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Former Alabama TE coach Joe Cox to join Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss

Former Alabama tight end coach Joe Cox to remain in the SEC

Anytime you hire a new head coach, staff changes are imminent. While some position coaches are retained, some are not. One coach not asked to remain on the staff led by Kalen DeBoer is tight end coach Joe Cox.

It didn’t take long for Cox to land on his feet as 247Sports is reporting that he will be joining Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss filling the same role.

Cox spent the last two seasons in Tuscaloosa coaching the tight ends under Nick Saban. Before coaching at Alabama, Cox had previous coaching stops at Colorado State, South Carolina, and Charlotte.

Cox played quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs from 2005-09 under Mark Richt.

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Former Georgia QB, Alabama assistant takes role at Ole Miss

Former Georgia QB, Alabama assistant takes role at Ole Miss

Former Georgia quarterback Joe Cox is on the move once again after accepting the role as tight ends coach at Ole Miss. Cox spent the last two seasons in the same role for Alabama.

Cox, 37, played for the Bulldogs from 2005-2009, starting at quarterback during the 2009 season. He finished his UGA career with 3,016 passing yards, 29 passing touchdowns and 16 interceptions.

Cox began his coaching career in 2014 as the offensive coordinator for Mallard Creek High School (Charlotte, North Carolina). HE then joined Mike Bobo, his former offensive coordinator at UGA, as a graduate assistant at Colorado State in 2015. After five seasons with the Rams, Cox joined Bobo at South Carolina as tight ends coach. In 2021, Cox joined Charlotte in the same role before making the move to Tuscaloosa in 2022.

Georgia last met Cox in the 2023 SEC Championship versus Alabama, a 27-24 loss by the Bulldogs. UGA will see Cox again next season, as Georgia will travel to Ole Miss on Nov. 9.

 

Alabama’s coaching staff extends offer to 2023 TE, Louisville commit Jamari Johnson

Alabama extended an offer to 2023 tight end Jamari Johnson on Tuesday. Johnson is currently committed to Louisville.

Alabama already has one hard commit at the tight end position in the 2023 recruiting class in former Ohio State commit, Ty Lockwood. Now, it appears that the coaching staff could be eyeing the addition of another tight end to the 2023 class. On Tuesday, Alabama extended an offer to 2023 tight end and Louisville commit Jamari Johnson.

Johnson plays for Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California. He has been committed to the Cardinals since April. However, a program like Alabama could be able to make a move to land the big tight end. Tight ends coach Joe Cox will have his work cut out for him in Johnson’s recruitment.

Johnson is intriguing because of his stature. He has a wide catch radius and can be used in a variety of different ways in Alabama’s offense led by offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien.

Roll Tide Wire previews Jamari Johnson’s recruiting profile below.

2024 TE Martavious Collins releases top schools, Alabama in good position

Alabama lands in top eleven for 2024 TE/ATH Martavious Collins. He is set to commit on July 20.

Alabama seems to be all in on recruiting Martavious Collins, one of the top tight ends of the 2024 class. The native of Rome, Georgia received an offer from the Tide a little over two months ago.

Upon receiving the offer, Collins tweeted, “Blessed to receive an offer from my dream school the University of Alabama.” That could be a good sign of things to come as Collins released his top-11 recently. He is set to announce his commitment on July 20.

The primary recruiters for Collins have been tight ends coach Joe Cox and offensive line coach Eric Wolford. As of right now, On3’s RPM is heavily in favor of Alabama at a 91.4% likelihood. Alabama fans should keep a close eye on his recruitment.

Alabama officially welcomes in new TE coach Joe Cox

Alabama officially welcomes in new TE coach Joe Cox

A couple of weeks ago it was being reported that former Georgia Bulldog quarterback Joe Cox would be taking over as the tight end coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

On Monday, Alabama made the hiring official. Cox spent the 2021 season as the tight end coach for the Charlotte 49ers. His previous stops as a college coach include South Carolina and Colorado State. Cox has coached both the wide receiver and tight end position groups during his brief coaching career.

Before his coaching career began, Cox was a quarterback in Athens from 2005 to 2009.

Alabama made the hiring official via Twitter earlier on Monday.

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Alabama football hires former Georgia Bulldogs QB

Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide have hired former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Joe Cox to be their tight ends coach

Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide have hired former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Joe Cox to be their tight end coach. Cox has several seasons of experience as a tight end coach at the college level.

Cox began his football coaching career as the offensive coordinator at North Carolina high school powerhouse Mallard Creek in 2014. In 2015, Cox accepted a graduate assistant role with Colorado State under Mike Bobo, who had coached Cox during his career with Georgia.

Cox was promoted to Colorado State’s tight ends coach. He served as the Rams’ tight ends coach from 2016-2019. Cox followed Bobo to South Carolina for the 2020 season. He served as the Gamecocks’ wide receiver coach.

Last season, Cox returned home and coached tight ends for the Charlotte 49ers.

Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Joe Cox has a lot of experience in SEC as a player and has strong ties to Georgia offensive analyst Mike Bobo. Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Now, Cox will coach the tight ends at Alabama. The Crimson Tide have a strong recent history of tight ends, including Irv Smith Jr. and O.J. Howard.

Cox played quarterback at Georgia from 2005-2009. He started for the Bulldogs in 2009.

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REPORT: Alabama hires former Georgia QB Joe Cox to coach tight ends

Alabama is set to hire former Georgia QB Joe Cox as its tight end coach

It has been a busy offseason for Nick Saban when it comes to his coaching staff and it doesn’t look like it will be slowing down any time soon.

It is now being reported that Alabama is set to hire Joe Cox as its next tight ends coach. If the name sounds familiar it should, Cox played quarterback at Georgia from 2005 to 2009.

Cox has also spent some time coaching in the SEC. In 2020 Cox was the wide receivers coach at South Carolina for then head coach Will Muschamp.

Cox is a rising star in the coaching ranks and should turn out to be a valuable member of the Alabama coaching staff.

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