After the Alabama Crimson Tide’s season came to an end, Kalen DeBoer decided to move on from offensive line coach Chris Kapilovic.
Kapilovic had been with the program for two seasons, but after some disappointing OL play, the Crimson Tide made the move. Now, all signs point to three-time Super Bowl champion OL and USC offensive analyst coach Adrian Klemm taking over the job, according to CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz.
Alabama is expected to hire USC’s Adrian Klemm as offensive line coach, sources tell me, @ByScarborough and @C_Morrissette.
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) January 26, 2026
Before USC, the former NFL starting offensive lineman was an offensive line coach for the New England Patriots, Oregon and the Pittsburgh Steelers. pic.twitter.com/xcFu1voL9N
Alabama’s season came to an end with an ugly 38-3 Rose Bowl loss to the Indiana Hoosiers.
Then, DeBoer moved on from Kapilovic, but bringing in Klemm is a big move for the program. Klemm won a pair of Super Bowls during his playing days with the New England Patriots.
Klemm was a second-round draft pick in 2020 after playing in college at Hawaii. His coaching experience is vast, as he has stops with each of the UCLA Bruins, SMU Mustangs and Oregon Ducks in college before he joined the USC Trojans in 2025.
Klemm also spent three seasons as the assistant OL and OL coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers and was the Patriots OL coach in 2023, so he has a lot of valuable experience working under coaches such as Bill Belichick and Mike Tomlin.
Alabama’s OL allowed the most pressures and fourth most sacks in the SEC this season, so this group needed a shake-up going forward.
