Brent Key

Biography

Brent Key, a Georgia Tech alumnus and football letterwinner, is in his third full season as the head coach at his alma mater. He took over as the program's 21st head coach on a permanent basis in 2023, after stepping into the role as interim head coach during the 2022 campaign. After winning just 10 of its previous 38 games, Georgia Tech has won 27-of-47 games since Key took the reins as interim head coach five games into the 2022 season. His 27-20 mark includes a gaudy 7-1 record against nationally ranked Atlantic Coast Conference opponents. In Key's three seasons as permanent head coach (2023-25), the Yellow Jackets have won 23 games, tied for the second-most wins ever by a Georgia Tech head coach in his first three full seasons. The only other head coaches that have won as many as 23 games in their first three full seasons at Tech are Paul Johnson (27 – 2009-11), Bobby Dodd (23 – 1945-47) and William Alexander (23 – 1920-22), all enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame. Key came back to his alma mater after three seasons as offensive line coach at Alabama (2016-18), where he helped lead the Crimson Tide to two Southeastern Conference championships, three College Football Playoff championship games and the 2017 national title. He spent 11 seasons at UCF (2005-15), where the Knights won four conference championships. Key was a four-year starter at guard for the Yellow Jackets from 1997-2000, was a team captain and all-ACC performer as a senior, and graduated from Tech