[JJJ]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Former Maryland coach D.J. Durkin is spending time with the Alabama football staff but hasn't been hired.

Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said in a statement Friday that Durkin "is spending a few days with our staff in Tuscaloosa from a professional development standpoint." Saban says Durkin hasn't been "hired in any capacity" but is observing Alabama's football operations as other coaches have done.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nca.../38739837/

[JJJ]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Former Maryland coach D.J. Durkin is spending time with the Alabama football staff but hasn't been hired.

Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said in a statement Friday that Durkin "is spending a few days with our staff in Tuscaloosa from a professional development standpoint." Saban says Durkin hasn't been "hired in any capacity" but is observing Alabama's football operations as other coaches have done.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nca.../38739837/