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Butch Jones spent the past two years working for Nick Saban as either an offensive analyst or special assistant to the head coach before being named the new head coach at Arkansas State.
After less than five years at the helm, Jones, who was fired from Tennessee, was quickly scooped up by Saban in 2018.
Jones quietly rehabbed his coaching career and received a fourth shot as a head coach earlier this month.
Now, Jones is filling out his first staff and reportedly named Alabama offensive analyst A.J. Milwee as the Red Wolves’ new offensive coordinator.
Milwee is the second Alabama analyst Jones has chosen for the offensive coordinator position after initially hiring Major Applewhite. However, Applewhite backed out and accepted the same position at South Alabama.
Before coming to Tuscaloosa, Milwee was previously the offensive coordinator at Akron.
Milwee, an Alabama native, spent the past two seasons on Alabama’s staff in an analyst role and filled in for two games in an on-field role in 2020 due to COVID-19.
Sources: Alabama analyst AJ Milwee has finalized a deal to become the offensive coordinator/quarterback coach at Arkansas State. He previously served as the OC at Akron.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 28, 2020
Milwee was a record-setting quarterback for North Alabama from 2006-08.
Jones and Milwee are still working on Saban’s staff as they prepare for the College Football Playoff.