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Senator Cadaverville? No wonder he was semi-retired when he coached here. Granpappy Grubbs was busy planning his future Senatorial Campaign run.

Quote:Former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville is joining the Republican race to win back the Alabama Senate seat from Democrat Doug Jones in 2020.

Tuberville announced his candidacy Saturday on Twitter and in a statement.

“After more than a year of listening to Alabama’s citizens, I have heard your concerns and hopes for a better tomorrow," he said. "I am humbled to announce the next step — I will be a Republican candidate for US Senate. I invite you to join my team."

Tuberville, a native of Arkansas, kicked around the idea of running for governor of Alabama in 2018, but decided to stay out of politics at that time. He has previously described his life in college football as "being in politics for the last 40 years."

In 21 seasons as a head coach, Tuberville won 159 games with Mississippi, Auburn, Texas Tech and Cincinnati. He stepped down at Cincinnati after the Bearcats went 4-8 in 2016.

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