 4 Billy Napier (Furman, 2003) Wide Receivers Director of Athletics Bill Battle . 5 Kirby Smart (Georgia, 1999) Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Senior Staff . 5 Mel Tucker (Wisconsin, 1995) Assistant Head Coach/Secondary Bobby Williams (Purdue, 1982) Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator ON THE GRIDIRON Scott Cochran (LSU, 2001) Director of Strength and Conditioning 2015 Roster . 6-7 Position Breakdown . 8 2015 ALABAMA FOOTBALL DIRECTORY Participation Chart . 9 Athletics Director Bill Battle Executive Associate Athletics Director/Chief Financial Officer Finus Gaston THE CRIMSON TIDE Senior Associate Athletics Director/Support Services Kevin Almond Player Bios . 10-41 Senior Associate Athletics Director/Technology Advancement Milton Overton Non-Scholarship . 42 Senior Associate Athletics Director/Development Sam Branch Newcomers . 43-47 Associate Athletics Director/Senior Woman Administrator Marie Robbins Associate Athletics Director/Compliance Jonathan Bowling COACHING PERSONNEL Associate Athletics Director/Student Services Jon Dever Head Coach Nick Saban . 48-55 Associate Athletics Director/Business Carol Park Coaching Staff . 56-65 Associate Athletics Director/Football Communications Jeff Purinton Support Staff . 66-69 Associate Athletics Director/Athletics Communications Douglas Walker Assistant Athletics Director/Ticket Office and Tide Pride Chris Besanceney 2014 SEASON IN REVIEW Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Kevin Whitacker Stats . 70-89 Director of Football Operations Justin Dickens Game Recaps . 90-96 2015 ALABAMA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Sept. 5 #vs. Wisconsin TBD Sept. 12 Middle Tennessee State TBD Sept. 19 *Ole Miss TBD Sept. 26 Louisiana-Monroe TBD Oct. 3 *at Georgia TBD Oct. 10 *Arkansas TBD Oct. 17 *at Texas A&M TBD Oct. 24 *Tennessee TBD Nov. 7 *LSU TBD Nov. 14 *at Mississippi State TBD Nov. 21 Charleston Southern TBD Nov. 28 *at Auburn TBD *SEC Game • #Cowboys Classic (Arlington, Texas) Bold denotes home game PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Ty FLOURNOY-Smith Fluh-noy J.C. HASSENAUER Haas-en-our Derek KIEF Keef KORREN KIRVEN CORE-in CURVE-in Isaac LUATUA Lew-uh-too-uh Ross PIERSCHBACHER Piersch-bacher JARRAN Reed Jer-in Bradley SYLVE Silve 2 2015 ALABAMA FOOTBALL introduction ALABAMA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF QUICK FACTS Department Phone: (205) 348-6084 Associate Director of Athletics Location . .Tuscaloosa, Ala. Department Fax: (205) 348-8841 Communications: Enrollment . 36,155 Aaron Jordan Founded . April 12, 1831 Associate Athletics Director for Athletics Office: (205) 348-5401 Communications: e-mail: [email protected] Conference . Southeastern (West) Douglas Walker Colors . Crimson and White INTRODUCTION Office: (205) 348-7245 Associate Director of Athletics Nickname . .Crimson Tide e-mail: [email protected] Communications (FB Credentials): President . Dr. Judy Bonner Roots Woodruff Associate Athletics Director for Football Office: (205) 348-2088 Athletics Director . .Bill Battle Communications: e-mail: [email protected] Faculty Athletics Jeff Purinton Representative . Dr. Kevin Whitaker Office: (205) 348-3631 Assistant Director of Athletics Stadium . Bryant-Denny Stadium (101,821) e-mail: [email protected] Communications: Nathan Sheehan Associate Director of Athletics Office: (205) 348-6734 First Year of Football . .1892 Communications (football): e-mail: [email protected] Overall Football Record 850-325-43 (.715) Josh Maxson 1,218 games over 120 seasons Office: (205) 348-7496 Assistant Director of Athletics SEC Record . 379-166-20 (.688) e-mail: [email protected] Communications: 565 games over 82 seasons Alex Thompson Director of Athletics Communications: Office: (205) 348-3550 Jessica Paré e-mail: [email protected] National Championships . .15 Office: (205) 348-3673 1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1941, 1961, e-mail: [email protected] Athletics Communications Intern: 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992, Michael Stimpert 2009, 2011, 2012 Office: (205) 348-3523 e-mail: [email protected] SEC Championships . .24 1933, 1934, 1937, 1945, 1953, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1973, TEAM INFORMATION 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2009, 2012, 2014 Head Coach . Nick Saban (Kent State, 1973) RETURNING OFFENSIVE STARTERS Collegiate Record . 177-59-1 (.749) No. Name Pos. Class First Team All-Americans Alabama Record . 86-17 (.835) 70 Ryan Kelly . OL . Sr. 115 players, 135 times 74 Cam Robinson . OL . So. First Team All-Conference 2014 Overall Record . 