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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1974)}}
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1974)}}
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| name = Brian Polian
| name = Brian Polian
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| caption = Polian at 2016 Mountain West Media Day
| caption = Polian at 2016 Mountain West Media Day
| current_title = [[Athletic director]]
| current_title = [[American football positions#Special teams|Special teams coordinator who doesn’t know how to coach kids to block on field goal attempts]]
| current_team = [[LSU Tigers Football|LSU]]
| current_team = [[John Carroll Blue Streaks|John Carroll]]
| current_conference = [[NCAA Division I FBS|SEC]]
| current_conference = [[Ohio Athletic Conference|OAC]]
| current_record =
| current_record =
| contract =
| contract =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|12|22}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|12|22}}
| birth_place = [[The Bronx|Bronx, New York]]
| birth_place = [[The Bronx|Bronx, New York]], U.S.
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| coach_years15 = 2021
| coach_years15 = 2021
| coach_team15 = Notre Dame (ST/AHC)
| coach_team15 = Notre Dame (ST/AHC)
| coach_years16 = 2022–present
| coach_years16 = 2022
| coach_team16 = [[LSU_Tigers_football|LSU]] (ST/RC)
| coach_team16 = [[LSU_Tigers_football|LSU]] (ST/RC)
| admin_years1 = 2023–present
| admin_team1 = [[John Carroll Blue Streaks|John Carroll]]
| overall_record = 23–27
| overall_record = 23–27
| bowl_record = 1–1
| bowl_record = 1–1
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'''Brian Stewart Polian''' (born December 22, 1974) is an American [[college football]] coach and former player. He is the [[American football positions#Special teams|special teams coordinator]] for [[LSU_Tigers_football|LSU]]. He is the former [[head coach]] of the [[Nevada Wolf Pack football]] team. He is the son of former [[National Football League]] (NFL) executive [[Bill Polian]].
'''Brian Stewart Polian''' (born December 22, 1974) is an American [[college football]] coach and former player. He is the Athletic Director at John Carroll University. He is the former [[head coach]] of the [[Nevada Wolf Pack football]] team. He is the son of former [[National Football League]] (NFL) executive [[Bill Polian]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
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===Nevada===
===Nevada===
On January 11, 2013, the [[University of Nevada, Reno]] hired Polian as football head coach.<ref name="Nevada bio"/> On November 27, 2016, Nevada parted ways with Polian,
On January 11, 2013, the [[University of Nevada, Reno]] hired Polian as football head coach.<ref name="Nevada bio"/> On November 27, 2016, Nevada parted ways with Polian,
effectively resulting in him being fired from Nevada.
effectively resulting in him being fired from Nevada based upon his poor performance.


===Notre Dame===
===Notre Dame===
On December 16, 2016, Polian was hired to return to Notre Dame once again as [[American football positions#Special teams|special teams coordinator]], this time under [[Brian Kelly (American football coach)|Brian Kelly]].
On December 16, 2016, Polian was hired to return to Notre Dame once again as [[American football positions#Special teams|special teams coordinator]], this time under [[Brian Kelly (American football coach)|Brian Kelly]].<ref>Nevada Sports Net</ref>


===LSU===
===LSU===
On December 7, 2021, Polian was hired by LSU as the [[American football positions#Special teams|special teams coordinator]], under [[Brian Kelly (American football coach)|Brian Kelly]].
On December 7, 2021, Polian was hired by LSU as the [[American football positions#Special teams|special teams coordinator]], under [[Brian Kelly (American football coach)|Brian Kelly]]. Polian was terminated from LSU after his special teams were ranked near the bottom of all universities. It was reported that Polian appeared "lost" during his final game.

==John Carroll==
On May 2, 2023, Polian was announced as the new athletic director for John Carroll University.


==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161126002042/http://sites.jcu.edu/notablealumni/notable-alumni/brian-polian/ John Carroll profile]
* [https://lsusports.net/sports/fb/roster/coach/brian-polian/ LSU profile]
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* [https://nevadawolfpack.com/coaches.aspx?rc=294&path=football Nevada profile]
* [https://und.com/coach/brian-polian-2/ Notre Dame profile]
* [https://und.com/coach/brian-polian-2/ Notre Dame profile]
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* [https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/brian-polian/294 Nevada profile]
* [https://gostanford.com/sports/2013/4/17/208440155.aspx Stanford profile]
* [https://gostanford.com/sports/2013/4/17/208440155.aspx Stanford profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161126002042/http://sites.jcu.edu/notablealumni/notable-alumni/brian-polian/ John Carroll profile]


