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Alabama’s Matt Rhea reportedly heading to New Orleans to be with the Saints

Alabama will lose one half of its strength and conditioning duo as Matt Rhea is reported to be leaving for New Orleans.

The Crimson Tide made a great hire in 2020 when they reached out and grabbed Matt Rhea to become its Director of Sports Performance, but it seems now that his tenure at Alabama is coming to an end after a solid two seasons of work.

It is being reported by Josh Pate of 247Sports and CBS Sports HQ that Rhea has accepted a position on staff with the New Orleans Saints to assist new head coach Dennis Allen.

Last week, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reported that the Saints were interested in Rhea and David Ballou, the other half of Alabama’s dynamic strength and conditioning duo, as they were looking to replace longtime strength coach Dan Dalrymple.

It appears, according to Pate, that Ballou will remain in Tuscaloosa for the time being, which is sure to be welcome news to Tide fans.

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New Orleans Saints reportedly interested in Alabama’s David Ballou and Matt Rhea

Alabama’s Matt Rhea and David Ballou are on the Saints’ radar.

Alabama could potentially lose a pair of valuable assets if the NFL’s New Orleans Saints get their way, as it is being reported by NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill that the Saints are interested in hiring Matt Rhea, Director of Sports Science, and David Ballou, Director of Sports Performance, away from the Crimson Tide.

The pair joined the Alabama football program in March of 2020 following the departure of longtime strength and conditioning coordinator Scott Cochran in February of the same year.

Both men were together at Indiana University prior to being offered a spot on Nick Saban’s coveted staff at the Capstone, and both bring valuable knowledge and experience to the table.

Alabama’s football program has suffered noticeably fewer injuries under the dynamic duo of Rhea and Ballou than in years past. It would certainly be a great loss to the program if they were to depart from it.

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WATCH: New Alabama S&C coach David Ballou gives workout advice

Alabama’s new Director of Performance, David Ballou, is finding creative ways to get familiar with Tide fans.

Alabama’s new Strength and Condition coach, also known as the Director of Performance, David Ballou didn’t have a lot of time on campus before the coronavirus struck, but he’s finding creative ways to get in front of fans.

On Tuesday, the Alabama football team’s official Twitter account posted a video of Ballou giving people advice on a good workout routine, which included using a deck of cards to do push ups.

Yes, it’s true that what Ballou is suggesting isn’t revolutionary stuff, but it’s still a nice message to share for those who had never heard of trying that sort of workout.

More importantly, this is a way for the former Indiana alum to allow Crimson Tide fans to become more familiar with him, especially considering how COVID-19 has limited the ways you can interact.

Whenever football activities are able to resume, there’s no doubt that Ballou and fellow new hire Matt Rhea will both be integral parts of Alabama’s strength and conditioning program.

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BAMA BEAT: Alabama pre-spring position breakdown: QB (Ep. 318)

Clint Lamb and Brett Hudson continue on with the pre-spring position breakdowns for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Next position on the list consists of the quarterbacks, which is one of the more talked about positions heading into spring practice. Will …

Clint Lamb and Brett Hudson continue on with the pre-spring position breakdowns for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Next position on the list consists of the quarterbacks, which is one of the more talked about positions heading into spring practice.

Will Mac Jones be able to hold off freshman phenom Bryce Young for the starting job? The two also discuss the additions of David Ballou and Matt Rhea.

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Alabama officially announces hiring of David Ballou and Matt Rhea

On Tuesday, Alabama officially announced that both David Ballou and Matt Rhea have joined the Crimson Tide coaching staff.

On Tuesday, Alabama officially announced that both David Ballou and Matt Rhea have joined the Crimson Tide coaching staff.

David Ballou is the Crimson Tide’s new Director of Sports Performance and Dr. Matt Rhea is the new Director of Performance Science.

Ballou has been the director of athletic performance for the Hoosiers’ football team the past two seasons. Before arriving at Indiana, he spent one year at Notre Dame as the co-director of strength and conditioning. He was also the strength and conditioning coach at Avon High School in Avon, Indiana for 14 years. He was also the physical conditioning coach at IMG Academy in Florida in 2016 where he coached Alabama LB Dylan Moses.

Nick Saban shared his excitement about Ballou and Rhea joining the program:

“Just as with any other area, we feel that it is imperative that we adopt and integrate advancements in the field of strength and conditioning that will provide elite training, while better protecting our players from injuries and helping them develop and perform at a higher level, our program has been working toward these type of advancements with the development and construction of our own sports science center, and with the addition of David and Matt, we believe our student-athletes will be better equipped to reach their goals for many years to come.”

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Alabama’s Dylan Moses reacts to David Ballou joining Alabama staff

On Monday, Alabama linebacker Dylan Moses took to Twitter to react to the hiring of David Ballou as the new strength and conditioning coach.

On Monday, Alabama linebacker Dylan Moses react to the hiring of David Ballou as the new strength and conditioning coach for the Crimson Tide.

“Can’t wait to work with you my guy! Coach Ballou was my strength coach at IMG my senior year of high scool. He got me right, my man knows exactly what he’s doing along with his partner Coach Matt,”

Ballou has been the director of athletic performance for the Hoosiers’ football team the past two seasons. Before arriving at Indiana, he spent one year at Notre Dame as the co-director of strength and conditioning. He was also the strength and conditioning coach at Avon High School in Avon, Indiana for 14 years.

REPORT: Alabama is hiring Indiana’s David Ballou as new strength coach

According to reports, including ESPN’s Adaam Rittenberg, Indiana’s David Ballou will be named Alabama’s new strength & conditioning coach. 

Since Scott Cochran’s departure from Alabama, many wondered who would be the one to fill his shoes. According to reports, including ESPN’s Adaam Rittenberg, Indiana’s David Ballou will be named Alabama’s new strength & conditioning coach.

Ballou has been the director of athletic performance for the Hoosiers’ football team the past two seasons. Before arriving at Indiana, he spent one year at Notre Dame as the co-director of strength and conditioning. He was also the strength and conditioning coach at Avon High School in Avon, Indiana for 14 years.

Alabama offers Strength and Conditioning position to Indiana’s David Ballou

The Alabama football program has been hard at work trying to find a suitable replacement for longtime strength and conditioning coach Scott Cochran, who left for an on-field coaching position at Georgia earlier this week. Well, it looks like that …

The Alabama football program has been hard at work trying to find a suitable replacement for longtime strength and conditioning coach Scott Cochran, who left for an on-field coaching position at Georgia earlier this week.

Well, it looks like that search could be coming to an end soon.

According to Tom Brew with Hoosiers Now, the SportsIllustrated site covering Indiana athletics, David Bullou was recently offered the job, and he’s expected to accept it by the end of the weekend:

What makes this move even more interesting is that Indiana’s athletic performance coach, Matt Rhea, is expected to join Ballou on the Crimson Tide’s staff.

Here is what Brew had to say about Ballou:

It would certainly be a home run hire for Alabama, especially considering the timing of Cochran’s departure.
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