Friday, October 24, 2008

Brian Brents Named El Paso Head Coach

EL PASO, TX. : The El Paso Indoor Football League organization announced on Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 from the El Paso County Coliseum that Brian Brents has been named the head coach for the 2009 season. Coach Brents is a native of Crane, Texas and along with his wife Rachel, has a 5 month old son named Tyson Matthew. Brian played wide receiver for Abilene Christian University, and completed his degree at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

"I'm excited to be taking over as head coach for the El Paso team. My family and I are happy to be a part of the El Paso community and I can't wait to get to work on building a successful team that hopefully will be around for some time as a member of the Indoor Football League." stated Head Coach Brian Brents.

Brents helped build the Odessa Roughnecks, of the now Indoor Football League, into a playoff caliber team in 2004. He returned to Odessa in 2005 as the offensive coordinator and was a major part of a Roughnecks team that finished the regular season undefeated, and complete an overall record of 16-1. In 2006, Brents contributed in turning around the Lakeland Thunderbolts from a 6-9 squad to a 13-3 divisional championship team.

"Brian is a very experienced coach of the indoor football game, and success has followed him with every team he has worked with during his coaching career. We have no doubt that he is going to do a great job with the El Paso organization." stated Allegiance Pro Sports President and El Paso Team Owner, Brandon Smith.

In his first season with the Mississippi MudCats, Coach Brents and his staff led the MudCats to a 12-4 record, and a appearance in the AIFA South Conference Championship game. Brents and his staff capped off a great 2007 season by being selected to coach the AIFA South All-Star Team. Brents returned to the MudCats in 2008 and once again had a tremendous season, registering a 12-1 record. As head coach, Brents has compiled a 24-5 combined overall record. He has coached 24 All-Conference players and 6 All-Americans. He has had 4 players move on to the CFL, and 6 players to the AFL during his esteemed coaching career.

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