Alabama football offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian has been named the recipient for the 2020 Broyles Award as the nation’s top assist…
Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian is the 2020 recipient for the Broyles award, which recogizes the nation’s top college football assistant coach.
Sarkisian has been in the spotlight for a better part of this season.
He’s led one of the strongest offenses in all of college football, was the head coach of the Crimson Tide for the Iron Bowl, connected to the Auburn football head coaching vacancy and given a raise by Alabama.
“It’s an honor anytime you get mentioned with coach Broyles and the rich tradition and history of this award,” Sarkisian said.
Sarkisian has been around college football and even had a short venture in the NFL, but his strength as Alabama’s offensive coordinator has been unmatched.
Congratulations, to our 2020 Broyles Award winner, Steve Sarkisian!
The Alabama Crimson Tide have done hat they could to keep Steve Sarkisian from going elsewhere, despite being considered for the Auburn H…
Alabama is known for winning championships. There are two men responsible for a majority of the national titles won by the Crimson Tide: the late Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant, and Nick Saban.
Since becoming the Alabama head coach, Saban has won nine SEC West titles, seven SEC Championships and five National Championships.
It’s hard to deny Nick Saban is the greatest football coach of modern times, and a strong case for ‘greatest of all time’ status.
However, all good things must come to an end. No, Alabama fans, don’t worry, I’m not saying the dynasty is coming to an end; but at some point the Crimson Tide will need to look to the future.
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At 69, Nick Saban is still going strong. He is still the same coach on the sidelines that will let a player or fellow coach hear it if he’s not happy.
There’s no specific age that Saban sees himself retiring. When asked about his inevitable retirement during media availability prior to the SEC Championship, he mentioned wanting to coach for as long as he can.
“If I thought that my presence here was not something that was a positive for the University of Alabama or with the program, with the players, then I’d say it would be time not to do it anymore,” said Saban.
For years, people have been trying to predict who the replacement would be to one of the most powerful jobs in all of American sports.
Dabo Swinney? A former assistant? Every candidate on the hypothetical list got shot down, due to not being nearly as perfect as Nick Lou Saban.
Well, without any ounce of knowledge beind knowing when Saban’s time will end in Tuscaloosa, moves toward securing the next coach of the Crimson Tide may have been made.
After a few days of consistent reporting on Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian’s interview for the Auburn head coaching job, he is no longer seen as a candidate, after declining the interview opportunity.
Alabama certainly knows Sarkisian’s value, and is willing to pay him to keep him in Tuscaloosa. He’s currently tied with Auburn’s defensive coordinator Kevin Steele as the highest paid assistant coach in college football.
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Sarkisian is no stranger to being a head coach on some of college football’s biggest stages. After making some stops in Washington and USC, Sark found his way as an NFL offensive coordinator, and then returned to college football with his current position as the offensive coordinator to one of the most lethal offenses in the nation.
Actually, Sarkisian even got a taste of what it’s like to be at the helm of the Alabama program during one of the most important weeks of the season. When Saban tested positive for COVID-19, and could not coach against Auburn in the 2020 Iron Bowl, Sarkisian stepped up to act as interim coach.
Alabama won the Iron Bowl in a blowout fashion with a final score of 42-13.
There’s no known reason as to why Sarkisian turned down the opportunity to be considered for the Auburn coaching job. It would be his first time as the head coach of a program since 2015 at USC.
Did Alabama offer him a new, bigger and potentially longer contract? Is he just too into the in-state rivalry and couldn’t bring himself to coach a rival school?
This is all speculation, but it’s difficult to believe he turned it down because he felt like it. There’s no way to tell what’s going on behind closed doors in the Alabama program, but signs point to something brewing.
Auburn’s search for its new head coach possibly has a new candidate in West Virginia head coach Neal Brown.
The Auburn coaching search has reached its sixth day and there is seemingly no end in sight as a number of candidates are expected to interview for the job in the coming days.
A new name has been added to that mix in West Virginia head coach Neal Brown, per Steven Godfrey.
News: Auburn’s “search” is now more of a search, albeit with a powerful group still backing usurper Kevin Steele. Candidates – Sarkisian, Napier, Elliott, and I’d now add Neal Brown. Brown might be the best positioned to bridge the chasms between various factions on The Plains.
