Francis Brown (born February 3, 1982) is an American football coach and former cornerback. He is the defensive backs coach at Georgia.

Early life

Raised in

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, Brown graduated from Camden High School,Friedman, Josh
"Camden star rising: Temple's Fran Brown; Fran Brown Overcame A Tough Childhood And Shattered Nfl Dreams To Become A Star In College Football Coaching."
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'', July 10, 2019. Accessed July 25, 2019. "In Camden, resilience is key. For Brown, the way forward was football. When he got to Camden High, the long-time running back switched to quarterback just so he could play immediately." where he set the school record as a quarterback with 47 touchdown passes.

Playing career

Following his high school career, Brown switched to cornerback at

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and became a first-team All-SoCon selection and team captain. Following his time as a Catamount, Brown spent time with the

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during the

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and

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seasons.

Coaching career

Temple

After spending a year coaching at Paul VI Catholic High School, Brown joined

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's staff at Temple as the Assistant Director of Internal Operations in 2011. During the 2012 season, Brown transitioned to a graduate assistant role in 2012 before becoming Temple's

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s coach on Matt Rhule's staff in 2013. Brown held that role until 2016, when he was added associate head coach responsibilities to his job description. After the 2014 recruiting season, in which he signed a number of players including future pro Sean Chandler, Brown was named a top recruiter in the American Athletic Conference by Rivals.com.

Baylor

Brown followed Rhule to Baylor where he served as the Bears' assistant head coach and defensive backs coach for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. During his time in Waco, Brown was considered Baylor's top recruiter.

Second Stint at Temple

Following the 2018 season, Brown interviewed for the head coaching job at Temple that eventually went to Manny Diaz. Diaz's first hire at Temple was to bring Brown in as assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator. After 17 days, Diaz left Temple to return to Miami for the head coaching job. Brown interviewed for the Temple head coaching job, but it eventually went to

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. Carey kept Brown on the Temple Owl's coaching staff as the co-defensive coordinator.

Rutgers

After Rutgers brought back coach Greg Schiano for the

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season, he hired Brown to be the team’s secondary coach

Georgia

On February 18, 2022, Brown was hired to be a part of Georgia’s defensive staff. Brown was hired to replace Jahmile Addae who took the same position at Miami (FL) on Feb. 7. He was part of the coaching staff on the Georgia team that defeated

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in the National Championship.

Personal

Brown is married to Teara Brown and has three children, Francis, Jr. , Brayden and Ivy

References

External links

Temple profile
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