University of Arizona Football

Brent Brennan enters his third season as the Head Coach for Arizona Football in 2026. He was hired on January 16, 2024 and earned a contract extension through at least the 2030 season on February 6, 2026 following the Wildcats trip to the Holiday Bowl. Brennan, 53, is an experienced leader in college football who enjoyed two stints coaching under legendary Arizona head coach Dick Tomey, the winningest coach in Arizona Football history. The San José native first learned under Tomey with the Wildcats as a graduate assistant in 2000, and again from 2005-09 at SJSU as an assistant coach. The ties between Brennan and the University of Arizona run deep, with Brent's brother Bradley playing five years as a wide out in Tucson under Tomey, and Brent's wife Courtney being an alumna of the University. Throughout Brennan's lengthy and accomplished career, he has helped develop six All-Americans and 19 Professional Football players, including six who enjoyed NFL careers of five-plus seasons. Across time as a coach and player, Brennan has been part of 10 teams that reached bowl games. Coach Brennan has led the Wildcats to 13 wins, including a pair over Top 25 opponents, across his first two years leading Arizona Football. The program's nine wins in 2025 were tied for the most by a second year coach in Arizona Football history and it marked only the eighth nine-win season all-time for the Wildcats. Under Brennan's guidance the Wildcats have produced nine All-Big-12 selections, two All-Ameri