Sanderson, the Alabama coach, with a team that has averaged a relatively meager 72 points a game, decided to slow things up.

The Alabama coach made it a point to get to know McKay better, the better to pick his brain.

Rick Moody, the Alabama coach, said Elliott made a big difference.

The Alabama coach had laid out a simple formula.

Bear Bryant, the legendary Alabama coach, went to Texas one spring to study the wishbone.

The Alabama coach, Bear Bryant, decided he could not compete on a national level without integrating his team.

I'm not going to be the Alabama coach.

Bill Curry, the Alabama coach, hoped the year would be remembered for what this group had achieved.

Nearly two weeks ago, he said, "I'm not going to be the Alabama coach."

Paul (Bear) Bryant, the legendary Alabama coach, died soon after his retirement.