Alabama lands new DB coach (Derrick Ansley, co-DC at UK)

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Isn't this a bit of a downgrade from last season? Mel Tucker is actually going to be harder to replace than initially thought.
Not necessarily. Kentucky gave up 198.1 passing yards per game. They had 11 INTs in 12 games. Plus, are we going to think Kentucky has better players in the secondary?

From Ansley's Kentucky bio:

Ansley was a defensive graduate assistant coach with Alabama in 2010-11, helping the Crimson Tide to a 22-4 record, including the 2011 national championship season. Alabama went 10-3 in Ansley’s first year en route to a win in the Capital One Bowl over Michigan State. The Tide won the 2011 national championship to finish a 12-1 season.

The Crimson Tide had one of the best defenses in the country both years Ansley was on staff, ranking fifth in total defense, third in scoring defense, sixth in pass efficiency defense and 13th in passing defense in 2010. In 2011, Alabama led the nation in total defense, scoring defense, passing defense and pass efficiency defense. Ansley also helped tutor Mark Barron, Dre Kirkpatrick and DeQuan Menzie to All-America honors in 2011.
So not only has he been a GA at Alabama, he specifically worked with the DBs under Nick Saban and Jeremy Pruitt.
 

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Re: Alabama lands new DB coach ...

Obviously he is a very smart coach -- moving from KY where he was asst DC and coming to Bama as the DB coach. Some may not see this move as a plus. However, he has the opportunity to learn from the best which will certainly be advantageous to him as his career progresses.
 

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