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Head Football Coach Brad Franchione

   
Head coach Brad Franchione begins his third year directing the Buccaneer program, his 12th in college football. His foundation in the game has been built with input by his well-known father, Dennis Franchione, head coach at Texas A&M University, but his coaching philosophy and approach to the game have been constructed by his own experience in college programs ranging from junior college to NCAA Division I.

His last station before being named head coach of the Buccaneers in January 2005 was as the defensive line coach at Texas A&M University - Commerce. In his one season with the Lions he also served as the program’s academic coordinator, travel coordinator and video coordinator. His recruiting assignment was central Texas and Kansas junior colleges, including Blinn. Additional coaching experience has come at Bacone College in Muskogee, Okla. (2003-2004), the University of Tennessee - Martin (2002), the University of West Alabama in Livingston (2001- 2002), East Central University in Ada, Okla. (1999-2001) and Fort Scott Community College in Fort Scott, Kansas (1998). While in college he was a graduate assistant with the offense from 1996-1998 at Arkansas State University and a student coach assisting with the secondary at the University of New Mexico (1992-1996).

At Bacone College he was an associate head coach and defensive coordinator while also serving as the recruiting coordinator, helping lead the Warriors to a second-place finish in the Central States Intercollegiate Football Conference. At Tennessee - Martin he was an assistant coach working with the linebackers and the coordinating recruiting. He was also the kickoff team coach. For the Tigers of West Alabama he was an assistant coach working with the linebackers. He was also punt and kickoff teams coach. While an assistant at East Central he was the defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator for the Tigers, helping lead the 2000 team to its first winning season since 1983. He also served as the team’s academic coordinator and the special teams coordinator. His duties as an assistant at Fort Scott included working with the quarterbacks as well as the punt team and serving as video coordinator.

Franchione was born in Joplin, Mo., graduated from Pittsburg (Kansas) High School, earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education at the University of New Mexico in 1996 and his master of science degree in education at Arkansas State University in 1998.
He and his wife, Rebecca, have a son, Wyatt, who is 3 and a daughter, 18-month-old Isabella. His hobbies include golf, racquetball, weight training and computers.

Lloyd Spotted Wolf
Offensive Coordinator - Offensive Line

Coach Lloyd Spotted Wolf joined the Blinn staff in 2006 to head up the offensive line and this season rises to offensive coordinator.

His experience includes Division I, II and III, as well as high school programs. Before joining the Buccaneer staff, Spotted Wolf was the assistant head coach at NCAA D-II Oklahoma Panhandle State University, where he had two linemen earn All-IFA honors. In addition to his offensive line duties, he was also the recruiting coordinator, and a health, physical education and recreation instructor.

For the 2003-2004 seasons, Spotted Wolf returned to his high school alma mater, La Cueva High School in Albuquerque, N.M., as an assistant. During his two-year stint, La Cueva won back-to-back 5A state football championships, amassing a 26-0 record. He was also a full-time English teacher.

Spotted Wolf was the offensive line coach/special teams coordinator for NCAA D-III University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, which won the WIAC championship in 2001.

The Blugolds attained a No. 11 national ranking, and Spotted Wolf coached two all-conference linemen, one all-region selection, and one All-American offensive lineman. He was also an assistant men’s and women’s track and field coach, and a kinesiology lecturer.

Spotted Wolf spent three years on Rocky Long’s staff at the University of New Mexico (Division IA), working with the offensive line. He worked with two Hula Bowl selections (place kicker and deep snapper) who both continued on to the NFL, as well as two all-conference linemen and two linemen who eventually went on to the NFL.

He has also coached at NCAA D-II Adams State College, Del Norte (Colo.) High School and Zuni (N.M.) High School.

He has a bachelor of science degree from Adams State College, with a double major in English and exercise physiology, and a master’s degree in sports administration from the University of New Mexico. He was a four-year letterman and three-year starter on the offensive line for the NCAA D-II Grizzlies. He was named Academic-All Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

Spotted Wolf is a member of the American Football Coaches Association.

He is single.

Keith Browning
Defensive Line

Coach Keith Browning moves from running backs coach to defensive line coach in his third season on Coach Brad Franchione’s Buccaneer staff.

Prior to coming to Blinn, he spent two years (2002-2004) as a graduate assistant coaching the defensive line at Howard Payne University.

He holds a bachelor of science degree in business administration with a minor in marketing management from Howard Payne. A four-year letterman for the Yellow Jackets, Browning was a first-team all-American Southwest Conference selection and was named Defensive Lineman of the Year in the conference.

Browning has experience in multiple areas in the Buc system. In 2005, his first year with the Bucs, he coached the offensive line and tight ends. Last year he coached the tight ends and running backs, including all-American running back Bernard Scott.

The Houston native is a graduate of South Houston High School. He is single.

Tony Haynes
Quarterbacks - Receivers

Coach Tony Haynes, who comes to the Buccaneers from Valdosta State University in Georgia, will coach the quarterbacks and wide receivers.

Haynes, a native of Lakeland, Fla., played wide receiver and quarterback at Webber International University in Babson Park, Fla. In 2004, he was hired on there as the Warriors’ quarterbacks coach. The last two-and-half years he coached at Valdosta where he worked with the offensive line and wide receivers.

Haynes also coached quarterbacks at the high school level at Santa Fe High School in Lakeland.

Matt Richardson
Running Backs

Coach Matt Richardson is in his second season with Coach Brad Franchione and the Buccaneer and moves from linebackers coach to running backs coach.

Prior to coming to Blinn, Richardson spent two years (2002- 2004) as a student manager working with the offensive line and running backs for the Arkansas Razorbacks.

He holds a bachelor of science degree in kinesiology from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

He and his wife, Jennifer, have been married for three years. Their family includes, their parents James and Glenda Richardson and John and Vicky Stevens, brothers Jeff Richardson, Zach Stevens, Ryan Richardson, sister-in-law Adrienne and nieces Kayleigh and Gigi, and Kris Richardson, sister-in-law Kourtney and nephew Tracker.

Gabriel Burks
Receivers

Coach Gabriel Burks joined the Buccaneer staff in the spring in his first coaching position and will work with the receivers.

The graduate of Jack Yates High School in Houston was an all-district selection in football and baseball. He returns to Blinn where he was a wide receiver on the 1995 squad. He moved on to Howard Payne University where he also played wide receiver. He then spent three years playing semi-pro football for the Houston Wolverines.

Burks has a bachelor’s degree in management from the University of Phoenix.

He and his wife Miyosha have five children.

Page updated: February 14, 2008