Report: Linebackers Coach William Inge Headed to SEC Rival

The Alabama Crimson Tide's chaotic offseason assistant coaches search was all but finalized earlier on Monday, but now another spot needs to be filled.

Earlier on Monday, new Alabama football head coach Kalen DeBoer and company announced they were set to hire Baylor offensive line coach Chris Kapilovic for the same position and Georgia Southern offensive coordinator Bryan Ellis as the tight ends coach. These additions completed the Tide's chaotic offseason assistant search...assuming they all sign their contracts.

However, on Monday evening, On3's Austin Price reported that Alabama's new linebackers coach William Inge will be headed to SEC rival Tennessee to take the place of former Volunteers linebackers coach Brian Jean Mary.

"BREAKING: Tennessee has replaced Brian Jean Mary with former Washington Co-Defensive Coordinator William Inge," Price writes.

Since former Washington head football coach Kalen DeBoer has arrived in Tuscaloosa, Ala., he's brought along many other Huskies staff members to help him with the Crimson Tide.

Like many of the new Tide assistants, on Feb. 5, DeBoer also brought Inge along from Washington, as he was the Huskies' defensive assistant.

Inge was hired by Washington as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach on Dec. 18, 2021. He reunited with Husky head coach Kalen DeBoer, having served as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Fresno State the previous two years.

Inge helped pull the strings to one of the most exciting teams to watch on both sides of the field this past season and the Huskies' run to the College Football National Championship is indicative of that.

One other notable form of assistant coaching news that occurred on Monday was that Kane Wommack signed his deal to officially become Alabama's next defensive coordinator. In addition, Wommack is also designated as the inside linebackers coach, but Alabama will continue to find a candidate to develop both areas of the position.

As the Tide now must reopen its search party to replace Inge, assuming pen goes to paper, Alabama will see him opposite its sideline on Oct. 19 in Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn.

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