The 40-year-old Brown is in his second year in Morgantown after leading Troy to success from 2015-18, winning 10 games for three straight seasons. The Mountaineers are 10-11 in his two seasons in charge.
He also has ties within the SEC, serving as the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach at Kentucky from 2013-14.
On Friday night, it was reported that five coaches — Kevin Steele, Steve Sarkisian, Billy Napier, Tony Elliott and Brent Venables — have received invitations for an interview. On Saturday, Elliott, Clemson’s offensive coordinator, issued a statement saying he has not talked to Auburn nor will be interviewing.
Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott released a statement saying he is not interviewing for the Auburn head coach position.
On Friday night, news broke that Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott was set to interview for the Auburn head coach position sometime in the next few days.
Elliott made it clear on Saturday morning that wasn’t the case.
ESPN’s Marty Smith tweeted a statement he received from the Tigers offensive coordinator stating his intentions.
.@ClemsonFB OC Tony Elliott has not interviewed w/ Auburn, and isn’t scheduled to.
I was sent this stmt from Elliott: 1/2 “Contrary to reports I saw (Friday), I have not been contacted about the head coaching job at Auburn and am not scheduled to interview for that position.”
“While I typically wouldn’t address this in this manner, I felt it was important to set the record straight for the young men in our program. My focus currently remains 100% on our team & the opportunity we have to face a great Notre Dame team for the ACC Championship Saturday.”
Auburn alumni and fans are tired of the same people running and ruining the football program over and over again.
For years, Auburn has been branded to the world as a family, but really it’s more of an avaricious autocracy where only big money talks.
When it comes to decisions regarding football, only a select group of individuals seem to be heard and whatever they say goes.
These individuals are notorious for sticking their dirty little hands where they don’t belong, and now they have single-handedly converted Auburn’s head coaching search into a clown show. They’re doing it all for the sake of control and access to exclusive perks that neither you nor I will ever see. Not because they love Auburn. Ego fragility at its finest.
We’re witnessing a coup of epic proportions on The Plains. Before Gus Malzahn was fired on Sunday, these guys knew who they wanted and they wouldn’t need to go far to find him. They had their eyes set on Kevin Steele because, according to them, Steele has the characteristics Auburn needs to revert back to the old glory days of the 1980s.
Hearing that Kevin Steele is gaining more traction with key people and has emerged as the leading candidate for the #Auburn head coaching vacancy. https://t.co/i2orhVI199
It’s not like football has advanced or anything in the last 40 years. Auburn facilities sure haven’t. As I said before, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand why Auburn continues to fall behind other SEC schools in recruiting battles. Since 1989, Auburn football practice facilities have been located at the Auburn Athletics Complex, which is shared by numerous sports. Auburn football is ranked in the bottom half of the SEC in terms of facilities, and its new football-only complex, which should have been a brainchild a long time ago, is set for completion in 2022.
On Tuesday, athletic director Allen Greene and President Jay Gogue announced the university had established an advisory committee who would cooperate with the Parker Executive Search Firm out of Atlanta to assist in finding Auburn’s next head coach. It was also around this time the public found out Greene would have virtually zero say in selecting Auburn’s next head coach, and the decision would fall to the hands of the big money boosters and ultimately Gogue himself.
This charade between these three boosters and Auburn University is so predictable it’s worse than a Hallmark Christmas movie. By Wednesday, the apathetic fan grew enraged when it was revealed the boosters planned to shove the hiring of Steele down their throats. The news ignited a revolution. By midnight on Thursday, #StopSteele was trending on Twitter, and Auburn players past and present began making it clear who they wanted to see as Auburn’s next head coach.
Here we are six days removed from the firing of Gus Malzahn. It’s been revealed current Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian is lined up to interview on Sunday. Louisiana head coach Billy Napier and Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliot are also scheduled to meet with Auburn in the coming days. But it’s also been reinforced that the “good ol’ boy” boosters are 110% committed to hiring Steele.
Hiring Steele reaffirms the message Auburn isn’t a family, but an institution run by the good ol’ boy system. The ramifications of this will be immediate. Greene will probably run for the hills. I mean, could you blame him? Two players have entered the transfer portal this week while recruiting is in shambles. Oh, and an already lethargic fan base will plunge even further into the depths of disinterest.
