BamaOnline has learned from a source that Alabama has hired Sam Petitto, who is currently Georgia's Director of Player Personnel. Petitto first joined the Bulldogs staff in 2014 as the Assistant Director of Player Personnel.

It is still unclear what position Petitto will fill in T-Town.

This won't be Petitto's first time working under Nick Saban, as he served as a defensive intern at Bama during the 2008 season. The Louisiana native has made stops at North Carolina, Grambling State and Southeastern Louisiana University after getting his start as a high school coach in the Bayou State back in 1998.

New Georgia coach Kirby Smart, formerly the defensive coordinator at Alabama, tabbed UA secondary coach Mel Tucker to be the new defensive coordinator for the Bulldogs.

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