Alabama assistant to join Deion Sanders’ Colorado staff as defensive coordinator: report

Deion Sanders has landed his first FBS coaching position, and he’s building a staff with experience coaching under the greatest coach in college football history.

Sanders hired Alabama associate defensive coordinator and safeties coach Charles Kelly to be the defensive coordinator at Colorado, according to ESPN.

Kelly joined Nick Saban’s staff in 2019 after one season as special teams coordinator and safeties coach at Tennessee. He was Florida State’s defensive coordinator under Jimbo Fisher for four seasons, with his 2017 defense ranked No. 18 in the country.