12-2 . 232 players, 305 times 2014 SEC Record . .7-1 RETURNING DEFENSIVE STARTERS No. Name Pos. Class Bowl . Allstate Sugar Bowl (CFP Semifinal) Bowl Appearances . .62* Result . .lost Ohio State, 35-42 93 Jonathan Allen . DL . .Jr. Bowl Record . .34*-24-3 Basic Offense . Pro Style (Multiple) 30 Denzel Devall . LB . Sr. *NCAA Record Basic Defense . .3-4 (Multiple) 4 Eddie Jackson . DB . .Jr. 5 Cyrus Jones . DB . Sr. LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: 19 Reggie Ragland . LB . Sr. Offense . 26 90 Jarran Reed . DL . Sr. CREDITS: The 2015 University of Alabama Football Spring Media Guide was produced Defense . 28 86 A’Shawn Robinson . DL . .Jr. by the staff of the Alabama Athletics Specialty . 4 Communications Office. The publication was STARTERS LOST Total . 58 written by Josh Maxson and Jeff Purinton No. Name Pos. Class with editorial assistance from Doug Walker, LETTERWINNERS LOST: 72 Leon Brown . OL . Sr. Jessica Paré and Alex Thompson along Offense . 13 26 Landon Collins . DB . .Jr. with Maxson and Purinton. Photography by Defense . 7 9 Amari Cooper . WR . .Jr. UA Director of Photography Kent Gidley, Specialty . 0 33 Trey DePriest . LB . Sr. Amelia Brackin and staff. Thanks to Crimson Total . 20 47 Xzavier Dickson . LB . Sr. Tide Productions for the cover and page designs. Special thanks to the Crimson 22 Christion Jones . WR . Sr. Tide coaching staff, teams of the NFL for STARTERS RETURNING: 77 Arie Kouandjio . OL . Sr. photography assistance and the staff of the Offense . 2 26 Nick Perry . DB . Sr. SEC office. Copyright 2015 by the Board of Defense . 7 79 Austin Shepherd . OL . Sr. Trustees of the University of Alabama. “Roll Specialty . 3 6 Blake Sims . QB . Sr. Tide,” “Crimson Tide” and “Bama,” along Total . 12 84 Brian Vogler . TE . Sr. with the primary and secondary logos, are registered trademarks of The University of 2 DeAndrew White . WR . Sr. STARTERS LOST: Alabama. 4 T.J. Yeldon . RB . .Jr. Offense . 9 Defense . 4 Specialty . 0 Total . 13 ROLLTIDE.COM 3 Alabama On Your president Campus... dr. judy l. bonner Dr. Judith L. Bonner was named the 28th president of The University of Alabama on November 1, 2012. Founded in 1831, the University is the state’s flagship and a student-centered comprehensive research university. Dr. Bonner served as interim president from March 5 until August 31, 2012. She was promoted to executive vice president and provost on April 1, 2006, after serving as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs since March 2003. During Dr. Bonner’s tenure as provost and president, the University underwent transformational change growing from just over 19,000 students in 2003 to more than 36,000 students in 2014. Each year, the academic strength of the student body and the faculty exceeded the record set the previous year. Under her leadership as president, the Shelby Science and Engineering Quad has been completed and plans to transform the Peter Bryce campus into a vibrant new academic area are underway. In addition, UA’s athletics programs have excelled in recent years with several teams winning national championships. Dr. Bonner joined the faculty at The University of Alabama in 1981 as an associate professor and head of the department of human nutrition and hospitality. She served as assistant academic vice president from 1985-1990 and as special assistant to the president from 1989-1991. Promoted to professor in 1988, she was named dean of the College of Human Environmental Sciences in 1989 and held that position until 2003. Prior to coming to UA, she held faculty appointments in the department of pediatrics at UAB and the department of medical dietetics at The Ohio State University. Dr. Bonner earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from The University of Alabama and her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University, all in nutrition. Her research focused on nutritional needs of chronically ill children and on eating disorders, and has resulted in numerous publications. Dr. Bonner is an active member of civic, scientific and professional organizations. Among other awards and honors, her accolades include the Distinguished Alumni Award from The Ohio State University, the AHEA Leader Award and the award for Outstanding Dietitian for the state of Alabama. 4 2014 ALABAMA FOOTBALL BILL BATTLE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS William R. he served as an assistant coach under head Battle received a National Football Foundation “Bill” Battle is in coach Doug Dickey for four seasons (1966-69) award in December 2008 for Outstanding his second year as until he was