According to a report Friday morning from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Alabama Crimson Tide co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach Colin Hitschler has been informed that he will not return for the 2025 season.

Alabama football appears to have filled the vacancy on its coaching staff, after Colin Hitschler’s departure. Chuck Morrell, who had worked as a special assistant to the head coach in 2024 for the Crimson Tide,

Alabama football releasing assistant coach Colin Hitschler after dreadful loss to Michigan in the 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl

Alabama football is headed for a critical offseason after falling short of expectations in head coach Kalen DeBoer's first season in Tuscaloosa. The Tide went 9-3 in the regular season, but were the last team out of the College Football Playoff field.