| Neal Brown | |
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| Neal Brown during the 2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders Spring Game
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| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title | Offensive coordinator/QB coach |
| Team | Texas Tech |
| Record | 13-12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1980 |
| Place of birth | Danville, Kentucky |
| Playing career | |
| 1998-00 2001-02 |
Kentucky Massachusetts |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003 2004 2005 2006-07 2008–2009 2010- |
Massachusetts (TE coach) Sacred Heart (QB/WR coach) Delaware (WR coach) Troy (WR coach) Troy (OC/QB coach) Texas Tech (OC/QB coach) |
Neal Brown (born in Danville, Kentucky) is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the offensive coordinator & QB coach at Texas Tech.
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Brown attended Boyle County High School in Danville, Kentucky, where he was an all-state wide receiver, baseball, and basketball player.
He played football at the University of Kentucky under head coach Hal Mumme (and his assistants Mike Leach and Tony Franklin) before transferring to Massachusetts.
Brown started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at UMass. Before joining Larry Blakeney's staff at Troy to work under Tony Franklin, he spent one-year assistant coaching stints at UMass, Sacred Heart, and Delaware. Following Franklin's departure to Auburn at the end of the 2007 regular season, Brown was promoted to offensive coordinator at Troy. When he was hired, he became the youngest coordinator in all FBS football.
On January 12, 2010, Brown was announced as the offensive coordinator at Texas Tech under new Red Raiders head coach Tommy Tuberville. During the 2010 football season, Brown's first at Texas Tech the Red Raider offense enjoyed a very successful offensive campaign. The 2010 Red Raiders ranked 15th in the country in total offense,6th in the country in passing offense, and 72nd in rushing, a big improvement over his predecessor's infamous lack of a rushing attack.[1]
For his coaching performance during the 2011 41-38 upset victory over the then-ranked #3 Oklahoma Sooners, he was recognized by Rivals.com as National Coordinator of the Week.[2]
Brown was considered for the head coaching job at his alma-mater, UMass following the 2011 season.[3] Brown was also considered for the schools' head coaching job when it opened following the 2008 season.
Brown is a member of the Boyle County Baseball and Football Hall of Fame. He is married to the former Brooke Stewart, and the couple has one child, Adalyn.