The annual poaching of Nick Saban’s coaching staff has commenced in earnest.
Saban already knew he would be forced to replace offensive coordinator Mike Locksley, who accepted the head-coaching job at Maryland in early December. Thursday, following up on speculation that had been bubbling since Geoff Collins accepted the job last month, Georgia Tech confirmed that is has added Alabama offensive line coach Brent Key to Collin’s Yellow Jackets staff.
The specific job Key, who played his college football at Tech and started his coaching career at his alma mater as a graduate assistant, will hold wasn’t confirmed by the football program.
.@CoachCollins announced that @CoachBrentKey will be part of the coaching staff. More details soon. 🐝🏈👊#TogetherWeSwarm
— Georgia Tech Football (@GeorgiaTechFB) January 10, 2019
Key had spent the past three seasons as the line coach for the Crimson Tide.
In addition to Key, it’s also being reported that Saban is expected to lose wide receivers coach Josh Gattis as well.
While no specific school was mentioned, it’s believed that Gattis will follow Locksley to Maryland to take over the Terrapins’ offense.