Brent Munger Brennan was born on March 20,1973 and is an American college football coach who is currently the head football coach at the University of Arizona.
19 Facts About Brent Brennan
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Brent Brennan was born and raised in Redwood City, California, and attended Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, graduating in 1991.
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Brent Brennan lettered in football in 1993 and 1994 as a wide receiver and graduated in 1996.
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Brent Brennan began his coaching career at Woodside High School in Woodside, California, as an assistant in 1996.
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From 2001 to 2004, Brent Brennan was wide receivers coach at Cal Poly under Rich Ellerson.
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Also a recruiting coordinator, Brent Brennan coached wide receivers in 2005 and 2006, during which he coached future NFL draft picks James Jones and John Broussard and helped San Jose State win its first bowl since 1990 in the 2006 New Mexico Bowl.
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Brent Brennan coached tight ends while still being recruiting coordinator in the 2007 and 2008 seasons.
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In 2009, Brent Brennan became co-offensive coordinator and special teams coordinator, while coaching offensive tackles and tight ends as well.
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When MacIntyre became head coach in 2010, Brent Brennan only coached wide receivers.
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From 2011 to 2016, Brent Brennan coached wide receivers at Oregon State, more specifically outside receivers in his final season.
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Brent Brennan was hired as San Jose State's head coach on December 7,2016.
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Brent Brennan received a three-year contract extension at the end of the season.
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Brent Brennan was named the Mountain West Coach of the Year for his team's successes, which included being ranked in the AP Poll for the first time since 2012 and a debut appearance in the College Football Playoff rankings, and finished fifth in the Associated Press College Football Coach of the Year Award voting with three first-place votes.
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Brent Brennan was the first head coach in program history to qualify for three bowl games.
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On January 16,2024, Brent Brennan was hired as the head coach at Arizona, signing a five-year contract worth $17.5 million.
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Brent Brennan entered his first season with expectations of competing for the Big 12 championship, as the Wildcats were ranked 21st in the AP preseason poll.
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Brent Brennan's father Steve played for San Jose State in 1967 while his mother Beth was a cheerleader at the university.
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Brent Brennan is a first cousin of former Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan.
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Brent Brennan has been married since 2000; they have three children.