Brian Mason is an American football coach and former player who is the special teams coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously the special teams coordinator at University of Notre Dame in 2022 where he had one of the best special teams unit in the country. The year before he was The University of Cincinnati special teams coordinator. Prior to that, Mason was the Director of Recruiting at The University of Cincinnati for the 2017 season. Mason was a Graduate Assistant from 2009-2016 with stops at Bluffton (Graduate defensive line coach, 2009–11), Kent State (2012), Purdue (2013–14), and Ohio State (2015-2016). He played running back at Denison for two years before an injury forced him to transition from player to coach. He was a student assistant running back coach at Denison for the 2007 and 2008 seasons.
| Indianapolis Colts | |
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| Position: | Special teams coordinator |
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| College: | Denison |
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Coaching career
editEarly coaching career
editFrom 2007 to 2008, Mason was a student assistant running backs coach at Denison University.[1] Mason coached at Bluffton University from 2009 until 2011, serving as a graduate assistant defensive line coach.[1] From Bluffton, Mason moved to Kent State University as a defensive graduate assistant on Darrell Hazell’s staff for the 2012 season, and followed Hazell to Purdue University for the 2013 and 2014 seasons.[2]
Ohio State
editMason joined the staff at Ohio State University in 2015 and was a graduate assistant for two years.
Cincinnati
editIn January 2017, he was named the Director of Recruiting for the University of Cincinnati, and then in January 2018, he was promoted to Special Teams Coordinator.[1] Mason helped lead the Bearcats to an appearance in the 2021 College Football Playoff.
Notre Dame
editIn January 2022, it was reported he would become the Special Teams Coordinator at the University of Notre Dame.[3] The move re-united Mason with Marcus Freeman, whom he previously worked with at Ohio State, Cincinnati, and Purdue.[4]
Indianapolis Colts
editOn March 4, 2023, the Indianapolis Colts hired Mason as their special teams coordinator.[5][1]
Personal life
editMason is a native of Zionsville, Indiana where he played football for Zionsville Community High School and holds a bachelor's degree in economics(Denison), and master's degrees in education (Bluffton, 2012), recreation and sports management (Purdue, 2014), and kinesiology, sport management (Ohio State, 2016).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Brian Mason". gobearcats.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Brian Mason". www.purduesports.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Notre Dame Expected to Hire Cincinnati Special Teams Coordinator Brian Mason".
- ^ Brice, John (January 3, 2022). "Sources: Notre Dame on verge of filling special teams, offensive line roles; DC targets emerge". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Colts hire Notre Dame's Brian Mason as special teams coordinator; Irish blocked 7 punts". indystar.com. Retrieved April 29, 2024.