TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — It was a very untypical exchange during what’s usually a routine conference call.
Tuesday morning, the University of Alabama board of trustees’ compensation committee approved raises for nearly all of the returning football coaches on Nick Saban’s staff and contracts for the new additions, including a $1 million annual salary for defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt.
However, his name wasn’t the one to generate some discussion. It belonged to Scott Cochran, who technically isn’t a football coach, yet director of athletics Bill Battle described him as “The loudest and most energetic coach in America.