Brent Key
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive Line |
| Team | Alabama |
| Conference | SEC |
| Annual salary | $230,000[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 1, 1978 |
| Playing career | |
| 1997–2000 | Georgia Tech |
| Position(s) | Right Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001–2002 | Georgia Tech (GA) |
| 2004 | Western Carolina (TE/RB) |
| 2005 | UCF (GA) |
| 2006 | UCF (TE) |
| 2007 | UCF (RC) |
| 2008 | UCF (TE/ST) |
| 2009 | UCF (OL) |
| 2010-2011 | UCF (OL/RC) |
| 2012-2014 | UCF (AHC/OL/RC) |
| 2015 | UCF (OC/RB) |
| 2016-present | Alabama (OL) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 ACC Championship (1998) 2 C-USA Championships (2007, 2010) 4 C-USA East Division Titles (2005, 2007, 2010, 2012) 1 American Athletic Championship (2013) | |
Brent Key (born August 1, 1978) is an American college football coach and former player, currently the offensive line coach at the University of Alabama. Until his hire at Alabama on February 15, 2016, Key was the assistant head coach, offensive line coach, and recruiting coordinator of the UCF Knights.[2] Key played under former UCF head coach George O'Leary at Georgia Tech, where he later served as a graduate assistant before joining O'Leary at UCF.[3] Since 2007, Key has served as the program's recruiting coordinator, and in 2014 was promoted to assistant head coach of offense.
Key is widely regarded as one of the top assistant coaches in the country, and was once believed to be the heir apparent to O'Leary.[4] Following the 2013 season in which UCF won the Fiesta Bowl, Key reportedly declined the head coaching job at UAB to remain with the Knights.[5]
Key's hire at Alabama will have him coaching guards and centers, while former OL coach Mario Cristobal will coach tackles and tight ends.[6]
References
- ^ Brent Key. 247Sports. Date 2014-05-12.
- ^ Brent Key. Archived August 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine UCF Athletics Association.
- ^ Brent Key. Georgia Tech Athletics Association.
- ^ UCF Football's Key a Nominee for the Broyles Assistant Coach Award. UCF Athletics Association. Date 2012-11-21.
- ^ Sources: UCF's O'Leary strongly considering stepping down in 2014. FOX Sports. Date 2014-08-09.
- ^ http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2016/03/why_nick_saban_shook_up_his_st.html
