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Post by unalions on Dec 7, 2022 15:24:07 GMT -6
The first staff member has been announced!
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Post by lion1979 on Dec 7, 2022 15:25:46 GMT -6
Damn you beat me to it! Haha. Remember Davis being a really good player at Auburn a few years ago. He’s a Mobile guy as well as Dearmon. Hopefully some connections have already been made there!
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Post by unalions on Dec 7, 2022 15:45:47 GMT -6
From yesterday:
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Post by roaringsince96 on Dec 7, 2022 16:03:33 GMT -6
Pretty exciting hire. NFL linebacker coming to coach linebackers for us. We haven’t had a stud linebacker in quite sometime. Exciting.
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Post by unalions on Dec 8, 2022 12:02:58 GMT -6
Another former SEC player.
From the release:
Bentley served as an offensive graduate assistant at Florida Atlantic during the recently completed 2022 season.
As a player, Bentley started 45 career games on the FBS level and threw for 10,885 yards and 78 touchdowns from 2016-21.
"Jake Bentley is one of the rising stars in this business," said Dearmon. "A former SEC quarterback, he is also a product of high school football in the state of Alabama. Jake knows how to play, and also coach quarterbacks at an elite level. We are blessed to have Jake Bentley at UNA."
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Post by lion1979 on Dec 8, 2022 12:14:12 GMT -6
Another former SEC player. From the release: Bentley served as an offensive graduate assistant at Florida Atlantic during the recently completed 2022 season. As a player, Bentley started 45 career games on the FBS level and threw for 10,885 yards and 78 touchdowns from 2016-21. "Jake Bentley is one of the rising stars in this business," said Dearmon. "A former SEC quarterback, he is also a product of high school football in the state of Alabama. Jake knows how to play, and also coach quarterbacks at an elite level. We are blessed to have Jake Bentley at UNA." Another good hire..
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Post by unafied on Dec 8, 2022 12:29:40 GMT -6
Ok, I'm getting pretty excited about some of the connections Dearmon seems to have.
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Post by roaringsince96 on Dec 8, 2022 12:31:46 GMT -6
Getting?
Are we still FCS? Feels like we are much much bigger with all our latest hires in football side? Wow. Impressive.
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Post by una2013 on Dec 8, 2022 12:37:34 GMT -6
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Post by unalions on Dec 8, 2022 12:40:50 GMT -6
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Post by unalions on Dec 8, 2022 12:44:23 GMT -6
Coach Dearmon tweeted the FootballScoop report about the DC. Look what pic they used.
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Post by unalions on Dec 8, 2022 13:16:21 GMT -6
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Post by unalions on Dec 8, 2022 14:49:13 GMT -6
Some cool tweets:
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Post by unalions on Dec 8, 2022 15:21:24 GMT -6
DL Coach! FLORENCE, Ala. - A Spanish Fort, Ala. native, Thomas Johnston has joined the University of North Alabama football staff as a special teams coach, according to new Lion head coach Brent Dearmon. Johnston comes to North Alabama after spending the last year as strength and conditioning, and linebackers coach at Alabaster (Ala.) High School in 2022. A three-year letterman at linebacker as a player at UAB, Johnston earned Freshman All-Conference USA honors in 2017 and was a member of a conference championship team. He also lettered in baseball one season with the Blazers. "Thomas has been a star in this state as a high school player, college player and high school coach," said Dearmon. "Thomas has won championships as a player and coach in this state. He is a winner." roarlions.com/news/2022/12/8/football-johnston-to-coach-special-teams-at-north-alabama.aspx
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Post by unaman on Dec 8, 2022 15:37:56 GMT -6
Coaching staff already going to local high schools... Did Willis ever go to any of the county schools just to talk about football and meet the coaches?
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