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introduction TABLE OF CONTENTS 2017 ALABAMA COACHING STAFF INTRODUCTION THIS IS ALABAMA Nick Saban (Kent State, 1973) Head Coach Coaching Staff . .2 Derrick Ansley (Troy, 2005) Defensive Backs Athletic Department Directory . 2 Burton Burns (Nebraska, 1976) Associate Head Coach/Running Backs 2017 Schedule . .2 Brian Daboll (Rochester, 1997) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Quick Facts . 3 Karl Dunbar (LSU, 1992) Defensive Line Team Information . 3 Brent Key (Georgia Tech, 2001) Offensive Line Athletics Communications Personnel . 3 Michael Locksley (Towson, 1992) Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers President Dr. Stuart Bell . 4 Tosh Lupoi (California, 2005) Co-Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Director of Athletics Greg Byrne . 5 Joe Pannunzio (Southern Colorado, 1982) Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Senior Staff . 5 Jeremy Pruitt (West Alabama, 1999) Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Scott Cochran (LSU, 2001) Director of Strength and Conditioning ON THE GRIDIRON Bobby Williams (Purdue, 1982) Special Assistant to the Head Coach 2017 Spring Roster . 6-7 Position Breakdown . 8 2017 ALABAMA FOOTBALL DIRECTORY THE CRIMSON TIDE Director of Athletics Greg Byrne Player Bios . 9-40 Senior Executive Associate Athletics Director/Chief Financial Officer Finus Gaston Executive Associate Athletics Director/Support Services Kevin Almond Non-Scholarship . 41 Senior Associate Athletics Director/Senior Woman Administrator Marie Robbins Newcomers . 42-45 Senior Associate Athletics Director/Development Sam Branch Senior Associate Athletics Director/Marketing & Communications Jeff Purinton COACHING PERSONNEL Senior Associate Athletics Director/Communications Douglas Walker Head Coach Nick Saban . 46-53 Associate Athletics Director/Ticket Office and Tide Pride Chris Besanceney Coaching Staff . 54-67 Associate Athletics Director/Basketball Kobie Baker Support Staff . 68-69 Associate Athletics Director/Compliance Matt Self Associate Athletics Director/Football Ed Marynowitz Associate Athletics Director/Student Services Jon Dever 2016 SEASON IN REVIEW Associate Athletics Director/Marketing Brad Ledford Stats . 70-88 Associate Athletics Director/Business Carol Park Game Recaps . 89-96 Associate Athletics Director/Major Gifts Aaron Vold Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. James King Director of Football Operations Ellis Ponder 2017 ALABAMA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Sept. 2 #vs. Florida State TBA Sept. 9 Fresno State TBA Sept. 16 Colorado State TBA Sept. 23 *at Vanderbilt TBA Sept. 30 *Ole Miss TBA Oct. 7 *at Texas A&M TBA Oct. 14 *Arkansas TBA Oct. 21 *Tennessee TBA Nov. 4 *LSU TBA Nov. 11 *at Mississippi State TBA Nov. 18 Mercer TBA Nov. 25 *at Auburn TBA *SEC Game • #Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic (Atlanta, Ga.) Bold denotes home game PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #48 MEKHI Brown MaH-k-eye #87 Miller FORRISTALL Forrest-all #63 J.C. HASSENAUER Haas-en-our #4 Jerry JEUDY Judy #81 Derek KIEF Keef #84 Hale HENTGES Hen-ches #26 KYRIQ McDonald Ky-REEK #25 XAVIER McKinney ZAVIER #94 DA’RON Payne Da-Ron #72 Richie PETITBON Petty-bone #71 Ross PIERSCHBACHER Piersch-baker #13 Tua TAGOVAILOA Tongue-OH-vai-LOA #14 DEIONTE Thompson Dee-on-tay #12 CHADARIUS Townsend CHA-darius 2 2017 ALABAMA FOOTBALL introduction ALABAMA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF QUICK FACTS Department Phone: (205) 348-6084 Location . .Tuscaloosa, Ala. Department Fax: (205) 348-8841 Enrollment . 37,655 Founded . April 12, 1831 Senior Associate Athletics Director Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications: Communications (Notes/Football Players): Conference . Southeastern (West) Douglas Walker Todd Bell Colors . Crimson and White INTRODUCTION Phone: (205) 310-8682 Phone: (972) 825-6686 Nickname . .Crimson Tide e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] President . Dr. Stuart Bell Senior Associate Athletics Director Director of Basketball Communications Athletics Director . Greg Byrne for Marketing & Communications: (Football Stats): Faculty Athletics Jeff Purinton Aaron Jordan Representative . Dr. James King Office: (205) 348-4578 Phone: (205) 913-1979 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Stadium . Bryant-Denny Stadium (101,821) Director of Football Communications: Associate Director of Athletics First Year of Football . .1892 Josh Maxson Communications (Football Credentials): Overall Football Record 878-327-43 (.721) Office: (205) 348-3631 Roots Woodruff 1,247 games over 122 seasons e-mail: [email protected] Phone: (205) 394-2758 e-mail: [email protected] SEC Record . 394-167-20 (.695) Director of Athletics Communications: 581 games over 84 seasons Jessica Paré Assistant Director Phone: (205) 394-5985 of Athletics Communications: National Championships . .16 e-mail: [email protected] Nathan Sheehan 1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1941, 1961, Phone: (847) 846-9894 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992, Assistant Director of Athletics e-mail: [email protected] Communications (Football Players/Notes): 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015 Alex Thompson Phone: (440) 666-7615 SEC Championships . .26 e-mail: [email protected] 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 2015, 2016 Collegiate Record . 