Saban adds trio to coaching staff

Rice assistant reportedly set to coach quarterbacks
New Alabama coach Nick Saban added three coaches to his staff Friday, including a former Auburn player and Tennessee assistant coach.
The coaches are former Auburn tight end Ron Middleton, former Tennessee assistant Steve Marshall and Bo Davis. No specific duties have been announced. Not included among the latest announcements was Major Applewhite, the offensive coordinator at Rice. Applewhite has accepted an offer from Saban to coach quarterbacks, according to a Friday report in the Houston Chronicle.
Davis is not expected to be an on-field coach. He has a background as a strength and conditioning coach and most recently served as the Miami Dolphins assistant strength coach under Saban this season.
With Middleton and Marshall, Saban now has six of the nine spots filled on his on-field coaching staff. It also ensures the Tide will have a full allotment of coaches Monday on the road recruiting. Schools can have only seven coaches recruiting off-campus.
Middleton most recently served as tight ends and assistant special teams coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Middleton also coached from 1999-2003 as an assistant at Ole Miss under former Rebels coach David Cutcliffe.
Middleton, an Atmore native, graduated from Auburn in 1985 and was the Tigers MVP in 1984 and '85. He played with five different teams in the NFL and was a member of the Washington Redskins when they defeated Buffalo to win Super Bowl XXVI.
Marshall, a native of Vernon, Conn., who played at Louisville, began his coaching career in 1982 at Marshall and coached the offensive line at Tennessee from 1993-95. He was the running game coordinator for the Vols in '95.
Marshall has also had coaching stops at Murray State, Louisville, Virginia Tech, UCLA, Texas A&M and the NFL's Houston Texans. Marshall coached the line with the Texans in 2004-05 and was out of coaching for the 2006 season.
Davis, a native of Magee, Miss., was an assistant strength coach at LSU under Saban and is a former All-SEC defensive lineman for the Tigers.
As reported by: The Huntsville Times

By PAUL GATTIS Times Sports Staff