KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee coach Derek Dooley has hired Derrick Ansley to coach the Volunteers' cornerbacks.
Ansley spent the past two season as a defensive assistant at Alabama, where he worked with newly hired Tennessee defensive coordinator Sal Sunseri. Ansley spent the last two months working as an assistant to Central Florida coach George O'Leary.
At Alabama, Ansley worked with first-team All-American safety Mark Barron and second-team cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick.
Ansley also spent five seasons as an assistant at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Ala., and is a 2005 graduate of Troy, where he started 40 consecutive games as a defensive back.
Tennessee announced the hiring on Friday.
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