Brent Key

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Brent Key
Brent Key April 2019.jpg
Key in 2019
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Georgia Tech
Conference ACC
Record11–10
Annual salary $2,800,000 [1]
Biographical details
Born (1978-08-01) August 1, 1978 (age 45)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
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)
2006–2007UCF (TE/RC)
2008UCF (ST/TE/RC)
2009–2011UCF (OL/RC)
2012–2013UCF (AHC/OL/RC)
2014–2015UCF (AHC/OC/OL/RC)
2016–2018 Alabama (OL)
2019–2022 Georgia Tech (AHC/OL/RGC)
2022 Georgia Tech (interim HC)
2023–present Georgia Tech
Head coaching record
Overall11–10
Bowls1–0

Donald Brent Key (born August 1, 1978) is an American college football coach and former player. Key is currently the head football coach at his alma mater, Georgia Tech.

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Playing career

Key grew up in Trussville, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama. He attended and played football at Hewitt-Trussville High School. [2] Key played guard at Georgia Tech, starting all four years. [3]

Coaching career

While as an assistant coach at the University of Central Florida (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]

Prior to being hired at Georgia Tech, Key was the offensive line coach at the University of Alabama for three seasons. Key was hired at Alabama on February 15, 2016, replacing Mario Cristobal, who remained on staff as tight ends coach. [6]

Before his time at Alabama, Key was the offensive coordinator, assistant head coach, offensive line coach, and recruiting coordinator for the UCF Knights. [7] Key played under George O'Leary at Georgia Tech, where he later served as a graduate assistant before joining O'Leary at UCF. [8] Key served as UCF's recruiting coordinator beginning in 2007, in addition to 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 was named interim head coach for Georgia Tech in 2022, following the firing of Geoff Collins. He went 4–4 as interim head coach, with his most notable wins being over #24 Pittsburgh and #13 North Carolina. Because of the team’s improvement during his tenure, the interim tag was taken off on November 29 as Key was named Georgia Tech’s 21st head football coach. [9]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2022–present)
2022 Georgia Tech 4–4 [lower-alpha 1] 4–34th (Coastal)
2023 Georgia Tech 7–65–3T–4thW Gasparilla
Georgia Tech:11–109–6
Total:11–10
  1. Key replaced Geoff Collins after four games

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