Syracuse Football Coach Reveals Why he Makes Players Save NIL Money

Fran Brown worked his way through the ranks to finally get his first head-coaching job with the Syracuse Orange.

The 43-year-old grew up in Camden, N.J., and played his college football at FCS Western Carolina. The cornerback spent a couple of years with the Cincinnati Bengals before moving into coaching.

The rise was slow, but steady. One year at Paul VI High School in New Jersey. Five years at Temple under Matt Rhule. Brown followed his boss to Baylor and spent two years there as an assistant head coach before turning to Temple to be the program’s co-defensive coordinator.

He spent two years at Rutgers and then landed at Georgia for two more seasons, where he won a national championship ring and developed a reputation as one of the nation’s top recruiters.