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Greg Brown coaches at an Alabama practice last spring.

(Vasha Hunt/vhunt@al.com)

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — Greg Brown's stay in Tuscaloosa was ultimately a short one.

The Alabama secondary coach will resign after just one year on the job, ESPN reported Wednesday afternoon.

Brown came to Alabama after serving as Colorado's defensive coordinator in 2011 and 2012. He also coached at Arizona in 2010 after several NFL stops including the Saints, Falcons, Titans, Chargers and Bucs.

Brown replaced Jeremy Pruitt who left for the defensive coordinator job at Florida State. Pruitt this week took the same job at Georgia.

The secondary, which coach Nick Saban assists with coaching, had consistency issues in the 2013 season. Injuries and inexperience led to several revolving-door jobs at both cornerback and safety.

The move opens up the possibility of long-speculated shifts within the defensive coaching staff. Director of player personnel Kevin Steele turned down the defensive coordinator job at Louisville last week, opening up the talk that he'd return to an on-field coaching role in Tuscaloosa.

This is the third assistant coaching change for Alabama this January to match last winter's turnover total. Offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier left and Lane Kiffin joined. At defensive line, Bo Davis replaced Chris Rumph.

This story will be updated.