Just before the Alabama Crimson Tide faced the Auburn Tigers in the Iron Bowl, co-offensive coordinator JaMarcus Shephard accepted the Oregon State head-coaching position.

It was definitely a great opportunity for Shephard, who has never been a head coach before and will get the chance to turn around a reeling program in Corvallis.

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Of course, the timing was awkward for Alabama, which is preparing for the SEC Championship Game against the Georgia Bulldogs and then, more than likely, the College Football Playoff.

So, what does head coach Kalen DeBoer think, and what will Shephard's role in Tuscaloosa be in the meantime? DeBoer explained it all this week.

“Yeah, he really wants to be a part of everythin

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