Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Stockstill tabs Dearmon as OC
1/29/2021 4:30:00 PM | Football
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee head coach Rick Stockstill announced today the hiring of Brent Dearmon as the program's new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Dearmon comes to the Blue Raiders after spending the previous two years at Kansas under Les Miles.
"I am extremely excited to welcome Brent, his wife Amanda and their children to the Blue Raider family," Stockstill said. "Brent has a great reputation and is well-respected in the coaching profession. He fits every quality I was looking for in this hire. His recruiting ties were in alignment to the areas we recruit, so I know he will have an immediate impact in that aspect as well."
Dearmon joined the Kansas staff in January 2019 as a senior offensive consultant before taking over the offensive coordinator role midway through the 2019 campaign. In his six games leading the Kansas offense in 2019, the Jayhawks averaged 24.1 points per game, while averaging 400 yards of total offense per game. They had two 500-plus-yard games.
Dearmon went to KU fresh off a one-year head coaching stint where he produced the nation's highest-scoring offense at any level in 2018. In his one season leading his alma mater, Bethel University (Tenn.), Dearmon guided the Wildcats to their best season in school history. BU posted a 10-0 regular season mark and a No. 3 ranking, while averaging 540.3 yards and a nation's best 55.0 points per game, the highest-scoring offense not just in NAIA, but in all of college football.
"I am very eager to move my family to Murfreesboro and look forward to joining a rich football program at Middle Tennessee," Dearmon said. "Getting closer to home in the South was a huge factor in making this move, and the fact one of the best coaching years of my life happened in the state of Tennessee. I can't wait to get there and start working with Coach Stockstill and his staff."
Prior to his time at Bethel, Dearmon spent three seasons as the offensive coordinator at Division II Arkansas Tech and two seasons as an analyst on Gus Malzahn's staff at Auburn.
In his first year at Arkansas Tech, the Wonder Boys produced the biggest offensive turnaround in college football, including a 360% increase in rushing yards from the previous season. Tech's offense was the second-rated offense in the Great American Conference (GAC), racking up 36.5 points and 458.8 yards per game. During the 2017 season at Tech, Dearmon's offense racked up 40 points per game, tops in the GAC.
Dearmon had a quarterback make the all-conference team in each of his three seasons at Arkansas Tech. Tech was ranked in the top four in the league in each of his three seasons in rushing offense and several other offensive categories. In 2017, Dearmon mentored quarterback Ty Reasnor, who was named a DII Academic All-American.
During his time at Auburn, Dearmon spent the 2013 season as a running backs analyst and the 2014 season as a wide receivers analyst. While he was at Auburn, the Tigers posted a combined 20-7 record, including an 11-5 mark in SEC play. The 2013 Tigers captured the SEC title en route to an appearance in the BCS National Championship Game. Dearmon was at Auburn during "The Miracle in Jordan-Hare" Hail Mary play versus Georgia and the "Kick Six" field goal return touchdown versus Alabama.
Dearman began his coaching career at Bethel in 2007, where he served as a student assistant, coaching the defensive backs as the Cats posted an 11-2 record.
After his student assistant stint at Bethel, Dearmon spent three seasons as the offensive coordinator at Vigor High School in Prichard, Alabama, before taking the reins of the program at B.C. Rain High School for two seasons. He won a state championship at Vigor in 2008 as his offense averaged 36.0 points per game.
Dearmon started for four years at Bethel, where he rewrote the school's record books while leading the Wildcats to the school's first conference title, first playoff appearance and first playoff victory. He remains the school's career and single-season record-holder in passing yards (7,045) and touchdowns (77). He spent time after college playing quarterback in the arena and indoor football leagues.
Dearmon, who is from Saraland, Alabama, and his wife, Amanda, have three children, Carter, Isabella and Madden.
OTHERS COMMENTS
University of Miami Offensive Coordinator Rhett Lashlee
"Brent Dearmon is one of the more innovative offensive minds in college football. He's a great leader of young men and will have an immediate positive impact on the MTSU offense. I think Coach (Rick) Stockstill made a home run hire."
