[autotag]Nate Oats[/autotag] got his first taste of Nick Saban’s life this off-season as he had all three of his assistant coaches from the 2022-2023 season poached by different programs. Now, not only will he have to replace probably the best player in program history, Brandon Miller, but he has had to entirely revamp his coaching staff.
All three of the former assistants accepted head coaching positions with other programs. Antoine Pettway accepted the head coaching position with Kennesaw State, Charlie Henry departed for Georgia Southern and Bryan Hodgson left for Arkansas State.
Two of those three positions have been filled by Ryan Pannone and Austin Claunch. There is still a third opening, but Oats doesn’t appear to be in any rush to fill the position. Alabama landed Pannone from the New Orleans Pelicans and Claunch from Nicholls State, where he served as the head coach.
Both Claunch and Pannone met with the Alabama athletic department Tuesday to discuss their new contracts and salaries. Pannone signed a two-year deal worth $330,000 annually and Claunch signed for two years worth $275,000 annually.
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