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Sources: Alabama hiring ex-NFL coach Doug Marrone as offensive line coach

Alabama coach Nick Saban is hiring former Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills head coach Doug Marrone to be the Crimson Tide's new offensive line coach, sources told ESPN.

Marrone is set to join former Houston Texans head coach Bill O'Brien, who replaced Steve Sarkisian as Alabama's offensive coordinator. Marrone and O'Brien share a close relationship going back to their days working together on the Georgia Tech staff in the late 1990s.

Marrone was fired earlier this month after six seasons with the Jaguars, the last four as head coach.