OLBs coach Lance Thompson leaves Alabama for Auburn
By Alex Scarborough
Published January 14, 2015, 09:00:39 AM
For the second time in a span of 24 hours, Alabama learned that an assistant is on the move. Outside linebackers coach Lance Thompson is heading to Auburn, where he will hold the same position.
Along with the departure of inside linebackers coach Kevin Steele to another SEC West rival in LSU, Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban has work to do retooling his defensive staff.
But for Auburn and its new defensive coordinator, Will Muschamp, the hiring of Thompson yields one of the SEC’s longest-tenured coaches and most successful recruiters.
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