MOBILE, Ala. – A candidate for the award given to the top NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision assistant coach, Kane Wommack has been named the head football coach at the University of South Alabama.
Jaguar Director of Athletics Joel Erdmann made the announcement Saturday. Wommack (pronounced WAH-mick), 33, becomes the third head coach since the inception of South's program and the youngest at the NCAA FBS level.
"To be the head coach at the University of South Alabama is the opportunity of a lifetime! Melissa and I could not be more excited to return to a city that we love," said Wommack.