In case you missed it, Alabama football coach Nick Saban added an “analyst” to his staff last week.
His name is Steve Sarkisian. And all he did lately was be the head coach first at Washington and then USC.
Saban, it seems, is collecting former head coaches. On-field assistants include Lane Kiffin (USC, Tennessee) and Mario Cristobal (FIU). He has “special assistant” Bobby Williams (Michigan State). And, aside from Sarkisian, he has analyst Mike Locksley (New Mexico, Maryland).
Understand that Alabama has a $5.2 million on-field assistant coaching staff. Then there’s the list of analysts, which now is at nine.