Heeke declared today that, subject to Arizona Board of Regents permission, Brent Brennan has consented to take over as the next head coach of Arizona Football. Brennan comes to the Wildcats after seven seasons as the football program’s head coach at San José State University, where he won the 2024
Mountain West Coach of the Year award and guided the Spartans to three bowl game berths. Dave Heeke, vice president and director of athletics at the University of Arizona, said, “I am extremely excited to announce Brent Brennan as the next Head Football Coach.” “Brent is a remarkable leader who has
demonstrated championship success in the recruiting process, on the field, and as a community leader. Having deep ties to the Tucson community and a gratitude for
The historical success of Arizona Football is the foundation of Brent’s vision to maintain the program’s upward trajectory, as is the rich tradition of our
program under the iconic head coach Dick Tomey. Brent Brennan is the perfect leader as we usher in a new chapter of Arizona Football history, one that will
benefit our student-athletes, staff, campus, and Southern Arizona community.” The fifty-year-old Brennan is a seasoned college football leader who
had two successful coaching stints under the famous Dick Tomey of Arizona, the program’s all-time winningest head coach. The San José native worked as a graduate assistant under Tomey’s tutelage with
the Wildcats in 2000, and then as an assistant coach at SJSU from 2005 to 2009. The connections between University of Arizona and Brennan
