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Brent Key leaving Alabama for Georgia Tech after CFP title matchup

It was not as big as last season, but there remains a coaching turnover at Alabama.

After seeing Michael Locksley accept a head coaching job at Maryland, offensive line coach Brent Key is next to leave Nick Saban’s staff as he is reportedly joining Georgia Tech – following the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on next Monday.

News broke on Thursday via the Atlanta-Journal Constitution on the 40-year-old native of Birmingham, Ala., returning to help his Alma mater: The Yellow Jackets. Like he did with the Crimson Tide, Key will be in charge of running the offensive line for Georgia Tech, but he may also garner the title of “associate head coach.