Former Houston coach Major Applewhite will join Alabama's program as an analyst this season, AL.com reported on Tuesday.
It will be Applewhite's second stint with the Crimson Tide; he spent one season as the school's offensive coordinator in 2007 before joining Texas.
Applewhite was fired by Houston in December after going 15-11 in two-plus seasons leading the program. He was owed a $1.95 million buyout by the Cougars.
Houston rose to as high as No. 17 in The Associated Press poll in 2018 following a 7-1 start but lost four of their last five games, including a 70-14 loss to Army in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl.