You may or may not know the name Ron Roberts. After all, he’s not been much of a player on the stage of major college football, rather serving as head coach of small-schools across the South like Delta State and Southeast Louisiana.
But even if you don’t know Roberts’ name, you know the names of his proteges. LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda. Bama co-defensive coordinator Pete Golding. Bama defensive backs coach Karl Scott. All these men coached under Roberts during his time at Delta State (Aranda) and Southeastern Louisiana (Golding and Scott). The trio is considered amongst a handful of rising defensive stars in the game, and they all cut their teeth under Roberts.