Alabama named Buffalo's Nate Oats as its new basketball coach on March 27. Cecil Hurt and Ben Jones sit down after his introduction the next afternoon and talk about first impressions, his plans for the staff and recruiting, and the kind of reputation he built at Buffalo.

<p>Alabama named Buffalo's Nate Oats as its new basketball coach on March 27. Cecil Hurt and Ben Jones sit down after his introduction the next afternoon and talk about first impressions, his plans for the staff and recruiting, and the kind of reputation he built at Buffalo.</p>

Brought to you by The Tuscaloosa News and TideSports.com, Cecil Hurt and Clint Lamb team up to talk all things Alabama football and Alabama sports.

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