South Alabama assistant head coach Matt Shadeed leaving for job on Alabama staff
South Alabama assistant head coach and director of football athletic performance Matt Shadeed is leaving the program for a job on the Alabama staff, AL.com has confirmed.
Football Scoop is reporting that Shadeed will work closely with Kane Wommack, the former Jaguars head coach who left Tuesday to become the Crimson Tide defensive coordinator. However, Shadeed’s position is not expected to involve strength and conditioning, which is where his background lies.
A close friend of Wommack’s dating to their Southern Miss days in the late 2000s, the 37-year-old Shadeed has also worked at LSU, Ole Miss, Arkansas State, Baylor, Massachusetts and Nova Southeastern. He has been the equivalent of a head strength coach at various programs since 2017.
South Alabama is set to hire offensive coordinator Major Applewhite as Wommack’s replacement. Applewhite already had five coaching staff vacancies to fill and now has two more with his own and Shadeed’s positions.
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Alabama’s Kadyn Proctor in transfer portal: Why former top-five recruit may land with Iowa for 2024 season
Iowa is a school to watch for Proctor as he becomes the latest high-profile departure from Alabama
Alabama starting left tackle Kadyn Proctor has entered the transfer portal, according to 247Sports. The former five-star prospect was the No. 1 offensive tackle and No. 5 overall player in the 2023 class, per 247Sports rankings. Upon his arrival to Alabama, Proctor quickly cashed in on that potential, seizing the starting left tackle spot and helping Alabama reach the College Football Playoff in 2023.
According to 247Sports, Iowa has emerged as an early leader in the race for the highly-coveted Des Moines, Iowa, native. He originally committed to the Hawkeyes before flipping to the Crimson Tide in December of 2022.
More than a dozen Crimson Tide players have entered the transfer portal since Alabama’s season ended. The list has only continued to grow since coach Nick Saban’s retirement and Kalen DeBoer’s subsequent arrival from Washington as his replacement. Alabama players have a special 30-day window to enter the transfer portal in wake of Saban’s retirement.
Proctor notably joins starting cornerback and fellow former five-star prospect Caleb Downs on the list of Tide players to flirt with the portal. Both were freshman All-SEC selections for their efforts in what proved to be Saban’s final go-around.
