17 Facts About Brian Polian

Brian Stewart Polian was born on December 22,1974 and is an American college football coach and former player.

Brian Polian is the Athletic Director at John Carroll University.

Brian Polian is the former head coach of the Nevada Wolf Pack football team.

Brian Polian is the son of former National Football League executive Bill Polian.

Brian Polian attended John Carroll University near Cleveland, where he played on the football team as a linebacker from 1993 to 1996.

Brian Polian graduated with a bachelor's degree in history in 1997.

Brian Polian began his coaching career in 1997 as a graduate assistant at Michigan State.

In 1999 and 2000, Brian Polian was a defensive graduate assistant at Baylor under Kevin Steele.

Brian Polian graduated from Baylor with a master's degree in 2000.

Brian Polian returned to Buffalo in 2001 as running backs coach and special teams coordinator, serving until 2003 all under coach Jim Hofher.

From 2005 to 2009, Brian Polian was special teams coordinator at Notre Dame under Charlie Weis.

Brian Polian served as defensive backs coach in 2005, linebackers coach in 2006, and inside linebackers coach in 2007.

Notre Dame made three bowl appearances during Brian Polian's tenure, including a win in the 2008 Hawaii Bowl.

Brian Polian then was special teams coordinator and safeties coach at Stanford from 2010 to 2011 and was recruiting coordinator in 2011.

Part of Jim Harbaugh's staff in 2010, Brian Polian remained at Stanford under succeeding coach David Shaw.

Brian Polian was terminated from LSU after his special teams were ranked near the bottom of all universities.

On May 2,2023, Brian Polian was announced as the new athletic director for John Carroll University.