The 2023 season was spent by Kevin Steele as the defensive coordinator for the Tide.
ESPN announced on Monday night that Kevin Steele, the defensive coordinator for Alabama, is retiring.
Steele turns sixty-seven on March 17. When questioned about his coaching career last month prior to the Rose Bowl, he did not say he would soon be retiring.
He declared, “I’m enjoying it.” “I think I have something valuable to contribute. I have a boat if that ever disappears, fades, or negatively impacts the program.”
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Alabama LB Kendrick Blackshire enters transfer portal
This past season, Duncanville, Texas, native Kendrick Blackshire racked up 16 tackles in just eight games.
The transfer portal has been accessed by Alabama linebacker Kendrick Blackshire, as reported by Matt Zenitz and Chris Hummer of 247Sports.
Inside linebacker Blackshire, who stands six feet two and weighs 233 pounds, participated in eight games for Alabama last season and made 16 total tackles, one tackle for loss, and two pressures. He has played in 25 games over his three years in Tuscaloosa, collecting 25 total tackles.
The native of Duncanville, Texas, has one more year of eligibility left. At the time of his initial recruitment, Alabama saw him as a 4-star recruit by 247Sports and a top-200 overall prospect by the 247Sports Composite. Among other teams, he picked the Crimson Tide over Auburn and Arkansas.
Blackshire, who joined the transfer portal on December 4, is the 17th player from Alabama to do so. This is the entire list, with the names of those who have already disclosed their new transfer locations indicated:
The complete list of Alabama players who have used the transfer portal since it launched on December 4 is available here. The following are those who have announced new schools:
- QB Tyler Buchner — Notre Dame (Lacrosse)
- WR Ja’Corey Brooks — Louisville
- DL Anquin Barnes — Colorado
- OL Seth McLaughlin — Ohio State
- DB Earl Little Jr. — Florida State
- QB Eli Holstein — Pittsburgh
- WR Malik Benson — Florida State
- RB Roydell Williams
- WR Shazz Preston
- TE Miles Kitselman
- OL Terrence Ferguson
- DL Isaiah Hastings
- DL Monkell Goodwine
- LB Ian Jackson
- LB Kendrick Blackshire
- DB Kristian Story
- DB Jake Pope
