Adam Alexander Breneman was born on March 31,1995 and is an American football media personality, former coach, and player.
37 Facts About Adam Breneman
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Adam Breneman was a highly touted recruit out of Cedar Cliff High School in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, rated as the top tight end in his recruiting class by some recruiting services.
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Currently, Adam Breneman is a television broadcaster and analyst for CBS Sports.
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Adam Breneman is the host of his "Next Up Podcast," where he interviews prominent college football head coaches.
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Adam Breneman is the co-founder of The College Sports Company, a venture-backed sports media and NIL company that has raised over $5 million.
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Adam Breneman officially left Penn State in December 2015 after completing his degree and started working for a media consulting company in Pennsylvania.
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Adam Breneman later credited Ford with "changing his life" in a 2021 interview with Sports Illustrated.
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In 2020, Adam Breneman got into coaching and was hired by Herm Edwards as a graduate assistant at Arizona State University.
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Adam Breneman was placed on administrative leave in July 2021, pending the NCAA investigation into alleged recruiting violations.
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In January 2022, Adam Breneman resigned from his position as tight ends coach for Arizona State Football, according to a report from 247Sports.
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Adam Breneman attended Cedar Cliff High School in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
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Adam Breneman received scholarship offers from more than 30 schools before committing to play college football at Pennsylvania State University.
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Adam Breneman is the all-time leader in receiving by a tight end in Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association history.
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Adam Breneman is the all-time leading receiver in Cedar Cliff history, holding the school records for career yards, receptions, and receiving touchdowns, as well as every single-season receiving record.
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Adam Breneman enrolled early at Penn State in the spring of 2013 after graduating high school a semester early.
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Adam Breneman finished the season with 15 receptions for 186 yards and 3 touchdowns, earning him Freshman All-America honors.
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Adam Breneman stated that Breneman ran a 4.62 40-yard dash in July, which would have been one of the best times by a tight end at the 2015 NFL Scouting Combine.
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However, Adam Breneman battled injuries throughout the 2015 season, appearing in only two games.
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Adam Breneman played against the Ohio State Buckeyes, and was the starting tight end against the Michigan State Spartans.
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Adam Breneman was named a John Mackey Award semi-finalist, the New England Player of the Year and a Campus Insiders All-American, among other awards.
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Adam Breneman was a John Mackey Award semi-finalist and a second-team All-American selection by various selectors.
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Adam Breneman finished his college football career with 149 receptions, 1,758 yards, and 15 touchdowns.
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On March 13,2018, Adam Breneman released a letter on the blog site medium officially announcing his retirement from football due to a knee injury.
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Adam Breneman was the color commentator for the 2019 Big 33 Football Classic all-star game which aired on Stadium Network.
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Adam Breneman has commentated on college football games produced by FloSports and ESPN+.
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In July 2019, CBS Sports Radio announced that Adam Breneman will be hosting a sports talk show during the fall.
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In February 2020,247Sports first reported that Adam Breneman would be getting into the football coaching industry and joining Herm Edwards' coaching staff at Arizona State University.
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Adam Breneman served as an offensive assistant at Arizona State for the 2020 season.
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In July 2021, Adam Breneman was placed on administrative leave along with three other assistant coaches based on allegations of recruiting violations.
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Adam Breneman was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the oldest of three children from parents Brian and Sherri.
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Adam Breneman's father played football at Delaware Valley College, where he was an NCAA Division III All-American tight end.
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Adam Breneman's younger brother, Grant, played quarterback at Colgate and was a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award in 2017.
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Adam Breneman served as the Vice President and a member of the board for the Penn State football chapter of Uplifting Athletes during his career at Penn State.
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In 2017, Adam Breneman was named a finalist for the Jason Witten Man of the Year Award.
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In 2019, Adam Breneman joined the board of directors of The Peyton Walker Foundation, a Pennsylvania-based organization which provides free heart screenings for youth in order to prevent sudden cardiac arrest.
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Adam Breneman serves on the Board of Directors of Project ALS.
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Adam Breneman briefly accepted, but then instead opted to return to football at the University of Massachusetts and pursue his MBA.