Alabama has started the in-person interview phase of finding its replacement for Scott Cochran.

Kansas State’s Chris Dawson is in Tuscaloosa today interviewing for the Crimson Tide strength and conditioning job, according to sources.

Dawson appears to be the first in-person interview for the job since Cochran left to become the special teams coordinator at Georgia on Monday.

A 1995 graduate of Oklahoma, Dawson has been the head strength and conditioning coach at Kansas State since 2010 after previously serving as the head strength and conditioning coach at Kansas (2003-09) and Minnesota (2001-02).

Matt Zenitz is an Alabama and Auburn reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @mzenitz.