Brian Norwood - Football

Brian Norwood
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- Assistant Coach - Safeties
Brian Norwood joined the TCU football staff in March 2025.
Norwood came to the Horned Frogs after serving five seasons as assistant head coach/passing game coordinator/safeties coach at UCLA. Eight Bruins received All-Pac-12 honors under his tutelage. In 2023, UCLA led the Pac-12 and ranked 10th nationally in total defense, allowing just 301.5 yards per game.
Norwood was in co-defensive coordinator roles at Navy (2019), Kansas State (2018) and Tulsa (2015-17). The Midshipmen set a program record with 11 wins during his season in Annapolis. While at K-State, Norwood helped the Wildcats’ pass defense improve from last in the Big 12 Conference to fourth in just one season.Â
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Additionally, Norwood was associate head coach and safeties coach at Baylor from 2008-14 while also serving as safeties coach at Penn State (2001-07) with additional stops at Texas Tech (2000), a first stint at Navy (1995-99), Richmond (1992-94) and Arizona (1990-91).
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Norwood came to the Horned Frogs after serving five seasons as assistant head coach/passing game coordinator/safeties coach at UCLA. Eight Bruins received All-Pac-12 honors under his tutelage. In 2023, UCLA led the Pac-12 and ranked 10th nationally in total defense, allowing just 301.5 yards per game.
Norwood was in co-defensive coordinator roles at Navy (2019), Kansas State (2018) and Tulsa (2015-17). The Midshipmen set a program record with 11 wins during his season in Annapolis. While at K-State, Norwood helped the Wildcats’ pass defense improve from last in the Big 12 Conference to fourth in just one season.Â
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Additionally, Norwood was associate head coach and safeties coach at Baylor from 2008-14 while also serving as safeties coach at Penn State (2001-07) with additional stops at Texas Tech (2000), a first stint at Navy (1995-99), Richmond (1992-94) and Arizona (1990-91).
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