Former Syracuse football coach Doug Marrone is set to join Nick Saban's staff at Alabama, emerging as the team's top target to become the Tide's new offensive line coach, according to ESPN.

Marrone was fired by the Jacksonville Jaguars earlier this month after posting a 1-15 record in 2020, losing his last 15 games. He went 15-17 in two years as head coach of the Buffalo Bills after spending four seasons at his alma mater. Marrone posted a record of 22-25 in four years at Syracuse, winning two Pinstripe Bowl titles in 2010 and 2012.

According to ESPN, Tide coach Nick Saban, also a former SU assistant, was working to finalize a deal with Marrone Tuesday night. Marrone would be reunited with new Alabama offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien, the former Houston Texans' coach who worked with Marrone at Georgia Tech back in the 1990's.