William Inge, the most recent coach to leave Alabama, has moved to Tennessee

William Inge Is Latest Alabama Coaching Defection, Lands at Tennessee

By Dan Sports Illustrated Washington Huskies News, Analysis and More

University of Washington football coaching staff, so tight and cohesive for two seasons in , continues to splinter in unusual ways post Huskies.

On Monday, William Inge became the third assistant to spend just a few weeks with the head coach in Alabama before taking another job — hired away by Tennessee as its linebackers coach.

Inge, 50, moved from one SEC school to another after former UW offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb and offensive-line coach Scott Huff spent less than a month in Tuscaloosa before returning to the Northwest and taking those same jobs with the Seattle Seahawks.

A co-defensive coordinator in Seattle, Inge attempted to land a position with Jedd new UW staff before showing up in Alabama reportedly as linebackers coach, though the school never made a formal announcement.

Curiously has just two of his Husky coaches with him in Alabama now in wide-receivers coach and tight-ends coach Nick Sheridan.

One has to wonder if everyone still considers themselves friends after enjoying a lot of success, getting paid well and having job security in , only to see it all end with taking the Alabama job.

Besides the Seahawks hires, former UW edge-rusher coach Eric Schmidt and defensive-line coach work for San Diego State as the defensive coordinator and the line coach, respectively, while co-defensive coordinator Chuck , cornerbacks coach Julius Brown and running-backs coach Lee Marks haven’t taken new positions yet.

Inge had a deep connection with , following him from Indiana to Fresno State to the UW and momentarily to Alabama.A coach, Inge, with kids still in school, had kept his California home the entire time he was with the Huskies, choosing to meet up with his family whenever he could in a long-distance manner.

The Huskies now have a wide SEC footprint with , and Sheridan at Alabama, along with former UW starting center Parker , reserve wide receiver Bernard and freshman quarterback Austin Mack; while Nate and Julius , former Husky starting offensive guards and now seniors, transferred to Mississippi; and former UW safety Turner and ex-cornerbacks coach Will Harris, not a assistant, have turned up at Florida.

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