Robert Bala Explained

Robert Bala
Current Title:Inside linebackers coach
Current Team:Washington
Current Conference:Big Ten
Alma Mater:Southern Utah University (2008)
Player Years1:2004–2005
Player Team1:Palomar
Player Years2:2006–2007
Player Team2:Southern Utah
Player Positions:Linebacker
Coach Years1:2009–2010
Coach Team1:Snow (LB)
Coach Years2:2011–2013
Coach Team2:Palomar (DC)
Coach Years3:2015–2016
Coach Team3:Palomar (DC)
Coach Years4:2014
Coach Team4:Oakland Raiders (intern)
Coach Years5:2017
Coach Team5:OUAZ (ST)
Coach Years6:2018–2021
Coach Team6:Southern Utah (DC/LB/CB)
Coach Years7:2022
Coach Team7:Liberty (analyst)
Coach Years8:2023
Coach Team8:Alabama (LB)
Coach Years9:2024–present
Coach Team9:Washington (ILB)

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

Coaching career

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]

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Notes and References

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

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