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TexasTowelie

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Tue Feb 21, 2017, 08:21 PM Feb 2017

Tommy Tuberville reportedly considering a run for Alabama governor in 2018

Tommy Tuberville is reportedly seriously considering a run for governor of Alabama in 2018.

Tuberville, who coached at Auburn from 1999-2008, recently resigned after a 4-year tenure at Cincinnati. The 62-year-old Arkansas native has no political experience, but that's not necessarily a dealbreaker to hold high office these days.

"Two words -- Donald Trump," Terry Lathan, the chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, told CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd for a story published Tuesday. "See, Nov. 8."

Former football players or coaches entering the realm of politics isn't unprecedented. Two-time Alabama governor Fob James was a star halfback at Auburn in the mid-1950s.

Read more: http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2017/02/tommy_tuberville_reportedly_co.html

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