Less than a week after word emerged that Alabama would be adding Steve Sarkisian to its coaching staff as an offensive aid, the former USC and Washington head coach was in the booth helping out the staff during a game.
Sark joined Alabama’s coaches up high during the Crimson Tide’s game against Western Kentucky on Saturday.
Alabama head coach Nick Saban confirmed on Tuesday that Sarkisian would join the Tide’s staff and said they had talked about it a long time ago.
“We’re glad to have him as part of the organization,” Saban told news reporters. “Hopefully he’ll be able to get back on his feet professionally and this will be beneficial to him.
“We talked about it really quite a while ago, and I told him that we’d love to have him as part of the organization. He’s going through some personal things himself to get himself in a very positive position and wants to continue to do those things in the future and professionally. He loves coaching. I’ve known him for a long time and he’s a very, very good coach.
“To make a contribution to being an analyst here and having some input in some things that we can do better, I think, will be a real positive for our organization.”
Sarkisian was fired by USC last season amid a scandal surrounding his conduct and alcohol problems.
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