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Arizona Football: Top 3 head coaching candidates to replace Kevin Sumlin

By Dante Pryor

TUCSON, ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 07: Head coach Kevin Sumlin (R) of the Arizona Wildcats watches warm ups before the NCAAF game against the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at Arizona Stadium on September 07, 2019 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
TUCSON, ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 07: Head coach Kevin Sumlin (R) of the Arizona Wildcats watches warm ups before the NCAAF game against the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at Arizona Stadium on September 07, 2019 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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Nov 14, 2020; San Jose, California, USA; San Jose State Spartans head coach Brent Brennan react at the no-call during the fourth quarter against the UNLV Rebels at CEFCU Stadium? Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 14, 2020; San Jose, California, USA; San Jose State Spartans head coach Brent Brennan react at the no-call during the fourth quarter against the UNLV Rebels at CEFCU Stadium? Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Brent Brennan, San Jose State head coach

How do you sell a coach with a 14-29 career record that fans might not know? Brent Brennan took a San Jose State program that was not in a perfect place and turned it around. He and the Spartans won three games in his first two seasons. The Spartans have won 11 games these last two seasons, including a 6-0 mark this year with the opportunity to play for the Mountain West title.

As for Brennan not being a household name or the popular hire, neither was Pete Carroll when USC hired him. This could be the ideal hire for Arizona for several reasons.

Brennan is a West Coast guy through and through. He is a California-native and played college football at UCLA. All of Brennan’s coaching experience has been out west, including a stop as a graduate assistant at Arizona in 2000 with Wildcats legend Dick Tomey.

Brennan’s current experience at San Jose State helps with the idea of a complete rebuild, and his time at Arizona helps the former UCLA wide receiver know how difficult a job it is in Tucson. Most importantly, there seems to be mutual interest between the two parties.

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