It was the only coaching post about which we did not consistently receive news; nevertheless, on Monday, word leaked out that a former Big 12 assistant was departing from his program to become a member of Kalen DeBoer’s staff at Alabama. Jay Nunez is reportedly leaving Oklahoma to take a position as Alabama’s special teams coordinator, according to Parker Thune of Rivals, who covers the Oklahoma Sooners. Though reports of a former Big 12 assistant departing his program to join Kalen DeBoer’s staff for the Crimson Tide surfaced on Monday, it was the only coaching position about which we did not receive regular updates. Jay Nunez is moving from Oklahoma to become the head coach of Alabama, according to Parker Thune of Rivals, who covers the Oklahoma Sooners.
He worked at Eastern Michigan University from 2017 to 2021 as a special teams coach, assistant head coach, defensive tackles coach, co-recruiting coordinator, and tight ends coach before joining the Big 12. Nunez managed special teams at Southern Illinois University and worked as a special teams quality control assistant at the University of Minnesota in 2016.
