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BREAKING: Alabama hires David Ballou from Indiana as its strength coach

Nick Saban has selected his guy.

After parting ways with Scott Cochran, Alabama has hired David Ballou from Indiana as its strength and conditioning coach. Ballou visited with the program last week and interviewed.

He was offered the job and has accepted it.

Ballou played fullback at Indiana from 1997-99 and started his coaching career at Avon High School, where he produced six state titles (multiple sports) and helped 80 athletes get Division I scholarships. Following the 13 years (2002-14) at Avon, Ballou took IMG Academy to the next level in its speed training and injury prevention from 2015-16.