Ellis Ponder Leaving Alabama Football, Joining Jimmy Sexton

The right-hand man of Alabama's former head coach, Nick Saban, is now departing the program after almost a decade on the staff. According to Nick Kelly of AL.com, Ellis Ponder is leaving his role as Alabama associate AD for strategic operations to join agent Jimmy Sexton at CAA.

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Ponder was first hired by Alabama in 2015, serving two years as the Crimson Tide's associate director of football operations. In February 2017, he was elevated to the director of football operations.

Ponder was the right-hand man for Nick Saban when serving as COO for Alabama football. Anything Saban needed, Ponder got the job.

Ponder even served as a stabilization when Saban stood on a Gatorade cooler to deliver a speech to his team.

Wyatt Fulton is the Tide 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.