Media outlets react to the departure of Mal Moore

Mal Moore, who has held the title of Director of Athletics at the University of Alabama since 1999, stepped down this afternoon due to pending health issues.

Moore, 73, will now take a position as a special assistant to UA president Judy Bonner.

Spending six decades with the University of Alabama in various capacities, Moore is being remembered via local, regional, and national media outlets, as a dedicated servant and leader.

While many, in the short term, will remember Mal Moore as simply the man who hired Nick Saban, in the grand scheme of things, Moore was, and is...a cornerstone of Alabama athletics.

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