Bryan Brown (American football)
Bryan Brown (born October 25, 1983) is an American football coach. He is currently the associate head coach and defensive coordinator at Louisville. He has worked at both Appalachian State and Louisville coaching the defense under current Louisville head coach Scott Satterfield. He has also played and coached at Ole Miss. Playing career. Brown played as a defensive back at Ole Miss, from 2003 to 2006, amassing two tackles and one interception returned for a touchdown. He also played basketball for the Rebels during the 2002–03 season as a freshman. Coaching career. Early coaching career. During  his playing career at Ole Miss, Brown helped head coach and defensive coordinator Ed Orgeron with game planning for the cornerbacks. He got his first fulltime coaching role as a player development coach at Rutgers under head coach Greg Schiano. He left Rutgers after one season to become a graduate assistant at Delta State. For the 2010 and 2011 seasons, he returned to Ole Miss as a defensive administrative assistant and later as a graduate assistant under head coach Houston Nutt. Appalachian State. Before the 2012 season, Brown was hired as the cornerbacks coach at Appalachian State. After entering the  FBS in 2014, Appalachian State's cornerback unit recorded 0.8 interceptions per game in 2014, 1.4 in 2015, 1.5 in 2016, and 1.4 in 2017. Appalachian State's secondary recorded 70 interceptions from 2015 to 2018, only trailing San Diego State in the FBS. In 2018, he was promoted to defensive coordinator following the departure of Nate Woody to Georgia Tech. His 2018 defense ranked #4 overall in the country in points allowed at 15.5 points allowed per game. Louisville. After the 2018 season, he followed head coach Scott Satterfield from Appalachian State to Louisville, keeping his role as defensive  coordinator. His 2019 defense struggled, allowing 33.4 points per game before improving to 26.6 points allowed per game in 2020. Personal life. Brown and his wife, Courtney, have a son, Bryson, and a daughter, Ella.