Former Auburn Head Coach Gus Malzahn
"Middle Tennessee is getting one of the top young offensive coaches in all of college football in Brent Dearmon. He has a tremendous work ethic and is very creative with his offensive system."
"I am extremely excited to welcome Brent, his wife Amanda and their children to the Blue Raider family," Stockstill said. "Brent has a great reputation and is well-respected in the coaching profession. He fits every quality I was looking for in this hire. His recruiting ties were in alignment to the areas we recruit, so I know he will have an immediate impact in that aspect as well."
Dearmon joined the Kansas staff in January 2019 as a senior offensive consultant before taking over the offensive coordinator role midway through the 2019 campaign. In his six games leading the Kansas offense in 2019, the Jayhawks averaged 24.1 points per game, while averaging 400 yards of total offense per game. They had two 500-plus-yard games.
Dearmon went to KU fresh off a one-year head coaching stint where he produced the nation's highest-scoring offense at any level in 2018. In his one season leading his alma mater, Bethel University (Tenn.), Dearmon guided the Wildcats to their best season in school history. BU posted a 10-0 regular season mark and a No. 3 ranking, while averaging 540.3 yards and a nation's best 55.0 points per game, the highest-scoring offense not just in NAIA, but in all of college football.
"I am very eager to move my family to Murfreesboro and look forward to joining a rich football program at Middle Tennessee," Dearmon said. "Getting closer to home in the South was a huge factor in making this move, and the fact one of the best coaching years of my life happened in the state of Tennessee. I can't wait to get there and start working with Coach Stockstill and his staff."
Prior to his time at Bethel, Dearmon spent three seasons as the offensive coordinator at Division II Arkansas Tech and two seasons as an analyst on Gus Malzahn's staff at Auburn.
In his first year at Arkansas Tech, the Wonder Boys produced the biggest offensive turnaround in college football, including a 360% increase in rushing yards from the previous season. Tech's offense was the second-rated offense in the Great American Conference (GAC), racking up 36.5 points and 458.8 yards per game. During the 2017 season at Tech, Dearmon's offense racked up 40 points per game, tops in the GAC.
Dearmon had a quarterback make the all-conference team in each of his three seasons at Arkansas Tech. Tech was ranked in the top four in the league in each of his three seasons in rushing offense and several other offensive categories. In 2017, Dearmon mentored quarterback Ty Reasnor, who was named a DII Academic All-American.
During his time at Auburn, Dearmon spent the 2013 season as a running backs analyst and the 2014 season as a wide receivers analyst. While he was at Auburn, the Tigers posted a combined 20-7 record, including an 11-5 mark in SEC play. The 2013 Tigers captured the SEC title en route to an appearance in the BCS National Championship Game. Dearmon was at Auburn during "The Miracle in Jordan-Hare" Hail Mary play versus Georgia and the "Kick Six" field goal return touchdown versus Alabama.
Dearman began his coaching career at Bethel in 2007, where he served as a student assistant, coaching the defensive backs as the Cats posted an 11-2 record.
After his student assistant stint at Bethel, Dearmon spent three seasons as the offensive coordinator at Vigor High School in Prichard, Alabama, before taking the reins of the program at B.C. Rain High School for two seasons. He won a state championship at Vigor in 2008 as his offense averaged 36.0 points per game.
Dearmon started for four years at Bethel, where he rewrote the school's record books while leading the Wildcats to the school's first conference title, first playoff appearance and first playoff victory. He remains the school's career and single-season record-holder in passing yards (7,045) and touchdowns (77). He spent time after college playing quarterback in the arena and indoor football leagues.
Dearmon, who is from Saraland, Alabama, and his wife, Amanda, have three children, Carter, Isabella and Madden.
OTHERS COMMENTS
University of Miami Offensive Coordinator Rhett Lashlee
"Brent Dearmon is one of the more innovative offensive minds in college football. He's a great leader of young men and will have an immediate positive impact on the MTSU offense. I think Coach (Rick) Stockstill made a home run hire."
Former Auburn Head Coach Gus Malzahn
"Middle Tennessee is getting one of the top young offensive coaches in all of college football in Brent Dearmon. He has a tremendous work ethic and is very creative with his offensive system."
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