Scott Brown has joined Dennis Erickson's staff at Arizona State as defensive line coach.
Brown replaces Grady Stretz, who left to take the same position with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Brown has coached multiple defensive positions during his 35-year coaching career with six schools. He spent the past four seasons as the defensive line coach at Colorado State, following 12 seasons at Duke.
Brown, who turns 59 on Feb. 20, has extensive contacts throughout the state of Texas, where he has recruited for 30 years, and is regarded as an outstanding teacher of defensive line play.
"Scott Brown brings a wealth of knowledge to Arizona State on coaching defensive line play," says Erickson. "Everyone I spoke with talked about his work with the players and how much they learned from him. Scott will be a tremendous help to (defensive coordinator) Craig Bray in our game planning during game week. I was extremely impressed with his ideas and concepts of a defense. He brings us so much more than just a position coach in that regard. He gave us a very impressive interview.
"Our defensive linemen, who met with Scott while he was on his interview, were very impressed with his style and his passion for the game. They were ready to play immediately.
"He has recruited the state of Texas for 30 years. He has extensive contacts there and not just in a certain area, but in the entire state of Texas. Trying to get into the state of Texas with no connections is difficult. With Scott's connections we will have instant credibility in that state."
Prior to his tenure at Duke, Brown coached four seasons at Minnesota, nine years at Texas Christian and three at Southwest Texas State. He spent the first four years (1976-79) of his coaching career at his alma mater, Adams State, in Colorado.
