▁from ▁viol ations ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁Alabama ▁head ▁coach , ▁Mike ▁Du B ose , ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁team ▁was ▁in el ig ible ▁for ▁post season ▁games , ▁including ▁the ▁SE C ▁Championship ▁Game . ▁The ▁turn around ▁success ▁Fran ch ione ▁made ▁prompt ed ▁Alabama ▁officials ▁to ▁offer ▁Fran ch ione ▁a ▁ 1 0 - year ▁contract ▁extension ▁worth ▁$ 1 5 ▁million . ▁Fran ch ione , ▁however , ▁did ▁not ▁sign ▁the ▁offer . ▁Following ▁Alabama ' s ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁and ▁the ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁head ▁coach ▁R . ▁C . ▁S loc um , ▁Fran ch ione ▁res igned ▁at ▁Alabama ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁after ▁public ly ▁stating ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁leave . ▁His ▁decision ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁NCAA ▁san ctions ▁placed ▁on ▁Alabama , ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁two - year ▁bow l ▁ban , ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁scholar ships ▁over ▁three ▁years , ▁and ▁five ▁years ▁prob ation . ▁Fran ch ione ▁did ▁not ▁return ▁to ▁Alabama ▁after ▁interview ing ▁for ▁the ▁job , ▁instead ▁inform ing ▁his ▁players ▁of ▁his ▁decision ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁job ▁at ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁via ▁video ▁tele con ference . ▁Many ▁Alabama ▁fans ▁noted ▁the ▁similar ities ▁between ▁Fran ch ione ' s ▁departure ▁from ▁T C U ▁and ▁how ▁he ▁left ▁Alabama . ▁His ▁departure ▁from ▁Alabama , ▁and ▁his ▁use ▁of ▁video ▁confer