Friday, January 21, 2011

Alabama football: offensive line coach retires Joe Pendry; Jeff Stoutland comes from Miami to replace him

Keep coming changes for Alabama football program.

School announced on Friday the withdrawal of offensive line coach Joe Pendry and recruitment Assistant Jeff Stoutland of Miami University to replace him.

And today, security All-American Mark Barron presumably announce their NFL draft status. Today closes the window Juniors college announce the project eligibility.

Barron will be the fifth member of the class of recruitment of 2008 decide between a senior season and the NFL once Mark Ingram, Julio Jones and Marcell Dareus chose for the project and Dont' to chosen Hightower to return.

Pendry, whose coaching career began in 1971 in West Virginia during the last four seasons with the tide. He became the second wizard of Alabama to resign from the January 1 from Capital One Bowl win over Michigan State. He and Bo Davis, now Assistant in Texas, defensive line coach have changed jobs, although he is not leaving Tuscaloosa.

Pendry will remain with the Department of Athletics au "in a development capacity", which includes correspondence with former players and advice with issues of the NFL, according to a press release.

Pendry 19 seasons as an NFL assistant, including terms as an offensive coordinator with Houston, Carolina, Buffalo and Kansas City.

"I just felt it was time to retire, and look forward to spending more time with my family, especially the grandchildren," said in a press release.

His replacement arrives at Tuscaloosa after spending four seasons with the hurricanes. Stoutland held temporary jobs coach after Randy Shannon was fired in December, before the Golden he was hired as the replacement.

"I leave behind a large group of young people in Miami, but it is an opportunity that could not pass," Stoutland said in the press release. "I am really thrilled get logged and eager to begin teaching." "We want to finish the class strong recruitment and then quickly entering spring football".

Soon as coach the offensive line of Miami, Stoutland spent seven seasons at Michigan State, including three with Alabama Bobby Williams tight ends coach when he was head coach of the Spartans of 2000-02. Stoutland was also coach in Syracuse (1997-99) and Cornell (1992-96).


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