Brian Williams (American football coach)
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator, defensive line coach |
| Team | Maryland |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| ? | Albany State |
| ? | Florida A&M |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999–2001 | Rickards HS (FL) (DC) |
| 2002–2008 | Miami Carol City HS (FL) (DC) |
| 2009 | Northeast HS (GA) (DC) |
| 2010–2012 | Amos P. Godby HS (FL) (DC) |
| 2013–2014 | Florida State (defensive analyst) |
| 2015 | Georgia (player relations director) |
| 2016–2018 | UAB (LB) |
| 2019 | Maryland (OLB) |
| 2020 | Maryland (DL) |
| 2021 | Maryland (co-DC/DL) |
| 2022–present | Maryland (DC/DL) |
Brian C. Williams is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator and defensive line coach for the Maryland.
College career
[edit]Williams started his career at Albany State earning a scholarship before transferring to Florida A&M.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]Williams took his first coaching job at Rickards High School in Tallahassee, Florida, as the defensive coordinator for three years. He then returned to his former high school as the defensive coordinator for Miami Carol City High School where he would stay for seven years. Williams' next stop would come as a defensive coordinator for one year at Northeast High School. Williams would the get his final high school coaching job as the defensive coordinator for Godby High School for three years. Williams would then get his first college coaching job as a defensive analyst for Florida State where he would win a national championship and coach at for two years. He would then head to Georgia as the Player Relations Director for one year. Williams would then get his first collegiate position coaching job as the linebackers coach for UAB.[2] Williams would then by hired by the outside linebackers coach at Maryland.[3][4] Then after one year as the outside linebackers coach for Maryland, Williams would become the defensive line coach.[1] Williams would then get promoted to be the team's co-defensive coordinator.[5][6] William's would then be promoted again after one year, this time being promoted as the team's full-time defensive coordinator.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Brian Williams". University of Maryland. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ "#10Coaches10Days: Linebackers Coach Brian Williams". UAB Athletics. August 20, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ Dudley, Evan (February 3, 2019). "UAB LBs coach Brian Williams leaving for Big Ten school". AL.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ Kendziora, Thomas (February 3, 2019). "Maryland football hires Brian Williams as linebackers coach, per reports". Testudo Times. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ Samuels, Doug (January 11, 2021). "The Scoop - Monday January 11, 2021". Football Scoop. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ Wormeli, Ryan (January 11, 2021). "Maryland football announced multiple offensive hires including new coordinator". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ McFadden, Ryan (February 9, 2022). "Maryland football promotes Brian Williams to defensive coordinator as part of coaching staff changes". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ Bonesteel, Matt (February 9, 2022). "Terps promote Brian Williams to defensive coordinator". Washington Post. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
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[edit]- Living people
- Albany State Golden Rams football players
- Duke Blue Devils football coaches
- Florida A&M Rattlers football players
- Florida State Seminoles football coaches
- Georgia Bulldogs football coaches
- Maryland Terrapins football coaches
- UAB Blazers football coaches
- High school football coaches in Florida
- High school football coaches in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Coaches of American football from Florida
- Players of American football from Miami
- African-American coaches of American football
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople