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Did Alabama football consider hiring Ryan Grubb? What Kalen DeBoer said
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MOBILE, Ala. — Alabama football has seen its share of movement on its defensive coaching staff, adding former North Carolina defensive backs coach Jason Jones and naming Chuck Morrell as linebackers coach.
But after Ryan Grubb was fired as the Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator, Kalen DeBoer was asked about bringing Grubb, who worked with the Alabama football coach at Sioux Falls , Eastern Michigan, Fresno State and Washington, onto the Crimson Tide staff in 2025.
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"We go way back," DeBoer said at the Senior Bowl on Tuesday. "Great friend of mine. I think the world of him as a football coach and obviously as a person too. I know he is working through his process just after what last season brought. Just kind of see what he does there. Here for him whenever he needs me, and that's always going to be the case."
Grubb was initially hired to be Alabama 's offensive coordinator in 2024 and was seen recruiting for the Crimson Tide. He instead took the Seahawks offensive coordinator job.
Oct 10, 2024; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb watches pregame warmups against the San Francisco 49ers at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images
Alabama instead hired Nick Sheridan as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
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In nine seasons as a college football offensive coordinator, Grubb has led offenses that have eclipsed 400 yards of offense per game six times, including a Washington offense that averaged over 515 yards per game in 2022.
Each one of those offenses have averaged more than 30 points per game.
In his one season with the Seattle Seahawks, Grubb had the eighth-best passing game in the NFL, averaging 236.5 yards passing per game with Geno Smith at the helm. However, the Seahawks had the fifth-worst run game in the league as one of five to average less than 100 yards rushing per game.
Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@gannett.com or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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