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12 Facts About Brad Franchione

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Bradley Todd Franchione was born on c 1974 and is an American former college football coach.

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Brad Franchione is the son of college football coach and former ESPN announcer Dennis Brad Franchione and Linda Solomon.

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Brad Franchione was born in Miller, Missouri, and grew up near Pittsburg, Kansas.

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Brad Franchione graduated from Pittsburg High School in 1992 and earned a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1996 from the University of New Mexico.

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Brad Franchione was a student coach assisting the secondary at the University of New Mexico from 1992 to 1996, and served as a graduate assistant with the offense at Arkansas State from 1996 to 1998.

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Brad Franchione helped lead the 2000 team to its first winning season in 17 years.

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In 2001 and 2002, Brad Franchione was an assistant coach at the University of West Alabama, where he worked with linebackers and the punt and kickoff teams.

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Brad Franchione held the same position at the University of Tennessee at Martin in 2002.

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The next season, Brad Franchione was an associate head coach, defensive coordinator, and recruiting coordinator at Bacone College.

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Brad Franchione was responsible for recruiting at Kansas junior colleges and in central Texas, an area that included his next school, Blinn.

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In 2009 Blinn won their second national championship, and Brad Franchione was named the 2009 American Community College Football Coaches Association Coach of the Year.

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In January 2011 Brad Franchione accepted a position at Texas State University as linebackers coach and special teams coordinator.