Alabama made a huge splash when it hired Ryan Grubb as offensive coordinator, reuniting the assistant with Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer. The two have worked together at the collegiate level for almost 10 years through stops at Sioux Falls,

Kalen DeBoer and Ryan Grubb went from being among the most acclaimed coaches in the country 13 months ago at UW to suddenly seeking a resurgence at Alabama.

But Grubb was sticking with the head coach with whom he’d through the ranks from the back roads of Sioux Falls to the pinnacle of the college game. He was a Kalen DeBoer guy, enough so to follow him to Tuscaloosa last January to accept the gig he rebuffed a year earlier.

The Alabama offense is officially back in familiar hands. Ryan Grubb has been hired as Alabama's offensive coordinator, sources confirmed to CBS Sports, reuniting with Kalen DeBoer just weeks after being fired by the Seattle Seahawks.

DeBoer and Grubb built high-powered offenses together at previous stops, including Washington and Fresno State.

Former Seahawks and UW offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb will become the new offensive coordinator for Alabama, reuniting with Kalen DeBoer, according to multiple sources on Sunday.

I n the end former Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb just did not adjust to facts on the ground as well as he needed to. That's why he's on his way back to Kaelin

Former Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb has landed on his feet. Fired after his first and only year with the Seahawks (and the NFL overall), Grubb is headed to Tuscaloosa to be the offensive coordinator for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Alabama is set to hire Ryan Grubb as offensive coordinator, reuniting him with Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer, sources told ESPN.