Reports: Alabama hires Notre Dame offensive coordinator Tommy Rees

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: APR 23 Notre Dame Spring Game SOUTH BEND, IN - APRIL 23: Notre Dame Fighting Irish offensive coordinator Tommy Rees looks on during the Notre Dame Blue-Gold Spring Football Game on April 23, 2022 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, IN. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

By Nick Bromberg, Yahoo Sports

Alabama has found its new offensive coordinator.

Notre Dame offensive coordinator Tommy Rees is taking the same position with the Crimson Tide according to multiple reports. Rees’ hire comes a day after he traveled to Tuscaloosa to interview for the position and he succeeds Bill O’Brien after the former Houston Texans coach left to be the offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots.

Rees, a former Notre Dame quarterback, has been an assistant with the Irish since 2017. He coached quarterbacks for three seasons at the school before he was promoted to offensive coordinator before the 2020 season.