UNDERGROUND HUDDLE #10: Brennan Marion

Once per quarter, BUILD Coaching Company hosts The Underground Huddle – an interview with a prominent leader in sports or business with BUILD clients and other select guests present. All attendees live our mission to build an army of Disciplined Leaders and share our vision to be a resource for and a connector of current and aspiring leaders in small business, sports, and other areas of life. For the 10th Underground Huddle, our guest was Brennan Marion, who is one of the country’s most highly regarded assistant coaches, having spent time at multiple Division 1 universities. He earned his first coordinator role at Howard University, followed by stints at William & Mary, Hawaii, Pittsburgh, and Texas before landing his current role at UNLV. At Pittsburgh, Marion coached receiver Jordan Addison, who was drafted in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings and at Texas, Marion coached receiver Xavier Worthy, who was selected in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. Coach Marion has faced multiple challenges and setbacks throughout his life. He had to change schools almost on a yearly basis growing up, had friends get shot, a mother that got arrested, and was homeless for part of his college football career. Not to mention, Marion suffered multiple season-ending knee injuries both in college and in the NFL. A record-setting receiver at Tulsa University, Marion is today known as the innovator of the “Go-Go Offense.” As it relates to building a team, Brennan likes to say that “How you play without the football determines how much you love your teammates.”