205-61-1 (.770) No. Name Pos. Class Alabama Record . 114-19 (.857) 75 Bradley Bozeman . OL . .R-Sr. First Team All-Americans 2016 Overall/SEC Record . 14-1/8-0 34 Damien Harris . RB . .Jr. 124 players, 143 times CFP Semifinal . Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl 2 Jalen Hurts . QB . .So. First Team All-Conference . def. Washington, 24-7 71 Ross Pierschbacher . OL . R-Jr. 244 players, 326 times CFP Championship . lost to Clemson, 35-31 3 Calvin Ridley . WR . .Jr. Basic Off./Def. Pro Style (Multiple) 73 Jonah Williams . OL . So. Bowl Appearances . .64* Basic Defense . 3-4 (Multiple) Bowl Record . .37*-25-3 *NCAA Record LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: RETURNING DEFENSIVE STARTERS Offense . 25 No. Name Pos. Class Defense . 25 28 Anthony Averett . DB . .R-Sr. CREDITS: The 2017 University of Alabama Specialty . 2 2 Tony Brown . DB . Sr. Football Spring Media Guide was produced Total . 52 29 Minkah Fitzpatrick . DB . .Jr. by the staff of the Alabama Athletics 20 Shaun Dion Hamilton . LB . Sr. Communications Office. The publication was LETTERWINNERS LOST: 15 Ronnie Harrison . DB . .Jr. written and edited by Josh Maxson, Doug Walker, Jessica Paré, Todd Bell and Alex Offense . 12 94 Da’Ron Payne . DL . .Jr. Defense . 7 Thompson. Photography by UA Director of Photography Kent Gidley, Robert Sutton, Specialty . 2 Amelia Barton and staff. Thanks to Crimson Total . 21 STARTERS LOST Tide Productions for the cover and page No. Name Pos. Class designs. Special thanks to the Crimson STARTERS RETURNING: 93 Jonathan Allen . DL . Sr. Tide coaching staff, teams of the NFL for Offense . 6 22 Ryan Anderson. LB . Sr. photography assistance and the staff of the Defense . 6 11 Gehrig Dieter . WR . Sr. SEC office. Copyright 2017 by the Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama. “Roll Specialty . 1 10 Reuben Foster . LB . Sr. Tide,” “Crimson Tide” and “Bama,” along Total . 13 88 O.J. Howard . TE . Sr. with the primary and secondary logos, are 26 Marlon Humphrey . DB . R-So. registered trademarks of The University of STARTERS LOST: 4 Eddie Jackson . DB . Sr. Alabama. Offense . 5 78 Korren Kirven . OL . .R-Sr. Defense . 6 74 Cam Robinson . OL . .Jr. Specialty . 2 13 ArDarius Stewart . WR . R-Jr. Total . 13 54 Dalvin Tomlinson . DL . R-Sr. ROLLTIDE.COM 3 On Your Campus... Alabama president dr. Stuart bell Dr. Stuart R. Bell is entering his second year as president of The University of Alabama. Founded in 1831, the University is the state’s flagship and a student-centered, comprehensive research university. Dr. Bell has broad administrative experience and is a 30-year veteran of higher education. He previously served at UA for 16 years where he founded and directed an interdisciplinary research center. “Our students continue to excel and represent the Capstone in the classroom, as well as in the laboratory, on the stage and on the field in ways that make us proud,” Bell said near the end of the spring 2016 semester. “This is certainly an exciting time to be here at The University of Alabama.” Immediately prior to becoming UA’s president, Dr. Bell was executive vice president and provost at Louisiana State University. During Dr. Bell’s tenure there and earlier at the University of Kansas where he served as dean of its College of Engineering, those institutions opened new facilities, and student recruitment, retention and success were emphasized. First joining UA in 1986 as an assistant professor in the UA College of Engineering’s department of mechanical engineering, Dr. Bell was named department head nine years later. With research interest in combustion engines, Dr. Bell has expertise in alternative fuels for engines, innovative engine designs and modeling of engine and engine processes. He directed UA’s Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies. Dr. Bell was awarded the Society of Automotive Engineers’ Ralph Teetor Award for Outstanding Contributions to Research and Teaching in 1988. He was presented the T. Morris Hackney Faculty Leadership Award for the UA College of Engineering in 2001, and, in 2005, he received the Richard S. Woodbury Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. An Abilene, Texas, native, Dr. Bell earned a nuclear engineering degree from Texas A&M University in 1979. He earned his master’s and doctorate degrees in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M in 1981 and 1986, respectively. He and his wife, Susan, have three adult children, Stuart, Stacy and Stephen, and one granddaughter. 4 2017 ALABAMA FOOTBALL GGregreg BByrneyrne DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Throughout his career, Byrne has been At Mississippi State, where he was the consistently more impactful and successful youngest athletics director in the SEC and with each step up the administrative ladder. the youngest to lead an athletic program at As a fundraiser, he has been directly involved the NCAA Division I-A level, Byrne oversaw in raising more than $200 million in gifts the hiring of head football coach Dan Mullen during his career.