Croom and Groh Candidates for Coaching Position

St. Louis Rams running backs coach Sylvester Croom has interviewed for a position on the Alabama coaching staff.

Croom is considered to be a candidate to replace former wide receivers coach Curt Cignetti who left Alabama to take the head coaching position at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Croom has never been a wide receivers coach and it is uncertain if Nick Saban will give Croom the wide receivers coach “tag” if hired.

As Saban has done in the past (on select occasions), Croom could be given the title of “assistant” while a current assistant coach is moved into the role of receivers coach.

Louisville quarterbacks coach Mike Groh is also in contention for the coaching vacancy at Alabama.

Groh was at Alabama in 2009 as a graduate assistant and worked with the receivers.

Groh is most recognized for being an assistant coach at Virginia for eight years, three of which were served as offensive coordinator.

Groh’s father, current Georgia Tech defensive coordinator Al Groh, is most noted in the college ranks for his many years (2001-09) as the head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers.

McElroy Injured, Jones in All-Star Football Challenge

Former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy suffered a cracked bone in his right hand during Saturday’s Under Armour Senior Bowl.

McElroy sustained the injury on the first play of the fourth quarter when he hit his right hand on a helmet (follow-through) after completing a pass to South Alabama’s Courtney Smith.

X-rays confirmed that McElroy suffered a cracked bone near his thumb. The injury will prevent the former Tide quarterback from throwing the football for a period of two weeks.

McElroy, along with former Tide offensive lineman James Carpenter, have been invited to the NFL combine which will be held February 23-March 1 in Indianapolis.

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Former Alabama wide receiver Julio Jones will be one of 12 college football stars who will take part in the 2011 All-Star Football Challenge.

The skills challenge will air on Feb. 4 from 6-8 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN.

Vollmar Accepts Position at Michigan

Mike Vollmar, the University of Alabama’s associate athletics director for football, has accepted a position in the athletics department at the University of Michigan.

Vollmar is expected to assume a position similar to the one he held at Alabama.

Prior to his arrival at Alabama in 2008, Mike Vollmar and Nick Saban had previously worked together at Michigan State University.

While Saban was the head coach (1995-99) of the Spartans, Vollmar served as the assistant athletics director, a position he held at MSU for 12 years.

In respect to the University of Michigan, Vollmar served as the assistant recruiting coordinator for the Wolverines from 1988-90.

Vollmar’s father, James, was a running back for the maize and blue in the 1950s.

Crimson Notes 1/26/10

The University of Alabama has announced the annual A-Day Spring Game will be held on April 16 at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Kickoff for the annual public scrimmage has been tentatively set for 2 p.m. and admission will be free to the general public.

Television coverage and other events concerning A-Day 2011 will be released at a later date.

Alabama leads the nation in spring game attendance with a joint total of 345,700 since 2007.



In other news, the 2011 homecoming game has been set for October 8, when the Crimson Tide will play host to the Vanderbilt Commodores.

Homecoming activities and kickoff time for the game will be released as soon as an official "homecoming schedule" has been finalized.

The 2011 Under Armour Senior Bowl is this Saturday at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, AL.

Former Alabama Crimson Tide stars James Carpenter, Preston Dial and Greg McElroy will be given the opportunity to showcase their skills in front of NFL coaches and scouts.

The Under Armour Senior Bowl will kickoff at 3:00 p.m. CST and will be nationally televised on the NFL Network.

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