Coaches
Neal Brown
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Neal Brown*
Head coach, North Texas · Played at Kentucky 1998-2000, Massachusetts 2001-2002 · alma mater (CFBD): Massachusetts
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Massachusetts | Position | TE/AOL | not known |
| 2004 | Sacred Heart | Position | QB/WR | not known |
| 2005 | Delaware | Position | WR | not known |
| 2006-2007 | Troy | Position | IWR | Larry Blakeney |
| 2008-2009 | Troy | OC | OC/QB✓ | Larry Blakeney |
| 2010-2012 | Texas Tech | OC | OC/QB✓ | Tommy Tuberville |
| 2013-2014 | Kentucky | OC | OC/QB✓ | Mark Stoops |
| 2015-2018 | Troy | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2019-2024 | West Virginia | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2025 | Texas | Other | asst. to head coach | Steve Sarkisian*+ |
| 2026- | North Texas | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Troy | Offensive coordinator | 50 | 30 | 25 | 48 | 120 |
| 2009 | Troy | Offensive coordinator | 18 | 37 | 18 | 50 | 120 |
| 2010 | Texas Tech | Offensive coordinator | 29 | 50 | 36 | 21 | 120 |
| 2011 | Texas Tech | Offensive coordinator | 24 | 34 | 10 | 29 | 120 |
| 2012 | Texas Tech | Offensive coordinator | 3 | 20 | 1 | 24 | 124 |
| 2013 | Kentucky | Offensive coordinator | 78 | 99 | 71 | 111 | 125 |
| 2014 | Kentucky | Offensive coordinator | 89 | 72 | 108 | 78 | 128 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Troy | 4-8 | - → - | 98 | 74 | -7.0 | 25% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Troy | 10-3 | - → - | 95 | 38 | 1.1 | 33% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Troy | 11-2 | - → - | 48 | 6 | 1.6 | 77% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Troy | 10-3 | - → - | 63 | 48 | 2.6 | 85% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | West Virginia | 5-7 | - → - | 114 | 74 | -7.0 | 67% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | West Virginia | 6-4 | - → - | 81 | 13 | 8.5 | 42% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 6-7 | - → - | 72 | 51 | 1.8 | 60% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 5-7 | - → - | 49 | 95 | 2.4 | 46% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 9-4 | - → - | 38 | 93 | 7.5 | 42% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 6-6 (12 of 13) | - → - | 56 | 124 | 2.1 | 69% wins | 134 |
| 2026 | North Texas | 7-2 | - → - | 5 | 77 | 4.7 | 86% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Larry Blakeney · Troy 2006-2009 (OC, Position)
- Tommy Tuberville · Texas Tech 2010-2012 (OC, Position)
- Mark Stoops · Kentucky 2013-2014 (OC, Position)
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · Texas 2025 (Other)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 20
- Jon Sumrall* · Troy 2015-2017 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Kenny Edenfield · Troy 2015-2017 (OC, Position)
- Vic Koenning · Troy 2015-2018 (DC, Position)
- Matt Moore · Troy 2016-2018 (OC)
- Brandon Hall · Troy 2018 (Position, ST coord.)
- Sean Reagan · Troy 2018 (OC)
- Chad Scott · West Virginia 2019-2024 (OC, Position)
- Jahmile Addae · West Virginia 2019-2020 (DC, Position)
- Matt Moore · West Virginia 2019 (OC)
- Travis Trickett · West Virginia 2019-2021 (Position)
- Gerad Parker* · West Virginia 2020-2021 (OC, Position)
- Jeff Casteel · West Virginia 2020-2024 (Analyst, Position)
- Jeff Koonz · West Virginia 2020-2024 (DC)
- Jordan Lesley · West Virginia 2020-2024 (DC)
- Kirk Ciarrocca · West Virginia 2021 (Analyst)
- ShaDon Brown · West Virginia 2021-2024 (DC)
- Graham Harrell · West Virginia 2022 (OC, Position)
- Bradley Dale Peveto · North Texas 2026 (DC, Position)
- Matt Mattox · North Texas 2026 (Position)
- Matt Powledge · North Texas 2026 (DC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 16
- Joe Craddock · Troy 2022-2023 (OC, Position) · under Jon Sumrall
- Shiel Wood · Troy 2022 (DC, Position) · under Jon Sumrall
- Travis Pearson · Troy 2022-2023 (Position) · under Jon Sumrall
- Greg Gasparato · Troy 2023 (DC) · under Jon Sumrall
- Dan Roushar · Tulane 2024 (Position) · under Jon Sumrall
- Dontae Wright · Troy 2024-2026 (DC) · under Gerad Parker
- Evan McKissack · Tulane 2024-2025 (OC) · under Jon Sumrall
- Nathan Burton · Troy 2024-2026 (DC, Position) · under Gerad Parker
- Re'quan Boyette · Troy 2024-2026 (Position) · under Gerad Parker
- Tayler Polk · Tulane 2024-2025 (DC) · under Jon Sumrall
- Will Hall* · Tulane 2025 (Other) · under Jon Sumrall
- Adam Austin · Troy 2026 (OC) · under Gerad Parker
- Brad White · Florida 2026 (DC) · under Jon Sumrall
- Brandon Harris · Florida 2026 (Position) · under Jon Sumrall
- Buster Faulkner · Florida 2026 (OC) · under Jon Sumrall
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · Florida 2026 (Analyst) · under Jon Sumrall
Level 3: on their staffs · 2
- Nate Fuqua · Tulane 2026 (DC) · under Will Hall
- Russ Callaway · Tulane 2026 (OC) · under Will Hall