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{{Nevada Wolf Pack football coach navbox}}
{{John Carroll Blue Streaks athletic director navbox}}


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Latest revision as of 06:22, 29 December 2024

Brian Polian
Polian at 2016 Mountain West Media Day
Current position
TitleAthletic director
TeamJohn Carroll
ConferenceOAC
Biographical details
Born (1974-12-22) December 22, 1974 (age 50)
Bronx, New York, U.S.
Alma materJohn Carroll University
Playing career
1993–1996John Carroll
Position(s)Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997Michigan State (GA)
1998Buffalo (TE/AOL)
1999–2000Baylor (GA)
2001–2003Buffalo (RB/ST)
2004UCF (RB/RC)
2005Notre Dame (ST/ADB)
2006Notre Dame (ST/LBA)
2007Notre Dame (ST/ILB)
2008–2009Notre Dame (ST)
2010Stanford (ST/S)
2011Stanford (ST/S/RC)
2012Texas A&M (ST/TE)
2013–2016Nevada
2017–2020Notre Dame (ST/RC)
2021Notre Dame (ST/AHC)
2022LSU (ST/RC)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2023–presentJohn Carroll
Head coaching record
Overall23–27
Bowls1–1

Brian Stewart Polian (born December 22, 1974) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the Athletic Director at John Carroll University. He is the former head coach of the Nevada Wolf Pack football team. He is the son of former National Football League (NFL) executive Bill Polian.

Early life

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Born in The Bronx, Polian graduated from Saint Francis High School in Athol Springs, New York, near Buffalo, in 1993.[1] He attended John Carroll University near Cleveland, where he played on the football team as a linebacker from 1993 to 1996. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in history in 1997.[2]

Coaching career

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Early coaching career

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Polian began his coaching career in 1997 as a graduate assistant at Michigan State. In 1998, he was the tight ends and offensive line assistant at the University at Buffalo. In 1999 and 2000, Polian was a defensive graduate assistant at Baylor under Kevin Steele. Polian graduated from Baylor with a master's degree in 2000.[2]

Polian returned to Buffalo in 2001 as running backs coach and special teams coordinator, serving until 2003 all under coach Jim Hofher.[2] In 2004, he was assistant coach at the same positions at UCF under George O'Leary. From 2005 to 2009, Polian was special teams coordinator at Notre Dame under Charlie Weis. He also served as defensive backs coach in 2005, linebackers coach in 2006, and inside linebackers coach in 2007.[2] Notre Dame made three bowl appearances during Polian's tenure, including a win in the 2008 Hawaii Bowl.

He then was special teams coordinator and safeties coach at Stanford from 2010 to 2011 and was also recruiting coordinator in 2011.[2] Part of Jim Harbaugh's staff in 2010, Polian remained at Stanford under succeeding coach David Shaw. Stanford won the 2011 Orange Bowl after the 2010 season. In 2012, Polian was special teams coordinator and tight ends coach under Kevin Sumlin at Texas A&M, which won the 2013 Cotton Bowl Classic that season.[2]

Nevada

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On January 11, 2013, the University of Nevada, Reno hired Polian as football head coach.[2] On November 27, 2016, Nevada parted ways with Polian, effectively resulting in him being fired from Nevada based upon his poor performance.

Notre Dame

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On December 16, 2016, Polian was hired to return to Notre Dame once again as special teams coordinator, this time under Brian Kelly.[3]

LSU

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On December 7, 2021, Polian was hired by LSU as the special teams coordinator, under Brian Kelly. Polian was terminated from LSU after his special teams were ranked near the bottom of all universities. It was reported that Polian appeared "lost" during his final game.

John Carroll

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On May 2, 2023, Polian was announced as the new athletic director for John Carroll University.

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Nevada Wolf Pack (Mountain West Conference) (2013–2016)
2013 Nevada 4–8 3–5 5th (West)
2014 Nevada 7–6 4–4 3rd (West) L New Orleans
2015 Nevada 7–6 4–4 T–2nd (West) W Arizona
2016 Nevada 5–7 3–5 T–3rd (West)
Nevada: 23–27 14–18
Total: 23–27

References

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  1. ^ Schlabach, Mark (June 11, 2014). "Nevada has a new face at head coach". ESPN. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Brian Polian". Nevada Wolf Pack. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  3. ^ Nevada Sports Net
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