Neal Brown
| Neal Brown | |
|---|---|
 Neal Brown during the 2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders Spring Game | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title |
Offensive coordinator Quarterbacks coach |
| Team | Kentucky |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
March 11, 1980 Danville, Kentucky |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts |
| Playing career | |
| 1998–2000 2001–2002 |
Kentucky Massachusetts |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003 2004 2005 2006–2007 2008–2009 2010–2012 2013–present |
Massachusetts (TE/OL asst.) Sacred Heart (QB/WR) Delaware (WR) Troy (inside WR) Troy (OC/QB) Texas Tech (OC) Kentucky (OC/QB) |
Neal Harmon Brown (born March 11, 1980) is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Kentucky, a position he assumed in December 2012. Brown previously served in the same capacity at Troy University (2008–2009) and Texas Tech University (2010–2012).
Background
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.
Early Coaching career
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.
Texas Tech
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, the Red Raider offense performed well. The 2010 Red Raiders ranked 15th in the country in total offense, 6th in passing offense, and 72nd in rushing offense.[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.
Kentucky
On December 9, 2012 it was reported after several weeks of speculation that Brown would return to his alma mater to coach the offense at Kentucky under new coach Mark Stoops.
Personal
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 have two daughters, Adalyn and Anslee.
References
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/team/_/stat/total
- ↑ Huguenin, Mike (October 23, 2011). "Doege was key in Raiders' upset victory". Rivals.com. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ↑ http://www.masslive.com/umassfootball/index.ssf/2011/12/umass_ad_john_mccutcheon_meets.html