The Alabama head coach position will be open at the end of the season, and the search for a new one already has begun. Bill Curry, the current head coach at Kentucky and former Alabama head football coach, commented on the search. Tommy Bowden, Clemson University head coach, is reportedly in the foremost position to become the Tide's next head coach. Bowden led the Clemson Tigers, a team that was picked to come in last in the Atlantic Coast Conference, to a 7-4 record in 1999. This season Clemson has been ranked consistently in the top 20 and looks to challenge Florida State University, and father Bobby Bowden, for the ACC crown.
Students are optimistic about the possibilities for the head coaching position.
I've seen the success of Tulane. Bowden is not the only coach who has been mentioned as a possibility. Jackie Sherill, head coach for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, is also up for grabs. Sherill is the only head coach who has taken the Bulldogs to more than two bowl games. He completely turned around Mississippi State.