Jeff Stoutland Position: Offensive Line Experience: First Year Alma Mater: Southern Connecticut State, 1984

One of the nation's most respected offensive line coaches, Jeff Stoutland is completing hirs first season at Alabama after serving as the offensive line coach at Miami from 2007-10. Stoutland, who was the interim head coach for the Hurricanes in the 2010 Sun Bowl, has spent the last 14 years as an assistant coach at Miami, Michigan State and Syracuse.

In 2011, Stoutland's offensive line helped pave the way for Heisman Trophy finalist Trent Richardson, while allowing the second fewest sacks in the Southeastern Conference, giving up just 15 all season. The veteran duo of Barrett Jones and William Vlachos, who were both named First-Team All-SEC, has combined for 74 starts in their Crimson Tide careers. Jones was awarded the Outland Trophy, becoming the third to receive the award in program history, while Vlachos was one of six finalists for the Rimington Award, presented to the nation's best center. Jones was a first-team Walter Camp All-American while Vlachos earned second-team recognition. Also honored for his performance on the offensive line this season was Chance Warmack, who was named a second-team All-SEC selection by league coaches.

As a member of the Hurricanes coaching staff, Stoutland helped Miami to lead the ACC in total offense (421.3 ypg) and finish third in rushing (182.5 ypg). Brandon Washington was a first-team All-ACC selection at guard and tackle Orlando Franklin was a second-team honoree. In 2009, tackle Jason Fox earned first-team all-conference honors and was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft.

Before heading to Miami, Stoutland spent the previous seven seasons (2000-06) at Michigan State. He produced six All-Big Ten selections during his tenure and in addition, seven Spartans earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. In 2005, the Michigan State line paved the way for the nation's No. 5 offense, No. 11 pass offense and No. 20 rush offense. The 2004 MSU offense ranked second in the Big Ten and No. 10 in the NCAA in rushing, with eight 200-yard rushing games. That line also led the Big Ten in fewest sacks allowed (eight). The Michigan State line helped running back T.J. Duckett produce back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons in 2000 and 2011.

Stoutland was an assistant at Syracuse (1997-99) for three years under Paul Pasqualoni, where he coached the tight ends for two years before taking over the offensive line in 1999. In addition to his coaching duties, he also served as the recruiting coordinator for all three seasons and Syracuse played in bowl games in each of those years. In 1999, he coached first-team All-Big East offensive tackle Mark Baniewicz, who also earned the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award and GTE Academic All-America honors. During his stint as tight ends coach, Stoutland helped produce two NFL players, including Roland Williams (Oakland Raiders) and Kaseem Sinceno (Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears).

Prior to that, Stoutland spent five years as offensive line coach at Cornell (1992-96). He guided center Greg Bloedorn to first-team All-Ivy League honors in 1995 and a three-year stint with the NFL's Seattle Seahawks (1997-99).

His full-time coaching credits include two stints at his alma mater, Southern Connecticut State, where he served as offensive coordinator for five years (1988-92) and coached inside linebackers for two seasons (1984-85). The New York City native also served as a graduate assistant for Dick MacPherson for two years at Syracuse (1986-87), working primarily with the offensive line.

Stoutland was a four-year letterman and three-year starter at inside linebacker at Southern Connecticut State (1980-83), where he was a team captain as a senior. He earned his bachelor's degree in physical education in 1984 and added a master's degree in exercise physiology from the school in 1986. He and his wife, Allison, who is a published children's author, have two children, Jake and Madison.