Brandon Hall (born January 15, 1976) is an

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coach. He is currently the Assistant Coach / Safeties for the

University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Public university, public research university in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it had existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two Territories became the state of Oklahom ...

Sooners Sooners is the name given to settlers who entered the Unassigned Lands in what is now the state of Oklahoma before the official start of the Land Rush of 1889. The Unassigned Lands were a part of Indian Territory that, after a lobbying campaign, ...

football. He was most recently the interim head coach and

defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator is a coach responsible for a gridiron football (American football) team's defense. Generally, the defensive coordinator, the offensive coordinator and the special teams coordinator represent the second level of a team's c ...

Troy University Troy University is a public university in Troy, Alabama. It was founded in 1887 as Troy State Normal School within the Alabama State University System, and is now the flagship university of the Troy University System. Troy University is accredi ...

. He has previous coordinator experience at

Broken Arrow High School Broken Arrow Senior High School is the highest level of secondary education in the Broken Arrow Public Schools system, for students in tenth through twelfth grade. Combined with the Broken Arrow Freshman Academy, it is the largest high school in ...

in Oklahoma,

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, and

Jacksonville State Jacksonville State University (JSU) is a public university in Jacksonville, Alabama. Founded in 1883, Jacksonville State offers programs of study in six academic schools leading to bachelor's, master's, education specialist, and doctorate degrees ...

in Alabama.

Coaching career

Oklahoma

Hall began his coaching career as an undergraduate student assistant coach for the

Oklahoma Sooners football The Oklahoma Sooners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Oklahoma (variously "Oklahoma" or "OU"). The team is a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is in Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (forme ...

team for the 1998 season. He was a member of the Oklahoma staff until 2005 in different roles. Hall was a student assistant from 1998–2000 under

Brent Venables Thomas Brent Venables (born December 18, 1970) is an American football coach who is the head coach at the University of Oklahoma. He previously served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Clemson University from 2012 to 2021. V ...

and then-head coach

Bob Stoops Robert Anthony Stoops (born September 9, 1960) is an American football coach. He was the head football coach at the University of Oklahoma from 1999 through the 2016 season, and on an interim basis during the 2021 Alamo Bowl. He led the Oklahoma ...

, a graduate assistant in the 2001–2002 season, and a defensive quality control coach from 2003 to 2005. During the 2000 football season, Hall and the Sooners won the

2001 Orange Bowl The 2001 Orange Bowl, designated as the BCS National Championship Game, was a college football bowl game played to determine a national champion in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for th ...

, thus claiming the 2000 NCAA National Championship.

Northern Iowa

In 2006, Hall was the

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s coach at

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Broken Arrow High School

Hall was the

and coached the linebackers at

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for the 2007 season.

Central Oklahoma

Hall spent the 2008 through 2010 seasons as the co-defensive coordinator, linebackers coach, and recruiting coordinator at

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Oklahoma (second stint)

In 2011, Hall returned to Oklahoma for a season as a defensive assistant.

Arkansas State

In 2012, Hall joined

Gus Malzahn Arthur Gustavo Malzahn III (; born October 28, 1965) is an American football coach. He is currently the head coach at the University of Central Florida (UCF Knights football, UCF). He was the head football coach at Auburn University from 2013 t ...

's staff at

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as the

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coach. He helped lead the Red Wolves to their second consecutive

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championship.

Auburn

Hall followed Malzahn to

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as a defensive assistant. That year, the Tigers advanced to the

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Jacksonville State

Hall was the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at

from 2014 to 2017. During his tenure, he helped the Gamecocks to a perfect 31–0 record in

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(OVC) play, and a 43–8 record overall. Jacksonville State's defenses were ranked top 20 nationally in all four of Hall's seasons.

Troy

Hall joined the

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staff for the 2018 season as the

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coordinator and outside linebackers coach. His special teams ranked fourth nationally in net punting, and ninth nationally in kick return. For the 2019 season, new head coach

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promoted Hall to defensive coordinator, and he subsequently took on coaching the safeties. In 2021 he was the team’s interim head coach for a game.

Oklahoma (third stint)

He was named the team’s Assistant Coach / Safeties coach, announced by Head Coach

on Dec 17, 2021.

Personal life

Hall was raised in

Newcastle, Oklahoma Newcastle is a city in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States, and part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 10,984. History Newcastle became a dot on the map with the opening of a new post offi ...

. He earned an associate degree from

Oklahoma City Community College Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC) is a Public college, public community college in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The college was founded in 1972 as South Oklahoma City Junior college, Junior College. OCCC has a current enrollment of 18,549 stude ...

and bachelor's and master's degrees from the

. He is married to the former Crystal Latham. Together they have three children, daughters; Maddie and Charlee , and son; Will.

Head coaching record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Brandon Living people Auburn Tigers football coaches Arkansas State Red Wolves football coaches Central Oklahoma Bronchos football coaches Jacksonville State Gamecocks football coaches Northern Iowa Panthers football coaches Oklahoma Sooners football coaches Troy Trojans football coaches High school football coaches in Oklahoma University of Oklahoma alumni People from McClain County, Oklahoma 1976 births