re: Derrick Henry just decommitted

I believe that Kirby was secretly told that he could have the opportunity to take over as head coach at Alabama when Saban leaves, kind of like a secret coach in waiting. And that is the reason he stayed at Bama instead of going back to his alma mater. He probably wasn't sure that he would be retained if and when Richt lost his job.

Remember, at the time, Richt was more so on the hotseat, and he reached out to Kirby to become the DC. All the fans were thrilled because Kirby was doing a good job for Bama and they thought that Kirby would jump at the job to go back to Georgia. When he decided to stay at Bama, because the job was more secure at the time and he was given a huge raise, it pissed off the Georgia fan base.

IMO that's also the reason that Sunseri went to Tennessee. He didn't see becoming the DC at Bama anytime soon, because Kirby had the job until Saban left.

I'm not an insider and don't know, but that's my opinion.