Brennan Carroll (born March 20, 1979) is the offensive coordinator for the Arizona Wildcats. His nickname is BC.Mike Sager
Big Balls Pete Carroll
''Esquire'', September 11, 2009, Accessed September 22, 2009. His father is NFL coach

Pete Carroll Peter Clay Carroll (born September 15, 1951) is an American football coach who is the head coach and executive vice president for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously the head football coach at USC from ...

High school career

Carroll played

high school football High school football (french: football au lycée) is gridiron football played by high school teams in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both countries, but its popularity is declining, part ...

at Saratoga High School in

Saratoga, California Saratoga is a city in Santa Clara County, California. Located in Silicon Valley, in the southern Bay Area, its population was 31,051 at the 2020 census. Saratoga is an affluent residential community, known for its wineries, restaurants, and attra ...

College career

Carroll played college football as a

tight end The tight end (TE) is a position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football, on the offense. The tight end is often a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Lik ...

at the

University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the univers ...

(1999–2001) after transferring from the

University of Delaware The University of Delaware (colloquially UD or Delaware) is a public land-grant research university located in Newark, Delaware. UD is the largest university in Delaware. It offers three associate's programs, 148 bachelor's programs, 121 ma ...

(1997).

Coaching career

In 2002, Carroll joined the

USC Trojans football The USC Trojans football program represents University of Southern California in the sport of American football. The Trojans compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Pac-12 ...

team staff as a graduate assistant under his father,

, who was then

head coach A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in assoc ...

. During his first season he worked with offense and special teams. During his second season on staff, he worked with the

s. In 2004, he became the full-time assistant coach in charge of tight ends. In 2007, in addition to his work as an assistant coach, he became the team's Recruiting Coordinator. Also in 2007, Trojans tight end Fred Davis, who Brennan coached, won the

John Mackey Award The John Mackey Award is presented annually to college football's most outstanding tight end. Established in 2000 by the Nassau County Sports Commission, the award is given annually to the tight end who best exemplifies the play, sportsmanship, a ...

, which goes to the nation's top tight end. In February 2010, it was announced that the recently hired head coach

Lane Kiffin Lane Monte Kiffin (born May 9, 1975) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels. Kiffin formerly was the offensive coordinator for the USC Trojans football team from 2005 to 2006, head coach of the Nati ...

would not retain Brennan Carroll. Brennan Caroll did not coach during the 2010 college or NFL seasons. On December 22, 2010, it was announced that Carroll would join Al Golden's staff at the

University of Miami The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida. , the university enrolled 19,096 students in 12 colleges and schools across nearly 350 academic majors and programs, i ...

where he assumed the role of TE coach and recruiting coordinator. On January 10, 2013, Carroll moved to WR coach, while retaining the recruiting coordinator title, after the Hurricanes hired

Mario Cristobal Mario Manuel Cristobal (born September 24, 1970) is head football coach of the Miami Hurricanes football team at the University of Miami. Cristobal previously was the head football coach at Florida International University (FIU) from 2007 to 20 ...

as their Associate HC and TE Coach. On February 9, 2015, Carroll joined an NFL staff for the first time in his career after spending 13 years in the college ranks, reuniting with his father Pete. Carroll assumed the role of assistant offensive line coach. Prior to the 2020 NFL season, Carroll received a promotion and was named run game coordinator. On January 1, 2021, Carroll joined the Arizona Wildcats team staff as offensive coordinator and O-line coach, reunited with head coach

Jedd Fisch Jedd Ari Fisch (born May 5, 1976) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at the University of Arizona. Fisch previously served as the quarterbacks coach for the New England Patriots and as an assistant offensive coordinat ...

who worked with Carroll at Miami during a stint where Carroll was the recruiting coordinator and coached tight ends.

Personal life

Carroll's father is

and his brother Nate is currently the senior offensive assistant for the Seattle Seahawks.Seahawks.com

Seahawks.com, Accessed October 8, 2023. Brennan Carroll and his wife Amber have one son, Dillon Brennan Carroll.Pete Carroll
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Twitter, February 23, 2009, Accessed February 26, 2009.Pete Carroll
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Twitter, February 25, 2009, Accessed February 26, 2009.

References

External links

Brennan Carroll – HurricaneSports Bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carroll, Brennan 1979 births Living people People from Saratoga, California American football tight ends Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football players Pittsburgh Panthers football players USC Trojans football coaches Miami Hurricanes football coaches Seattle Seahawks coaches Players of American football from Santa Clara County, California