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Former Husker fullback Burton Burns is no longer Nick Saban's RBs coach

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The last member of Nick Saban's original Alabama coaching staff is moving to an off-the-field position.

Burton Burns, the Crimson Tide's running backs coach since 2007, will move to the assistant athletics director for football position. It was among a long list of personnel moves Alabama announced in a news release Thursday afternoon.

It formally announced the additions of assistants Dan Enos (QB coach) and Craig Kuligowski (defensive line) and promotions for Mike Locksley (offensive coordinator) and Tosh Lupoi (defensive coordinator).

Last season's tight ends coach, Joe Pannunzio, will take over the running backs coaching position Burns held for the last 11 years. Another new hire, Jeff Banks, will take over the tight ends.

Burns in his Alabama tenure coached two Heisman Trophy winners in Mark Ingram (2009) and Derrick Henry (2015).

"He always focuses on the little things and not the big picture because when we focus on the little things that makes us better players," former Alabama running back Bo Scarbrough said of Burns last season. "One thing I can say about coach Burns is that he always is going to push and never make us feel like the job is done. Because the job is never done."

Burns was a fullback at Nebraska from 1971-75 under Tom Osborne. The New Orleans native also coached at Clemson and Tulane on the collegiate level.
 
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