Scott Cochran is returning to the state of Alabama. Cochran, who spent 13 seasons as Alabama football's strength and conditioning coach under coach Nick Saban most known for being "Coach Yeah," was named as the new head football coach of West Alabama.

Scott Cochran, once the most famous strength and conditioning coach in college football as Nick Saban's right-hand man, is back in college football as a head coach. Cochran, who most recently was on Georgia's 2023 staff,

Cochran takes over a program coming off a 9-2 season nearly a year to the day from his departure from his coaching role at Georgia.