Arkansas Online · Nov 12, 2022
ASU, UMass coaches go back to 1993
Coach Don Brown will lead Massachusetts against Arkansas State today at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro. Brown was a finalist for the Broyles Award, given to the nation’s top assistant coach, in 2016 while at Michigan. (AP/Al Goldis)Coaches that have been in the game as long as Butch Jones are bound to have crossed paths with their counterparts at one point or another.
The same could be said for Massachusetts Coach Don Brown. The 67-year-old began as a college assistant in 1982 at Dartmouth and tackled his first head coaching gig in 1993 at Division III Plymouth State.
And who did Brown face in his inaugural game? Wilkes, featuring first-year offensive coordinator Butch Jones.