Texas Tech head coach Chris Beard has lost his second assistant of the off season.

Florida announced the hiring of Al Pinkins as associate head coach on Friday.

After two seasons with the Red Raiders, Pinkins returns to a conference he knows well.

He’s spent five season in the Southeastern Conference with stops at Ole Miss, Tennessee and LSU.

Chris Ogden left the program earlier this off season for the head coaching job at UT-Arlington.