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Robert Bala
Current position
TitleInside linebackers coach
TeamWashington
ConferenceBig Ten
Biographical details
Alma materSouthern Utah University (2008)
Playing career
2004–2005Palomar
2006–2007Southern Utah
Position(s)Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2010Snow (LB)
2011–2013Palomar (DC)
2015–2016Palomar (DC)
2014Oakland Raiders (intern)
2017OUAZ (ST)
2018–2021Southern Utah (DC/LB/CB)
2022Liberty (analyst)
2023Alabama (LB)
2024–presentWashington (ILB)

Robert Bala is an American college football coach. He is the Inside linebackers coach for the Washington Huskies.

Coaching career

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Bala got his first coaching job in 2009 as the linebackers coach for Snow College.[1] In 2011, Bala was hired by Palomar College to be the team's defensive coordinator.[2] In 2014, Bala joined the Oakland Raiders as a linebackers coach and special teams intern, where after one season he returned to Palomar.[3] In 2017, Bala was hired by Ottawa University in Arizona to be the team's special teams coordinator.[4] In 2018, Bala was hired by his alma mater Southern Utah as the team's Cornerback's coach. Over the next few years, Bala was promoted in 2019 to coach the team's cornerbacks and be the co-special team's coordinator, and then in 2020 he was promoted as the team's safeties coach and defensive coordinator, and in 2021 he became the team's linebackers coach and defensive coordinator.[5] In 2022, Bala was hired by the Liberty Flames to be a defensive analyst.[6] For the 2023 season, Bala joined the Alabama Crimson Tide to coach the team's linebackers.[7] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Bala was not retained under new head coach Kalen DeBoer.[8] After not being retained by Alabama, Bala would head to Western Michigan as the team's defensive coordinator.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Tsoukalas, Tony (January 18, 2024). "Alabama moving on from Robert Bala at ILB coach". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Potter, Charlie (January 18, 2024). "ILB coach Robert Bala says goodbye to Alabama after not being retained". On3.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Smith, Stephen (February 25, 2023). "Who is Robert Bala? Alabama's new inside linebackers coach". Touchdown Alabama. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Rodak, Mike (February 25, 2023). "Alabama hiring former Hugh Freeze assistant to coach inside linebackers". AL.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  5. ^ Kelly, Nick (March 3, 2023). "What Nick Saban said about new Alabama football inside linebackers coach Robert Bala". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  6. ^ Alvarez, Nick (January 18, 2024). "Linebackers coach Robert Bala teases departure, thanks Alabama for 'opportunity'". AL.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  7. ^ Feldman, Bruce (February 25, 2023). "Liberty's Robert Bala joining Alabama staff as inside linebackers coach". The Athletic. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  8. ^ Kelly, Nick (January 18, 2024). "Alabama football assistant coach signals departure after Kalen DeBoer replaces Nick Saban". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  9. ^ Ehler, Matthew (February 2024). "WMU hires former Alabama LB coach Robert Bala as new defensive coordinator". MLive.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
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