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ESPN: Alabama's Kalen DeBoer to Hire Washington OC Ryan Grubb After Saban Retirement

Kalen DeBoer is bringing some familiar faces with him to Tuscaloosa.

Chris Low of ESPN reported that the new Alabama football coach is expected to bring offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb and several other members of his Washington staff with him to his new program.

Chris Low @ClowESPN

Kalen DeBoer's staff at <a href="https://twitter.com/AlabamaFTBL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AlabamaFTBL</a> is continuing to take shape. Ryan Grubb (OC), JaMarcus Shephard (WR) and Jerret McElwain (director of scouting) expected to follow DeBoer from Washington. Freddie Roach (DL) and Robert Gillespie (RB) expected to be retained.

The other coaches expected to join DeBoer and Grubb are wide receivers coach JaMarcus Shephard and director of scouting Jerret McElwain.