Something great about Freeman is that he's not a coaching product of some other famous program, especially Saban's.
This randomly popped in my head, but for some reason I'm thankful that Freeman has no ties to Saban or SEC football. I love that he's an inside hire and has no Alabama lineage, unlike half the big coaches out there.
- Kirby Smart Saban's defensive coordinator from 2008–2015, Smart is now the head coach at Georgia.
- Lane Kiffin Saban's offensive coordinator from 2014–2016, Kiffin is now the head coach at Ole Miss.
- Billy Napier Saban's wide receivers coach from 2013–2016, Napier is now the head coach at Florida.
- Brent Key Saban's offensive line coach from 2016–2018, Key is now the head coach at Georgia Tech.
- Mario Cristobal An assistant coach at Alabama from 2013–2016, Cristobal is now the head coach at Miami.
- Dan Lanning A member of Saban's support staff, Lanning is now the head coach at Oregon.
- Brian Daboll A graduate assistant at Michigan State and later an offensive coordinator under Saban, Daboll is now the head coach of the New York Giants.
- Steve Sarkisian A coach under Saban, Sarkisian is now the head coach at Texas.
Other coaches who worked with Saban include: Mark Dantonio, Jimbo Fisher, Derek Dooley, Will Muschamp, and Jason Garrett.
(This list came from AI. I don't perfectly vouch for it.)