Brent Key

Brent Key
Sport(s) Football
Current position
Title Offensive line coach
Team Alabama
Conference SEC
Annual salary $400,000[1]
Biographical details
Born (1978-08-01) August 1, 1978
Birmingham, AL
Alma mater Hewitt-Trussville
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/OL)
2006-2008 UCF (TE/RC)
2008 UCF (ST)
2009-2015 UCF (OL/RC)
2012-2015 UCF (AHC)
2014-2015 UCF (OC)
2016-present Alabama (OL)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 National Champions (2018)
1 ACC Champions (1998)
2 C-USA Champions (2007, 2010)
4 C-USA East Division Titles (2005, 2007, 2010, 2012)
1 AAC Champions (2013)
2 SEC Champions (2016, 2018)
Awards
3 Broyles Award Nominee

Brent Key (born August 1, 1978) is an American college football coach and former player. Key is currently the offensive line coach at the University of Alabama. Until his hire at Alabama on February 15, 2016, Key was the offensive coordinator, assistant head coach, offensive line coach, and recruiting coordinator for 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] Key served as UCF’s recruiting coordinator beginning in 2007 along with being UCF’s Offensive Line Coach. After the 2012 season, Key was promoted to assistant head coach and then to offensive coordinator following the 2013 season.

Key is widely regarded as one of the top assistant coaches in the country. While as an assistant at UCF, Key was selected to be the heir apparent to George O'Leary following his retirement.[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]

In February 2016, Key was hired as the Offensive Line at Alabama, replacing Mario Cristobal, who remained on staff as Tight Ends coach. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Brent Key. 247Sports. Date 2014-05-12.
  2. ↑ Brent Key. Archived August 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. UCF Athletics Association.
  3. ↑ Brent Key. Georgia Tech Athletics Association.
  4. ↑ UCF Football's Key a Nominee for the Broyles Assistant Coach Award. UCF Athletics Association. Date 2012-11-21.
  5. ↑ Sources: UCF's O'Leary strongly considering stepping down in 2014. FOX Sports. Date 2014-08-09.
  6. ↑ "Why Nick Saban shook up his staff to hire Brent Key". AL.com.
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