We were tired in 2003 after Bobby Lowder’s “JetGate.” We were tired in 2008 after Jay Jacobs escorted a head coach with a 5-19 record into Auburn to the chorus of, “We want a leader not a loser!”
Auburn has invited five different men to interview for the vacant head football coaching position.
Auburn has narrowed down its list for the replacement of Gus Malzahn.
Per Auburn Undercover, the search firm and advisory board that are helping the university hire the next head football coach has settled on five men: Auburn defensive coordinator/interim head coach Kevin Steele, Louisiana head coach Billy Napier, Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian, Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables and Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott.
From Phillip Marshall:
The committee appointed by president Jay Gogue hopes to complete its business by next Wednesday, though it could go into the week after Christmas.
Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian is reportedly set to interview for the Auburn head coaching position on Sunday.
Auburn might be settling in on its top candidates for the head football coaching position and a big interview is coming.
Per AL.com, Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian is expected to interview for the top job on the Plains this Sunday.
“The Broyles Award semifinalist has made it clear that he doesn’t want to have any communication about the job until after the SEC title game.”
In stops at Washington and USC as head coach, Sarkisian put up a 46-35 overall record, eventually being fired from the Trojans job for some issues off the field. He has since rehabbed his reputation as an offensive analyst and coordinator under Nick Saban, helping guide the Crimson Tide to one of the most prolific offenses this season, putting up 537.8 yards and 49.5 points per game.
Nick Saban was unable to coach in the 2020 Iron Bowl because of a positive test, now he’s back and ready to get back onto the sidelines a…
Alabama football head coach Nick Saban was unable to coach, or even be present, for the 2020 Iron Bowl due to a positive COVID test, offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian stepped in and got the win over Auburn. Now, Saban is cleared and ready to get back to the sidelines.
Saban made it clear on his radio show that he was not only cleared, but ready to get back.
“I’ll be there,” Saban said Thursday night. “I’m good. I think my time is up. I’m ready to get back in the swing of things.”
The six-time National Championship winning head coach also had high praise for the plasma treatment he was given.
“Whatever was in this plasma deal, it knocked it out in one day,” he said. “From Thursday on, I’ve felt great and 100%. I would certainly recommend that treatment for anybody that could get it.
He is set to travel with the team to Baton Rouge, LA today with the rest of the team and coach tomorrow as No. 1 Alabama takes on LSU.
With head coaching vacancies popping up at college football programs all over the nation, rumors are beginning to swirl regarding Alabama..
Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide have now held onto the same offensive coordinator, Steve Sarkisian, and defensive coordinator, Pete Golding for two seasons. However, a revolving door of assistant coaches is something Saban and fans are all too familiar with.
With the team being No. 1 in the nation, likely heading to the College Football Playoffs and recruiting enough talent to load the first round of the NFL draft, Saban’s coaching team is likely going to be viewed, if they aren’t already, by programs who currently have, or will have, head coaching vaccancies.
Golding, who received crticism for Alabama’s poor defensive performance to start the season, has had a strong showing in recent weeks, only allowing one touchdown in the last three games. While he is not currently being considered for a head coaching position at a major program, there are reports tying him to the Southern Mississippi job.
John Brice of FootballScoop.com reports that on a list of names to emerge as coaches on a “wish list,” Golding is one of the vetted potential candidates, and his time spent with Saban an the Crimson Tide are viewed highly.
Sarkisian is a bit more experienced in the realm of coaching outside of Alabama, especially being the head coach of a major program.
Having been the head coach at Washington, USC and even being an NFL offensive coordinator for the Falcons, Sarkisian knows what he could be in for when accepting a job with such high responsibility.
South Carolina, who fired head coach Will Muschamp in the middle of his fifth season with the Gamecocks, could have high interest in the Alabama offensive coordinator. ‘The State,’ a local newspaper published in Columbia, South Carolina, has already deemed him a “potential South Carolina football coach,” and published a piece detailing some facts about Sarkisian.
However, ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit believes that Sarkisian could utilize this potential offer as a way to secure a raise at Alabama and remain with the program to one day hope to be Saban’s successor after he inevitably retires.
As of now, nothing is official and there have not been any actual reports, just rumors.
Roll Tide Wire will keep you updated on any news regarding Steve Sarkisian or Pete Golding.
