Plenty of scrutiny has been given to Nick Saban choosing a young coach as Alabama Football’s Offensive Coordinator. From age and experience, Tommy Rees is a significant change from Bill O’Brien.
Conventional wisdom is a team with two new Coordinators is vulnerable. The fact is coaching continuity has ceased to be achievable in many programs, especially at the top where assistants are often lured away.
The 2023 version of SEC football shows coaching continuity is a non-issue. In terms of tenure in current jobs, the Dean of SEC OCs is Joey Lynch at Vanderbilt. Lynch has been the Vandy OC since the 2021 season.