Since the moment Jay Valai was not retained by Steve Sarkisian, the former Texas cornerbacks coach has been on the move. First, he was hired by the University of Houston for the same position. Only 12 days later, it was reported that he would be accepting a coaching role with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Now, Valai could be off to his fourth different job within the past month.
According to Matt Zenitz of AL.com, Alabama is targeting and expected to hire Valai to be their cornerbacks coach. He will be replacing Karl Scott, who recently accepted the defensive backs position with the Minnesota Vikings.
Getting back in the college ranks will help Valai do what he is best at — recruiting. During his time in Austin, the cornerbacks coach was credited with landing five prospects, including J.D. Coffey, Ishmael Ibraheem (both 2021 class), and Jaylon Guilbeau (2022 class).
Sources: Alabama is targeting Jay Valai for its cornerback coach opening and the current expectation is that he will be hired. Former All-Big Ten DB at Wisconsin who was the cornerbacks coach at Texas last season. Had been recently hired by the Eagles. https://t.co/NAg1MCXIdL
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) February 12, 2021
If Valai does accept the position in Tuscaloosa, it will be another coaching switch between the two programs this offseason. When Sarkisian was hired, A.J. Milwee, Jeff Banks, and Kyle Flood came to Texas from Alabama.
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