Coached together
- Ben Albert · Massachusetts 2003 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Mark Whipple · Massachusetts 2003 · him Position, them Head coach
- Sean Spencer · Massachusetts 2003 · him Position, them Position
- Tom Masella · Massachusetts 2003 · him Position, them DC
- Frank Giufre · Sacred Heart 2004 · him Position, them Position
- Mark Nofri · Sacred Heart 2004 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Bobby Acosta · Delaware 2005 · him Position, them Position
- Isaac Collins · Delaware 2005 · him Position, them Other
- K.C. Keeler* · Delaware 2005 · him Position, them Head coach
- Kirk Ciarrocca · Delaware 2005 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Lyle Hemphill · Delaware 2005 · him Position, them GA, Position
- Jeremy Rowell · Troy 2006-2009 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Larry Blakeney · Troy 2006-2009 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Tony Franklin · Troy 2006-2007 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Chad Scott · Troy 2007-2009 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Chris Shelling · Troy 2007 · him Position, them GA
- Kenny Edenfield · Troy 2008-2017 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Chad Scott · Texas Tech 2010-2012 · him OC, Position, them Position
- James Willis · Texas Tech 2010-2011 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Robert Prunty · Texas Tech 2010-2012 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Scott Parr · Texas Tech 2010-2012 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Sonny Cumbie* · Texas Tech 2010-2012 · him OC, Position, them GA, Position
- Tommy Tuberville · Texas Tech 2010-2012 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Travaris Robinson · Texas Tech 2010 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Chad Glasgow · Texas Tech 2011 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Art Kaufman · Texas Tech 2012 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Chris Thomsen · Texas Tech 2012 · him OC, Position, them Head coach, Position
- John Lovett · Texas Tech 2012 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Kentucky 2013 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Chad Scott · Kentucky 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them Position
- D. J. Eliot · Kentucky 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Derrick Ansley · Kentucky 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mark Stoops · Kentucky 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Matt Powledge · Kentucky 2013 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Jon Sumrall* · Troy 2015-2017 · him Head coach, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Vic Koenning · Troy 2015-2018 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Matt Moore · Troy 2016-2018 · him Head coach, them OC
- Brandon Hall · Troy 2018 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Sean Reagan · Troy 2018 · him Head coach, them OC
- Chad Scott · West Virginia 2019-2024 · him Head coach, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Jahmile Addae · West Virginia 2019-2020 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Matt Moore · West Virginia 2019 · him Head coach, them OC
- Travis Trickett · West Virginia 2019-2021 · him Head coach, them Position
- Vic Koenning · West Virginia 2019 · him Head coach, them DC
- Gerad Parker* · West Virginia 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Jeff Casteel · West Virginia 2020-2024 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Position
- Jeff Koonz · West Virginia 2020-2024 · him Head coach, them DC
- Jordan Lesley · West Virginia 2020-2024 · him Head coach, them DC
- Kirk Ciarrocca · West Virginia 2021 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- ShaDon Brown · West Virginia 2021-2024 · him Head coach, them DC
- Graham Harrell · West Virginia 2022 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- A. J. Milwee · Texas 2025 · him Other, them OC, Position
- Chad Scott · Texas 2025 · him Other, them Position
- Jeff Banks · Texas 2025 · him Other, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Johnny Nansen · Texas 2025 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Kyle Flood · Texas 2025 · him Other, them OC, Position
- Pete Kwiatkowski · Texas 2025 · him Other, them DC
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · Texas 2025 · him Other, them Head coach
- Tim Drevno · Texas 2025 · him Other, them Analyst
- Bradley Dale Peveto · North Texas 2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Chad Scott · North Texas 2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Matt Mattox · North Texas 2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Matt Powledge · North Texas 2026 · him Head coach, them DC
Played together
- Matt Mumme · Kentucky 1998-1999
- Chad Scott · Kentucky 2000
- Gerad Parker* · Kentucky 2000