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Greg McElroy was a terrific quarterback at Alabama during his time in college, and he is still involved with the football program as he covers college football for ESPN.
Kalen DeBoer made news this weekend by signing Ryan Grubb as the new offensive coordinator for the Crimson Tide. McElroy is never 1 to shy away from his opinion, and he said it has been a long time coming for Grubb to be the guy at Alabama.
“This is the third time that Alabama has pursued Grubb,” McElroy said. “It started by Nick Saban in 2023, and Ryan Grubb said ‘Man, I can’t leave, we have a chance to be great as Washington. He parlayed that year to a job at Alabama. He followed Kalen DeBoer. He was the offensive coordinator there on staff for a couple weeks. The NFL carousel started going, so the Seattle Seahawks tried to hire him. He was recently fired by the Seahawks and will now be the OC at Alabama.”
Getting Grubb is something the program has tried to do for some time, and McElroy said it’s a great hire.
“I think this is a great hire,” McElroy said. “Ryan Grubb is a really cerebral coach. Look at the different ways he tries to attack opposing defenses. He has a great feel for how to create confusion. He creates a lot of problems for the opponent. That is why Nick Saban wanted him, that is why the NFL wanted him and why Kalen DeBoer wanted him.”
