Alabama native Sylvester Croom, the first African-American head football coach in SEC history, is returning his home state.
Croom was named the Senior Vice President of Operations for the Senior Bowl in Mobile. He'll join Jim Nagy, the organization's new executive director following the resignation of the highly successful Phil Savage.
He served as Mississippi State's coach from 2004-08, going 21-38 overall and 10-30 in SEC play before being fired and replaced by Dan Mullen.
Croom, 63, served as running backs coach for the Tennessee Titans last season, coaching former Alabama running back Derrick Henry.
"We are excited to welcome Jim and Sylvester to the Senior Bowl family," Angus Cooper, Chairman of the Mobile Arts & Sports Association, said in a statement.