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- J.R. Sandlin joined UT after working as part of the recruiting staff at the University of Alabama from 2010-12
- Part of a back-to-back national championship program with the Crimson Tide in 2011 and 2012
- Helped Alabama secure the top-ranked recruiting classes in the nation in both 2011 and 2012
- Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the recruiting department for the Crimson Tide
- Spent the 2009 season as tight ends coach, chief football administrator and director of player personnel at Oxford High School in Alabama
- Served as recruiting specialist at UCF in 2008-09
- Served as offensive coordinator, wide receivers coach, director of player personnel and executive football administrator at American Christian Academy in Tuscaloosa, Ala., from 2007-2008
- Scholarship tight end at University of Central Florida from 2005-07
- Part of the Golden Knights' Conference USA championship team in 2005
- Graduated from University of Central Florida in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in sports and fitness
- Earned a master's degree in sport management from the University of Alabama in 2012
- Native of Tuscaloosa, Ala., where he starred at Northridge High School at tight end
