Former Tennessee staffer says Tide fans ‘need to relax’ when.
They wonder if Greg Byrne (athletic director) and Nick Saban (former head coach) made the right choice in Kalen DeBoer to be the next football coach of the Crimson Tide. We’ve seen current players show their loyalty to DeBoor and former players say, “Let’s focus on the Alabama boys,” but now a former Crimson Tide official is sharing his thoughts on the program.Rhea, director of operations for the National Football League’s New Orleans Saints, served as Alabama’s director of sports science in 2020-21.
He helped Crimson Tide athletic performance director David Balloul help the Tide. avoid injury and be at peak strength, conditioning and speed to reach the Southeastern Conference Championship and College Football Playoff Championship in 2020. Rea helped the program to its second SEC title in 2021 and reached the 2022 CFP National Championship Game. He wants Tide fans to “relax” with DeBoer as head coach.
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