The time of the year has arrived where opposing college football programs pluck coaches off Nick Saban’s staff.
Holmon Wiggins, the Crimson Tide’s wide receivers coach since 2019, is headed to Texas A&M to join Mike Elko’s staff.
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Billy Liucci, the executive editor and co-owner of TexAgs.com, reported the news on Tuesday.
Wiggins, 43, also served as Alabama’s assistant head coach on offense. He coached first-round wide receivers such as Jerry Jeudy, DeVonta Smith, Henry Ruggs III, Jaylen Waddle, and Jameson Williams. The California native is also a marquee recruiter and helped the Tide to three Southeastern Conference Championships (2020, 2021, and 2023) and a College Football Playoff National Championship in 2020.
Reggie Ragland, a former Alabama linebacker, already has an idea on who should replace Wiggins. The two-time BCS National Champion (2012, 2015) during his tenure with the Tide looks at former Alabama receiver Kevin Norwood as the man.
Kevin Norwood up next let’s go https://t.co/tRnSY9yPqF
— Reggie Ragland (@reggieragland) January 3, 2024
Norwood, a three-time BCS National Champion, played at Alabama from 2009 to 2013.
He is now an instructor at the University of Mississippi, but the former three-star recruit was a reliable receiver under Coach Saban. Norwood was a clutch performer on the biggest stages of college football, earning the nickname “Mr. Clutch” for his efforts against Louisiana State University for his efforts in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game (2011 season) and 2012 regular season matchup on the road versus LSU.
We shall see if Saban makes a call to Norwood, but he’s the option Ragland wants to see return to Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Stephen M. Smith is the managing editor and senior writer for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can “like” him on Facebook or “follow” him on Twitter, via @CoachingMSmith.
