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Alabama DC Kane Wommack praises senior defensive back Malachi Moore

Malachi Moore has quickly impressed the new coaching staff in Tuscaloosa

Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama football held its second spring practice on Wednesday afternoon. You can already see and feel the difference in Coach DeBoer’s practices compared to what Tide fans were used to under the great Nick Saban.

One glaring difference is the media availability with the assistant coaches. Under Coach Saban, the assistant coaches only spoke to the media two to three times a year, this isn’t the case with Coach DeBoer.

Following Wednesday’s practice defensive coordinator [autotag]Kane Wommack[/autotag] met with the media and fielded questions from the local reporters.

One question that was asked was about senior defensive back [autotag]Malachi Moore[/autotag]. Coach Wommack offered up a glaring review of the Alabama native.

“Malachi Moore is an unbelievable professional. He carries himself with the body language and a demeanor that every coach wants to work with and wants to compete with every single day. He has a hunger to get better. He’s not satisfied with where he is, and he’s done a tremendous job as a football player. We’re really excited about what he’ll bring from a leadership standpoint, especially with these young defensive backs that are very talented, but they need that leadership and they need that experience to be able to win the play.”

Moore has quickly impressed the new coaching staff in Tuscaloosa and will play a large role not only on the field but in a leadership role this season for the Tide.

In his career, Moore has seen action in 53 games collecting a total of 143 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and five interceptions.

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Alabama football officially unveils Kane Wommack as defensive coordinator

Alabama football officially unveils new DC on X

It has only been 40 days since [autotag]Kalen DeBoer[/autotag] accepted the position as head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide, but it feels like a lifetime has passed. From the initial shock of [autotag]Nick Saban’s[/autotag] retirement to the coaching search to hiring DeBoer to the transfer portal, there have been so many changes and moving parts to the football program. Now, with the dust settled, I think we can all sit back and agree that things turned out nearly as well as they possibly could have considering the loss of the greatest coach of all time.

On top of having to retain and fill out a roster, DeBoer has had to essentially build a brand new staff in Tuscaloosa. It initially appeared as if OC Ryan Grubb would be joining DeBoer in Tuscaloosa, however, he ended up as OC of the Seattle Seahawks.

On the defensive side of the ball, Alabama football officially unveiled [autotag]Kane Wommack[/autotag] as the defensive coordinator on X. Wommack has spent the past three season as the head coach of South Alabama where he posted a record of 22-16. Personally, I think it is an outstanding fit for the Tide and it certainly helps to have someone who’s spent time in the state. As well as being the DC, Wommack will also serve as the Linebackers coach.

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LSU’s Cortez Hankton listed as potential candidate for South Alabama job

Cortez Hankton was in the mix for the South Alabama job in 2022. Could he be again?

Nick Saban’s retirement has caused a ripple effect across the sport with the coaching carousel getting moving again.

One of those shifts came at South Alabama with Jaguars’ head coach Kane Wommack taking the defensive coordinator job at Alabama.

According to The Athletic’s Chris Vannini, LSU receivers coach and passing game coordinator [autotag]Cortez Hankton[/autotag] could be in the mix just as he was the last time this job came open.

Hankton joined LSU in 2022 after winning a national title at UGA. He’s continued to impress in Baton Rouge, developing [autotag]Malik Nabers[/autotag] and [autotag]Brian Thomas Jr.[/autotag] into potential first-round picks and serving as co-offensive coordinator in LSU’s bowl win against Wisconsin.

LSU’s yet to announce its next move at OC, but it’s assumed Hankton is in contention for the permanent job.

Hankton heading to South Alabama is probably unlikely, and several South Alabama players have started to push for Jaguars’ OC Major Applewhite to get a promotion.

But it’s worth keeping an eye on in the meantime.

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Wommack, son of ex-Arkansas defensive coordinator, to take over as Alabama DC

Kane Wommack sound familiar? He was the son of former Arkansas DC Dave Wommack and is becoming the new Alabama defensive coordinator.

Kane Wommack, who has led the South Alabama football program for the last three seasons, recently resigned his post and is set to become the Alabama defensive coordinator.

Wommack, 36, is the son of former Arkansas defensive coordinator Dave Wommack, and actually graduated from Fayetteville High School in 2005 and lettered for the Razorbacks during the 2005 and 2006 seasons.

He then transferred to Southern Mississippi where his father was the linebackers coach at the time and finished out his college career there before following in his father’s footsteps and getting into coaching.

Newly hired Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer previously served with Wommack on the Indiana staff in 2019, as DeBoer was the offensive coordinator and Wommack was the linebackers coach and defensive coordinator under Tom Allen.

Wommack led South Alabama to a major upset of Oklahoma State in Stillwater last season, defeating the Cowboys 33-7.

Alabama football set to hire South Alabama HC Kane Wommack as DC

Alabama in contract negotiations with South Alabama HC Kane Wommack for DC role

[autotag]Kalen DeBoer[/autotag] was introduced as the head of the Alabama Crimson Tide Friday evening, but I doubt he has slept a second since then. From retaining players on the current roster to building out his staff, replacing Nick Saban is a ton of work. Despite all of the tasks at hand, DeBoer has been sensational so far.

Getting DeBoer was a massive win for the Tide, but then to find out Ryan Grubb and the entire staff were coming along too was just a dream come true. The Huskies were responsible for the most potent passing attack in the country in 2023 and are a wide receiver’s dream system.

As for the defensive coordinator, that has been a bit more up in the air. The early reports indicated that the Tide were trying to go get Travaris Robinson back from Georgia as the defensive coordinator, but ultimately he remained in Athens.

However, it sounds like DeBoer is getting the guy he wanted all along as Alabama is working out a deal with South Alabama head coach [autotag]Kane Wommack[/autotag] to take over as the defensive coordinator. The fact that Wommack has head coaching experience is a massive win for DeBoer, but he’s also an outstanding recruiter. DeBoer and Wommack served on the 2019 Indiana staff together so they should mesh quite seamlessly.

It is remarkable how quickly the staff has filled out, and especially how talented it is. DeBoer is doing everything he can and then some to keep the dynasty rolling!

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