A member of Nick Saban’s coaching rehab is about to leave the nest.
According to a report from FootballScoop.com, Butch Jones is expected to take the head coaching position at Arkansas State University.
On the heels of the report, a pair national media pundits — Brett McMurphy and Bruce Feldman — both confirmed the report with their own sources, in that the Red Wolves will announce Jones as its head coach in a presser on Saturday.
Alabama assistant Butch Jones will be introduced as Arkansas State’s coach in a 7 p.m. ET team meeting, sources told @Stadium. Jones previously was head coach at Tennessee, Cincinnati & Central Michigan
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 12, 2020
BREAKING: #Alabama staffer Butch Jones, the former Tennessee/Cincy/CMU coach, is expected to be named the new head coach at Arkansas State, per sources… The 52-year old Jones is 84-54 all time as a head coach.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) December 12, 2020
Jones, 52, has been an offensive analyst at Alabama since 2018.
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He was previously at the helm at Central Michigan (2007-09), Cincinnati (2010-12) and Tennessee (2013-17), prior to his arrival to the Crimson Tide as an off-field assistant.
Jones was on an SEC Championship team in 2018 and helped Alabama remain unbeaten through a 10-game, conference-only schedule. He will take every lesson and apply it to his new opportunity at Arkansas State.
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