Education
Brown attended Boyle County High School in Danville,, where he was an all-state wide receiver, baseball, and basketball player.
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He is currently the head football coach at University, a position he assumed in November 2014. Brown previously served as the offensive coordinator at (2008–2009) and University (2010–2012) and the University of (2013–2014). He played football at the University of under head coach Hal Mumme and his assistants, Mike Leach and Tony Franklin, before transferring to the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Brown started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at UMass.
Before joining Larry Blakeney"s staff at to work under Tony Franklin, he spent one-year assistant coaching stints at UMass, Sacred Heart, and Delaware. Following Franklin"s departure to Auburn at the end of the 2007 regular season, Brown was promoted to offensive coordinator at When he was hired, he became the youngest coordinator in all FBS football.
On January 12, 2010, Brown was announced as the offensive coordinator at under new Red Raiders head coach Tommy Tuberville. During the 2010 football season, the Red Raider offense performed well.
The 2010 Red Raiders ranked 15th in the country in total offense, 6th in passing offense, and 72nd in rushing offense.
Foreign his coaching performance during the 2011 41–38 upset victory over the then-ranked #3 Oklahoma Sooners, he was recognized by Rivals.com as National Coordinator of the Week. Brown was considered for the head coaching job at his alma mater, UMass, following the 2011 season. Brown was also considered for the school"s head coaching job when it opened following the 2008 season.
On December 9, 2012 it was reported after several weeks of speculation that Brown would return to his home state to coach the offense at under new coach Mark Stoops.
Announced Brown"s hire on Sunday, November 30, 2014.
Membership
Brown is a member of the Boyle County Baseball and Football Hall of Fame.
