Cochran takes over a program coming off a 9-2 season nearly a year to the day from his departure from his coaching role at Georgia.

Scott Cochran, once the most famous strength and conditioning coach in college football as Nick Saban's right-hand man, is back in college football as a head coach. Cochran, who most recently was on Georgia's 2023 staff,

Cochran, 45, brings extensive SEC experience to the Division II program. A New Orleans native and an LSU alum, he oversaw strength and conditioning under Saban at LSU, and later rejoined Saban at Alabama from 2007 to 2019.

Scott Cochran is returning to the state of Alabama. Cochran, who spent 13 seasons as Alabama football's strength and conditioning coach under coach Nick Saban most known for being "Coach Yeah," was named as the new head football coach of West Alabama.