Fran Brown Hired as Assistant Head Coach and Co-Defensive Coordinator

PHILADELPHIA- Temple head coach Manny Diaz announced an addition to his football staff today. Fran Brown has been named Assistant Head Coach and Co-Defensive Coordinator and is the first coach that has been hired to Diaz' new staff.

Brown, a Camden, N.J., native, begins his seventh year at Temple, but first since 2016, and his first with Diaz.

Brown comes back to Temple after spending two years at Baylor. The Bears' assistant head coach, he was widely known as the staff's best recruiter and also worked with the cornerbacks. He was named a Top 10 recruiter by 24/7 Sports.

Previously at Temple, Brown spent four seasons coaching the cornerbacks. In 2015, Brown's squad of corners was led by senior…