re: Official Coaching Search Thread: The Search Is Over

Offensive Line Possibilities:

Jody Wright, UAB: Coming off his first season as assistant head coach/offensive line for the Blazers, Wright's previous experience at UA spans from graduate assistant (2010) to offensive analyst (2011-2012) to director of player personnel (2015-2017). Additional SEC experience in the form of support staffer under both Sylvester Croom (2005-2008) and Dan Mullen (2009) at Mississippi State .

Ryan Silverfield, Memphis: Rising star as the Tigers' deputy head coach/co-offensive coordinator/offensive line coach. UM finished fourth nationally in rushing offense in 2018 at 280 yards per game. Extensive NFL experience, having worked for both the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings. For the 2017 cycle, Silverfield was ranked as the fourth-best recruiter in the American Athletic Conference by 247sports.com.

Will Friend, Tennessee: Recently completed first season at UT, where he serves under close friend and former UA teammate Jeremy Pruitt. Has coached OLs for four different FBS programs: UAB (2007-2010), Georgia (2011-2014), Colorado State (2015-2017) and Tennessee (2018). Four-year starter and two-time All-SEC selection at offensive guard for UA from 1993-1996.

Sam Pittman, Georgia: If he were to make a move it would have likely been to Tennessee with Jim Chaney, who recently left UGA to take over as the Vols' offensive boss. Still, a call likely already has been or will be made to gauge Pittman's interest. Long regarded as one of the best OL coaches in the game, Pittman has SEC stops at UT, Arkansas and UGA on his resume.

Rob Sale, Louisiana-Lafayette: Similar to Wright in that Sale, who just finished up his first season as the Ragin Cajuns' offensive line coach and offensive coordinator under former UA assistant Billy Napier, has extensive ties to Nick Saban and Alabama. Sale played for Saban at LSU before serving in a support staff role under his old coach at UA from 2007-2011. Sale spent a lot of time observing former UA OL coach Joe Pendry during his time at the Capstone. Also spent a season as Georgia's offensive line coach in 2015.

Allen Mogridge, FIU's assistant head coach and offensive line coach: just completed his second season with the Panthers. Meanwhile, Silverfield recently wrapped up his third season at Memphis, where he currently serves as deputy head coach, co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. Mogridge coaching stops have included Georgia Southern (2016), UCF (2012-2015), Temple (2013), his alma mater, North Carolina (2009-2012) and Buffalo (2004-2008). As for Silverfield, it was at his current stop that he worked with Notre Dame offensive coordinator Chip Long, a North Alabama graduate who oversaw the Tigers' attack in 2016.

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Sean Gleeson (Princeton bio)

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That's it, chief