Fran Brown
Francis Brown (born February 3, 1982) is an American football coach and former cornerback. He is the secondary coach at Rutgers University. He was formerly the co-defensive coordinator at Temple, as well as the team's assistant head coach.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Secondary Coach |
| Team | Rutgers |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 3, 1983 Camden, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | Western Carolina University |
| Playing career | |
| 2003-2006 | Western Carolina |
| 2007-2008 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Position(s) | Cornerback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2010 | Paul VI (DBs) |
| 2011 | Temple (Dir. of Internal Ops) |
| 2012 | Temple (GA) |
| 2013–2015 | Temple (DBs) |
| 2016 | Temple (AHC/DBs) |
| 2017–2018 | Baylor (AHC/DBs) |
| 2019 | Temple (Co-DC) |
| 2020–present | Rutgers (DBs) |
Early life
Raised in Camden, New Jersey, Brown graduated from Camden High School,[1] where he set the school record as a quarterback with 47 touchdown passes.[2]
Playing career
Following his high school career, Brown switched to cornerback at Western Carolina and became a first-team All-SoCon selection and team captain.[2] Following his time as a Catamount, Brown spent time with the Cincinnati Bengals during the 2007 and 2008 seasons.[2]
Coaching career
Temple
After spending a year coaching at Paul VI Catholic High School, Brown joined Steve Addazio's staff at Temple as the Assistant Director of Internal Operations in 2011.[3] During the 2012 season, Brown transitioned to a graduate assistant role in 2012 before becoming Temple's defensive backs coach on Matt Rhule's staff in 2013. Brown held that role until 2016, when he was added associate head coach responsibilities to his job description.
After the 2014 recruiting season, in which he signed a number of players including future pro Sean Chandler, Brown was named a top recruiter in the American Athletic Conference by Rivals.com.[3]
Baylor
Brown followed Rhule to Baylor where he served as the Bears' assistant head coach and defensive backs coach for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.[4] During his time in Waco, Brown was considered Baylor's top recruiter.[5]
Second Stint at Temple
Following the 2018 season, Brown interviewed for the head coaching job at Temple that eventually went to Manny Diaz.[6] Diaz's first hire at Temple was to bring Brown in as assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator.[3] After 17 days, Diaz left Temple to return to Miami for the head coaching job. Brown interviewed for the Temple head coaching job, but it eventually went to Rod Carey. Carey kept Brown on the Temple Owl's coaching staff as the defensive coordinator.
Personal
Brown is married to Teara Brown and has two children, Francis, Jr. and Brayden.[2]
References
- Friedman, Josh. "Camden star rising: Temple's Fran Brown; Fran Brown Overcame A Tough Childhood And Shattered Nfl Dreams To Become A Star In College Football Coaching.", Courier-Post, July 10, 2019. Accessed July 25, 2019. "In Camden, resilience is key. For Brown, the way forward was football. When he got to Camden High, the long-time running back switched to quarterback just so he could play immediately."
- "Francis Brown - Football Coach". Temple University Athletics. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- "Fran Brown Hired as Assistant Head Coach and Co-Defensive Coordinator". Temple University Athletics. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- "It's time for Baylor fans to recognize Fran Brown before it's too late". SicEm365.com. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- "Baylor Assistant Fran Brown is Headed to Temple". Msn.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- Neumann, Sam (9 December 2018). "Report: Former Temple football assistant to interview for top spot". The Temple News. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- David _Anderson (2019-12-07). "Rutgers Football adds Fran Brown to staff as secondary coach". On the Banks. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- "Rutgers hires Brown in latest move for program". The Daily Targum. Retrieved 2020-05-14.