Brad Franchione

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Name = Brad Franchione
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Birthplace = Joplin, Missouri
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Sport = Football
College = Blinn College
Title = Head Coach
CurrentRecord = 19-3
OverallRecord = 19-3
Awards = Southwest Junior College Conference Coach of the Year (2006)
Championships = NJCAA National Championship (2006)
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Coach = Y
CoachYears = 1998
1999-2001
2001-2002
2002
2003-2004
2004
2005-present
CoachTeams = Fort Scott Community College
East Central University
University of West Alabama
University of Tennessee-Martin
Bacone College
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Blinn
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Bradley Todd Franchione (born Joplin, Missouri) is the head football coach at Blinn College.

Early life

Franchione is the son of college football coach Dennis Franchione and Linda Solomon. Franchione was born in Miller, Missouri, and was grew up near Pittsburg, KS.. He graduated from Pittsburg (Kansas) High School, and earned a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1996 from the University of New Mexico. Two years later he received his M.S. in education from Arkansas State University. Franchione began his coaching career while still in college. He was a student coach assisting the secondary at the University of New Mexico from 1992-1996, and served as a graduate assistant with the offense at Arkansas State from 1996-1998.

Early career

After his graduation from Arkansas State, Franchione received his first official coaching job as an assistant at Fort Scott Community College, working with quarterbacks and the punt team and serving as video coordinator. After a year there, Franchione move to East Central University, where from 1999-2001 he was the defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator, as well as the academic and special teams coordinator. He helped lead their 2000 team to its first winning season in 17 years.

In 2001-2002, Franchione was an assistant coach at the University of West Alabama, where he worked with linebackers and the punt and kickoff teams. He held the same position at the University of Tennessee-Martin in 2002.

The next season (2003-2004), Franchione was an associate head coach, defensive coordinator, and recruiting coordinator at Bacone College. The team earned second place in the Central States Intercollegiate Football Conference.

In 2005, Franchione served as defensive line coach at Texas A&M University-Commerce. In his single season there, he was also the academic, travel, and video coordinator for the team. He was responsible for recruiting at Kansas junior colleges and in central Texas, an area that included his next school, Blinn.

Family

Franchione has a son, Wyatt (born 2004) and a daughter, Isabella (born 2006).

External links

* [http://www.blinn.edu/Buccaneer/athletics/Football/coaches.htm Blinn College Official Bio]
* [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/college/4390307.html 2006 Houston Chronicle Interview with Brad Franchione]