After serving on a staff that helped lead Alabama to back-to-back Bowl Championship Series national championships, Kevin Sherrer was named the new defensive coordinator at the University of South Alabama on Jan. 11. Â In addition to his coordinator duties, he will work with Jaguar defensive backs.
As director of player development the last three years at Alabama, Sherrer’s responsibilities included assisting Crimson Tide student-athletes with academics, community outreach and their personal lives.  During his tenure, UA posted a 35-5 (87.5%) mark while winning the BCS national title each of the last two seasons and the 2012 Southeastern Conference championship.  The Crimson Tide finished 13-1 last fall after defeating Notre Dame 42-14 in the national championship game, while they claimed the first of two straight national titles with a 21-0 victory over then-No. 1 Louisiana State.  In his first season with the program, Alabama ended the year 10-3 following a 49-7 defeat of Michigan State in the Capital One Bowl.
Prior to joining the staff at Alabama, Sherrer was an assistant coach at Hoover (Ala.) High for five years, including serving as defensive coordinator the final three. Â In his first season on the staff the Buccaneers claimed the state 6A championship, a feat they would repeat in 2009, while in two of his other three years with the program HHS advanced to the title game. Â While Sherrer was on the staff, the Buccaneers posted a 61-12 (83.6%) record.
Sherrer was also the defensive backs coach at Spain Park (Ala.) High School from 2001-04, where he helped the Jaguars win 16 games his last two seasons after going 3-7 in the school’s first-ever year competing in football.  SPHS finished 7-4 the following fall after qualifying for the state 6A playoffs, while in 2004 the Jaguars advanced to the quarterfinals en route to a 9-4 overall mark.
He got his start in the coaching ranks as an assistant at Tuscaloosa County (Ala.) High during the 1996 and ’97 seasons; Sherrer helped lead the Wildcats to the state 6A championship in his second year on the staff as well, as they would go 21-6 (77.8%) during his tenure with the program.
He was also a graduate assistant at Alabama from 1998-2000, assisting on defense while also helping to coordinate scout teams, video breakdown and on-campus recruiting. Â The Tide won the 1999 SEC title and played in the Orange Bowl that season, also participating in the Music City Bowl during that three-year span.
Sherrer was a tight end for the Crimson Tide from 1993-95, during which time Alabama recorded a 29-7-1 (79.7%) overall mark while winning the SEC West Division title twice. Â UA ended the 1993 campaign 9-3-1 after defeating North Carolina 24-10 in the Gator Bowl, and the next season put together a 12-1 record following a 24-17 victory over Ohio State in the Citrus Bowl to end the year.
He is a 1996 graduate of Alabama with a degree in physical education, and he earned his master’s degree in higher education administration from the school in 2000.  Sherrer and his wife Carrie have twin sons, Kaleb and Kyle.
The Sherrer File
Born: March 19, 1973, in Oneonta, Ala.
Education:
 Alabama ’96, bachelor’s degree in physical education
 Alabama ’00, master’s degree in higher education administration
Collegiate Playing Experience:
 Three years, tight end, Alabama
Coaching Experience:
 Tuscaloosa County (Ala.) High — assistant coach, 1996-97
 Alabama — graduate assistant, 1998-00
 Spain Park (Ala.) High — assistant coach, 2001-04
 Hoover (Ala.) High — assistant coach, 2005-09
 Alabama — director of player development, 2010-12
 South Alabama — assistant coach, 2013-
Family: Wife, Carrie; Two sons, Kaleb (13) and Kyle (13)
