By Gary Lloyd
TRUSSVILLE — A Trussville native has made a FOX Sports Top 10 list of offensive coordinators who are most likely to get a long look for a head coaching job later this year when the coaching carousel cranks up.
Bruce Feldman, a senior college football reporter and columnist for FOXSports.com and FOX Sports 1, lists Central Florida assistant head coach of offense Brent Key, a Trussville native, as the 10th-most likely offensive coordinator to get a look at a head coaching position.
About Key, Feldman writes, “A former Georgia Tech O-lineman, Key’s been a long-time aid to George O’Leary and a vital cog in UCF winning a BCS bowl. He’s worn a lot of hats for UCF, including being special teams coordinator. His new title — in addition to being UCF’s O-line coach — is assistant head coach of offense. Last season, the Knights offense averaged 35.2 ppg and his O-line did not allow a sack against, among others, Baylor, Penn State and Louisville — all three teams that ranked in the nation’s top 50 in sacks (the Cards were second).”
Read Feldman’s full article here.
Others making the list, in descending order, are Georgia’s Mike Bobo, Arizona State’s Mike Norvell, East Carolina’s Lincoln Riley, Florida’s Kurt Roper, Baylor’s Phillip Montgomery, Oregon’s Scott Frost, Michigan’s Doug Nussmeier, Clemson’s Chad Morris and Ohio State’s Tom Herman.
Key played football at Hewitt-Trussville in the late 1990s.
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