Coaching Staff
Prior to the 2009 season, Alabama made several changes to its coaching staff. Alabama lost their defensive head coach, Kevin Steele, on January 10, 2009, when he was hired as defensive coordinator for Clemson, and their linebacker coach Lance Thompson on January 16, when he was hired as linebacker coach by Tennessee. The following week, Saban named Sal Sunseri from the NFL's Carolina Panthers as his team's new assistant head and linebacker coach, and James Willis from Auburn as the new associate head and linebacker coach.
| Name | Position | Seasons at Alabama |
Alma Mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Saban | Head coach | 3 | Kent State (1973) |
| Burton Burns | Associate Head Coach, Running Backs | 3 | Nebraska (1976) |
| Curt Cignetti | Receivers, Recruiting Coordinator | 3 | West Virginia (1983) |
| Bo Davis | Defensive Line | 3 | LSU (1993) |
| Jim McElwain | Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks | 2 | Eastern Washington (1984) |
| Joe Pendry | Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Line | 3 | West Virginia (1969) |
| Kirby Smart | Defensive Coordinator, Secondary] | 3 | Georgia (1999) |
| Sal Sunseri | Assistant Head Coach, Linebackers | 1 | Pittsburgh (1982) |
| Bobby Williams | Tight Ends, Special Teams | 2 | Purdue (1982) |
| James Willis | Associate Head Coach, Outside Linebackers | 1 | Auburn (1992) |
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