MOBILE, Alabama - Blount football coach Kelvin Sigler will join Nick Saban's staff at the University of Alabama, having resigned as the Leopards' football coach today.

Sigler confirmed that he informed Blount officials of the move today, although it's unclear exactly what role the former Alabama player will have on the Crimson Tide's coaching staff.

"I'm grateful to everyone at Blount High School for the opportunity," Sigler said. "I loved the kids, and it was a great honor to be the head coach at Blount High."

Sigler declined to answer questions about his move to Alabama, citing Saban's long-standing policy of barring assistant coaches from speaking to the media.

Sigler will join former Blount offensive coordinator Chris Samuels on Saban's staff. Samuels, the former NFL All-Pro lineman, spent one year as Blount's offensive coordinator before announcing earlier this year that he was joining Saban's staff as a student assistant.

Sigler, who played alongside Samuels at Mobile's Shaw High and Alabama, spent four seasons as Blount's football coach, going 27-18 and making four straight Class 6A playoff appearances. The Leopards went 10-2 last year, the program's first 10-season since 1998.