Coaches
Kane Wommack
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Kane Wommack
Played at Arkansas 2005-2006, Southern Miss 2007-2009 · alma mater (CFBD): Southern Miss
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | UT Martin | Position | QB | not known |
| 2011 | Jacksonville State | GA | GA | not known |
| 2012-2013 | Ole Miss | GA | GA | Hugh Freeze |
| 2014-2015 | Eastern Illinois | DC | DC | not known |
| 2016-2017 | South Alabama | DC | DC/LB✓ | Joey Jones |
| 2018 | Indiana | Position | LB | Tom Allen |
| 2019-2020 | Indiana | DC | DC/LB✓ | Tom Allen |
| 2021-2023 | South Alabama | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2024- | Alabama | DC | DC✓ | Kalen DeBoer*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | South Alabama | Defensive coordinator | 58 | 62 | 71 | 105 | 128 |
| 2017 | South Alabama | Defensive coordinator | 64 | 68 | 86 | 58 | 130 |
| 2019 | Indiana | Defensive coordinator | 43 | 45 | 39 | 90 | 130 |
| 2020 | Indiana | Defensive coordinator | 37 | 14 | 35 | 43 | 127 |
| 2024 | Alabama | Defensive coordinator | 6 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 134 |
| 2025 | Alabama | Defensive coordinator | 28 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 136 |
| 2026 | Alabama | Defensive coordinator | 17 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 138 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | South Alabama | 5-7 | - → - | 86 | 37 | -7.2 | 36% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | South Alabama | 10-3 | - → - | 45 | 31 | 10.8 | 42% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | South Alabama | 7-6 | - → - | 16 | 25 | 5.1 | 77% wins | 133 |
Worked under
- Hugh Freeze · Ole Miss 2012-2013 (GA)
- Joey Jones · South Alabama 2016-2017 (DC, Position)
- Tom Allen · Indiana 2018-2020 (DC, Position)
- Kalen DeBoer*+ · Alabama 2024-2026 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 5
- Corey Batoon · South Alabama 2021-2023 (DC, Position)
- Major Applewhite* · South Alabama 2021-2023 (OC, Position)
- Rob Ezell · South Alabama 2021-2023 (Position)
- Will Windham · South Alabama 2021-2023 (Position)
- Jay Hopson · South Alabama 2023 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 5
- Jon Bradley · South Alabama 2024 (Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Paul Petrino · South Alabama 2024-2025 (OC, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Broderick Fobbs · South Alabama 2025-2026 (Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Jason Washington · South Alabama 2025-2026 (DC, Position) · under Major Applewhite
- Todd Orlando · South Alabama 2026 (DC) · under Major Applewhite
Coached together
- Gerad Parker* · UT Martin 2010 · him Position, them Other
- Jason Simpson · UT Martin 2010 · him Position, them Head coach
- Nathan Burton · UT Martin 2010 · him Position, them Position
- Ryan Nielsen · UT Martin 2010 · him Position, them Position
- Maxwell Thurmond · Jacksonville State 2011 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Chris Kiffin · Ole Miss 2012-2013 · him GA, them Position
- Corey Batoon · Ole Miss 2012-2013 · him GA, them Analyst, Other
- Dan Werner · Ole Miss 2012-2013 · him GA, them OC
- Dave Wommack · Ole Miss 2012-2013 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Derrick Nix · Ole Miss 2012-2013 · him GA, them Position
- Grant Heard · Ole Miss 2012-2013 · him GA, them Position
- Hugh Freeze · Ole Miss 2012-2013 · him GA, them Head coach
- Matt Luke · Ole Miss 2012-2013 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Tom Allen · Ole Miss 2012-2013 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Wesley McGriff · Ole Miss 2012 · him GA, them DC
- Jason Jones · Ole Miss 2013 · him GA, them DC
- Ryan Aplin · Ole Miss 2013 · him GA, them GA
- Kim Dameron · Eastern Illinois 2014-2015 · him DC, them Head coach
- Mark Hutson · Eastern Illinois 2015 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Bryant Vincent* · South Alabama 2016-2017 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Joey Jones · South Alabama 2016-2017 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Colin Hitschler · South Alabama 2017 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Richard Owens · South Alabama 2017 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Grant Heard · Indiana 2018-2020 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Mark Hagen · Indiana 2018 · him Position, them DC
- Mike DeBord · Indiana 2018 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Mike Hart · Indiana 2018-2020 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Nick Sheridan · Indiana 2018-2020 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Tom Allen · Indiana 2018-2020 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- William Inge · Indiana 2018-2019 · him DC, Position, them ST coord.
- Kalen DeBoer*+ · Indiana 2019 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Kevin Peoples · Indiana 2020 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Corey Batoon · South Alabama 2021-2023 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Major Applewhite* · South Alabama 2021-2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Rob Ezell · South Alabama 2021-2023 · him Head coach, them Position
- Will Windham · South Alabama 2021-2023 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jay Hopson · South Alabama 2023 · him Head coach, them Position
- Bryan Ellis · Alabama 2024-2026 · him DC, them Position
- Chris Kapilovic · Alabama 2024-2025 · him DC, them Position
- Chuck Morrell · Alabama 2024-2026 · him DC, them Analyst, Position
- Colin Hitschler · Alabama 2024 · him DC, them DC, Position
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Alabama 2024-2025 · him DC, them OC, Other, Position
- John McNulty · Alabama 2024 · him DC, them Analyst
- Kalen DeBoer*+ · Alabama 2024-2026 · him DC, them Head coach
- Maurice Linguist · Alabama 2024-2026 · him DC, them DC, Position
- Nick Sheridan · Alabama 2024-2025 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Ryan Grubb · Alabama 2025-2026 · him DC, them OC
- Derrick Nix · Alabama 2026 · him DC, them Position
Played together
- Alex Mortensen* · Arkansas 2005