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Alabama Football: Bo Davis resigns amid recruiting violations

By Patrick Schmidt

Oct 10, 2015; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; A general view of Bryant-Denny Stadium during the game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Arkansas Razorbacks. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 10, 2015; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; A general view of Bryant-Denny Stadium during the game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Arkansas Razorbacks. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Alabama football assistant coach Bo Davis has resigned amid recruiting rules violations. Find out what that means for Nick Saban and who could replace him.

According to a report from TideSports’ Andrew Bone and Aaron Suttles, Alabama Crimson Tide defensive line coach Bo David resigned after violating recruiting regulations. 

The exact nature of the recruiting regulations that he violated isn’t exactly clear at the moment.

Davis was part of Saban’s original coaching staff when he came to Tuscaloosa in 2007 but left after the 2010 season for the same job with the Texas Longhorns. He did return to Alabama in 2014 and signed a one-year extension in June that saw his contract run through 2017.

Davis was instrumental in coaching one of the best defensive lines in the country last year and knew just how to motivate his players but also had a strong enough relationship that his players loved him.

Recruiting violations are a nasty word in college football, so while we wait to discover what exactly Davis did to lose his job, it’ll be interesting to see if there are any further ramifications stemming from this. Sometimes, the simple removal of the coach who was in the wrong can be an olive branch of sorts to the NCAA to avoid any harsher penalty, but it’s a wait-and-see time.

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As for who could replace Davis on the staff, Fox Sports’ Bruce Feldman wonders if Tosh Lupoi could fill the role. However, it bears mentioning Lupoi lost his job at Washington because he paid for a recruit’s tutoring classes. So removing one violator of the rules for another would seem like a curious decision by Saban.

But don’t expect Davis resignation to lead to Alabama vacating their national title or the program getting on probation. That’s just a hunch.

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