re: Official Alabama assistant coaching search thread: staff complete Edition

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Could Alabama's search for a defensive line coach be finally coming to an end?

According to report from Sports Illustrated's Bruce Feldman, "there's a good chance" Miami defensive line coach Craig Kuligowski ends up at Alabama, shortly after it was announced Monday he was leaving the Hurricanes program after two seasons.

Bruce Feldman @BruceFeldmanCFB
I'm hearing there's a good chance Craig Kuligowski who is leaving #Miami will end up as #Alabama's new DL coach for Nick Saban.
6:39 PM - Feb 19, 2018

Bruce Feldman @BruceFeldmanCFB
SOURCE: Craig Kuligowski is leaving #Miami, expected to become #Alabama's new D-line coach. He played for Nick Saban at Toledo.
6:56 PM · Feb 19, 2018

The school released the following statement on Kuligowski, according to Inside the U:

"The University of Miami announced Monday that assistant head coach/defensive line coach Craig Kuligowski is leaving the program to pursue other opportunities. Kuligowski coached two seasons in Coral Gables after spending the previous 15 years as the defensive line coach at the University of Missouri."

Prior to his previous two stints at Miami and Missouri, Kuligowski was an assistant coach at Toledo, serving as both the defensive line and tight ends coach from 1993-2000. He was also the Rockets' recruiting coordinator during the 1992-1993 season.

His ties to the Crimson Tide are directly connected to head coach Nick Saban, as Kuligowski played under Saban at Toledo as a senior in 1990.

Alabama is in need of a defensive line coach after Karl Dunbar left for the Pittsburgh Steelers' D-line coaching opening back on Feb 8.

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