Former Maryland head coach DJ Durkin is working in a "consultant-like capacity" with Alabama, according to a report from Matt Zenitz on AL.com.
Sources told AL.com that it remains uncertain if Durkin will have a "long-term role" on Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban's staff.
Durkin's re-emergence comes after Maryland fired him on Oct. 31, following investigations into the death of offensive lineman Jordan McNair and the football program's culture. Durkin was fired one day after the university accepted the board of regents' recommendation to reinstate him.
Questions over the handling of the Terrapins program were first raised after McNair collapsed from a heat stroke at a team workout in May.