One of the most interesting moves Georgia head coach Kirby Smart made in the offseason was hiring long-time Alabama strength and conditioning coach Scott Cochran away from Tuscaloosa. While Cochran has never been an on-field coach, Smart gave him the job as Georgia’s special teams coordinator.
The two previously worked together for Nick Saban in Tuscaloosa for a time period before Smart took the job in Athens in 2016. Saban never promoted Cochran to an on-field coaching position and once the opportunity came, Smart hired him. The promotion shows that Smart has a lot of confidence in the two-time National Strength Coach of the Year.