Brian Williams (American football coach)

Brian C. Williams is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator and defensive line coach for the Maryland.

Brian Williams
Current position
TitleDefensive Coordinator/DL Coach
TeamMaryland
Biographical details
BornMiami, Florida, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2001Rickards High School (DC)
2002–2008Miami Carol City High School (DC)
2009Northeast High School (DC)
2010–2012Godby High School (DC)
2013–2014Florida State (Defensive Analyst)
2015Georgia (Player Relations Director)
2016–2018UAB (LB)
2019Maryland (OLB)
2020Maryland (DL)
2021Maryland (Co-DC/DL)
2022–presentMaryland (DC/DL)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1* National Championship (2013)

College career

Williams started his career at Albany State earning a scholarship before transferring to Florida A&M.[1]

Coaching career

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 collegite 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
  1. "Brian Williams". University of Maryland. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. "#10Coaches10Days: Linebackers Coach Brian Williams". UAB Athletics. August 20, 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. Dudley, Evan (February 3, 2019). "UAB LBs coach Brian Williams leaving for Big Ten school". AL.com. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  4. Kendziora, Thomas (February 3, 2019). "Maryland football hires Brian Williams as linebackers coach, per reports". Testudo Times. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  5. Samuels, Doug (January 11, 2021). "The Scoop - Monday January 11, 2021". Football Scoop. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  6. Wormeli, Ryan (January 11, 2021). "Maryland football announced multiple offensive hires including new coordinator". NBC Sports. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  7. McFadden, Ryan (February 9, 2022). "Maryland football promotes Brian Williams to defensive coordinator as part of coaching staff changes". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  8. Bonesteel, Matt (February 9, 2022). "Terps promote Brian Williams to defensive coordinator". Washington Post. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
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