Brandon Hall (American football)
Brandon Hall is an American football coach. He is the current defensive coordinator at Troy University. He has previous coordinator experience at Broken Arrow High School in Oklahoma, Central Oklahoma, and Jacksonville State in Alabama.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | Troy |
| Conference | Sun Belt |
| Annual salary | $145,000 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 15, 1976 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998–2000 | Oklahoma (SA) |
| 2001–2003 | Oklahoma (GA) |
| 2004–2005 | Oklahoma (DQC) |
| 2006 | Northern Iowa (LB) |
| 2007 | Broken Arrow HS (OK) (DC/LB) |
| 2008 | Central Oklahoma (LB) |
| 2009–2010 | Central Oklahoma (co-DC/LB) |
| 2011 | Oklahoma (DQC) |
| 2012 | Arkansas State (S) |
| 2013 | Auburn (DQC) |
| 2014–2017 | Jacksonville State (DC/S) |
| 2018 | Troy (STC/OLB) |
| 2019–present | Troy (DC/S) |
Coaching career
Oklahoma
Hall began his coaching career as an undergraduate student assistant coach for the Oklahoma Sooners football coach for the 1998 season. He was a member of the Oklahoma staff until 2005 in different roles. Hall was a student assistant from 1998–2000, a graduate assistant in 2001–2002, and a defensive quality control coach from 2003 to 2005. During the 2000 football season, Hall, and the Sooners won the 2001 Orange Bowl claiming the 2000 NCAA National Championship.[1]
Northern Iowa
In 2006, Hall was the linebackers coach at Northern Iowa.[1]
Broken Arrow High School
Brandon Hall was the defensive coordinator and coached the linebackers at Broken Arrow High School in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma for the 2007 season.[2]
Central Oklahoma
Hall spent the 2008 through 2010 seasons as the co-defensive coordinator, linebackers coach, and recruiting coordinator at NCAA Division II Central Oklahoma.[1]
Oklahoma (Second Stint)
In 2011, Hall returned to Oklahoma for a season as a defensive assistant.[1]
Arkansas State
In 2012, Hall joined Gus Malzahn's staff at Arkansas State as the safeties coach. He helped lead the Red Wolves to their second consecutive Sun Belt Conference championship.[2]
Auburn
Hall followed Malzahn to Auburn as a defensive assistant. That year, the Tigers advanced to the BCS National Championship Game.[1]
Jacksonville State
Hall was the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Jacksonville State from 2014 to 2017. During his tenure, he helped the Gamecocks to a perfect 31–0 record in Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) play, and a 43–8 record overall. Jacksonville State's defenses were ranked top 20 nationally in all four of Hall's seasons.[2]
Troy
Hall joined the Troy Trojans football staff for the 2018 season as the special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach.[1] His special teams ranked fourth nationally in net punting, and ninth nationally in kick return.[2] For the 2019 season, new head coach Chip Lindsey promoted Hall to defensive coordinator, and he now coaches the safeties.[2]
Personal life
Hall was raised in Newcastle, Oklahoma. He earned an associate degree from Oklahoma City Community College and bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Oklahoma.[3] He is married to the former Crystal Latham. Together they have three children, daughters; Maddie and Charlee Kate, and son; Will.[2]
References
- "Brandon Hall". troytrojans.com. Troy University SID. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- Troy Athletic Communications. "Brandon Hall Promoted to Troy's Defensive Coordinator". troytrojans.com. Troy University SID. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- "Brandon Hall". jsugamecocksports.com. Jacksonville State University SID. Retrieved November 14, 2019.