Steve Spurrier has added the final piece to his coaching staff today by hiring Grady Brown, formerly of Southern Mississippi University, where the 34-year-old spent the last two seasons as the Cornerbacks Coach.
Last season under the tutelage of Brown, the Golden Eagles finished seventh nationally in Pass Efficiency Defense. The Conference USA school set an NCAA record in 2011 with eight interceptions returned for touchdowns.
Brown began his coaching career at his alma mater, Alabama A&M, in 2000, where he coached for six seasons. Brown then moved on to Southern University, where he coached Safeties for a year before migrating to LSU in 2008, where he was on staff with current USC Special Teams/Tight Ends Coach Joe Robinson, who is also a recent new hire by Spurrier. At LSU, Brown was an assistant coach on the Strength & Conditioning staff.
Following his stint in Baton Rouge, Brown accepted a job on former USM Head Coach Larry Fedora’s staff, where he coached the Secondary for two years. Brown was the only coach retained by Ellis Johnson at Southern Miss when the former USC Defensive Coordinator replaced Larry Fedora following Fedora accepting the UNC job.
Brown is the fourth on-field football hire for Steve Spurrier following the historical 11-win season. The fifth hire came with the promotion of Strength Coach Joe Connelly to replace former Strength Coach Craig Fitzgerald, who left for Penn State last month. According to the USC press release, Brown will coach the Secondary and assist with the Special Teams. Brown replaces former Safeties Coach Jeep Hunter, who was fired on January 27th.
Welcome Coach Brown and family.
Go Gamecocks!
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