Joe Houston, who has a reputation as one of the best kicking coaches in college football will try to carry that success to the NFL.

Houston, a special teams analyst for Alabama, is joining the New England Patriots’ staff as the assistant special teams coordinator according to The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman.

This isn’t the first time coach Bill Belichick has tabbed a Nick Saban assistant for his special team staff. Joe Judge, who led the Patriots special teams before being hired as the New York Giants head coach last month, was previously with Saban.

The Patriots haven’t filled Judge’s opening yet.

Houston, who was a kicker at Southern Cal, was at Iowa State before Alabama.

The Patriots used multiple kickers after Stephen Gostkowski’s injury last year. It’s possible they’ll look for a new kicker for 2020.