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Texas Tech football: Five jobs that would make sense for Kliff Kingsbury

By Matthew Conner

AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 24: Head coach Kliff Kingsbury of the Texas Tech Red Raiders surveys the field as the team arrives before the game against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 24: Head coach Kliff Kingsbury of the Texas Tech Red Raiders surveys the field as the team arrives before the game against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /
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Alabama

It already seems like Alabama is playing at a different level than every other team in the nation.  So imagine how unfair it would be if Nick Saban could pair a Kingsbury offense with the typical Crimson Tide defense.

There is reason to believe that this could happen.  Alabama offensive coordinator Mike Locksley is considered a favorite to be named head coach at Maryland where he was O.C. from 2012-2015.

Of course, Maryland is still trying to rebound from the firing of D.J. Durkin in the wake of the death of Maryland offensive lineman Jordan McNair in June.  Locksley could be the right man to bring stability to Maryland thanks to the credibility he will be granted because of his time on Saban’s staff, which is the college football equivalent of being an intern at a Fortune 500 company.

On one hand, it would be tough for many college football fans to see Alabama become even more dominant than it already is thanks to a Kingsbury offense.  The only hope any team seems to have of knocking off the Tide is by stoping what can at times be an unimaginative plodding offense.

But conversely, it would be absolutely fascinating to see the “Air Raid” take flight against SEC defenses.  Putting Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa, who is already the Heisman Trophy favorite this year, together with the best QB coach in the nation would be almost erotic for football fans (at least those that do not have to see their team play Bama any time soon).

One must wonder how much Saban would try to reign in Kingsbury’s tempo offense though because it does not mesh with anything we have seen the Tide run and it does not seem to align with the typical Saban game plan.  Still, if Kingsbury wants the quickest path back to being a head coach, he should spend some time in Tuscaloosa. If the stink of Saban can make Mike Locksley a hot commodity, imagine what it could do for Kingsbury.

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