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USA Today
13-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
West Alabama adds former Alabama TE OJ Howard to new-look coaching staff
West Alabama adds former Alabama TE OJ Howard to new-look coaching staff He's won and excelled at every level of 🏈! A National Champion, Multiple Time SEC Champion, and Super Bowl Champion joins the staff‼️ Everyone join us in welcoming O.J. Howard to our UWA Family! 📰: — West Alabama FB (@uwa_football) March 11, 2025 For the second time this week, the West Alabama football program has tapped into the Crimson Tide pipeline as they have named former TE O.J. Howard as the program's Director of Player Development. Howard joins fellow former Alabama standout Blake Sims in Livingston, AL who agreed to be the team's wide receiver coach over the weekend. Scott Cochran, the former Alabama strength and conditioning coach, is now the head coach of the Tigers and is doing a great job of bringing in football minds. Ronnie Clark and Thomas Fletcher are both also on his staff. Howard was sensational during his time with the Crimson Tide as he appeared in 46 games, won a national title and was named the CFP National Championship Game Offensive MVP before being selected No. 19 overall in the 2017 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Howard spent six seasons in the NFL totaling 129 receptions, 1,882 yards and 17 TDs. He last appeared for the Texans in 2022, so this move probably ends his NFL career. His first day with the program will officially be on April 1st, but I think O.J. is a perfect personality for this role.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former Bucs first round pick joins West Alabama football staff
When the Bucs drafted O.J. Howard in the first round in 2017, expectations were high. While he never proved to be worth the value of his draft selection, he played a pivotal role in their 2020 Super Bowl run. He flashed at moments on the field, but off the field, and for the team, he was the ultimate professional, which is why he stuck around as long as he did. Fast forward eight years after he was drafted, O.J. Howard is transitioning to a new chapter in his football life. The University of West Alabama announced on Tuesday that the former Bucs tight end was joining the program as its Director of Player Development. He's won and excelled at every level of 🏈! A National Champion, Multiple Time SEC Champion, and Super Bowl Champion joins the staff‼️Everyone join us in welcoming O.J. Howard to our UWA Family! 📰: — West Alabama FB (@uwa_football) March 11, 2025 Before his seven-year NFL career, Howard played for the University of Alabama under coach Nick Saban. One can imagine that the idea of a homecoming of sorts appealed to Howard after he grew up just two hours away from West Alabama in Prattsville. This article originally appeared on Bucs Wire: Former Bucs first round pick joins college staff of West Alabama
USA Today
12-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Former Bucs first round pick joins West Alabama football staff
Former Bucs first round pick joins West Alabama football staff When the Bucs drafted O.J. Howard in the first round in 2017, expectations were high. While he never proved to be worth the value of his draft selection, he played a pivotal role in their 2020 Super Bowl run. He flashed at moments on the field, but off the field, and for the team, he was the ultimate professional, which is why he stuck around as long as he did. Fast forward eight years after he was drafted, O.J. Howard is transitioning to a new chapter in his football life. The University of West Alabama announced on Tuesday that the former Bucs tight end was joining the program as its Director of Player Development. Before his seven-year NFL career, Howard played for the University of Alabama under coach Nick Saban. One can imagine that the idea of a homecoming of sorts appealed to Howard after he grew up just two hours away from West Alabama in Prattsville.
