Ray Brown Hired as Troy Football Assistant Coach

TROY, Alabama – Troy head football coach Chip Lindsey rounded out his on-field coaching staff on Thursday with the addition of Ray Brown to coach on the defensive side of the football; Lindsey will announce complete staff roles at a later date.

Brown joins the Troy staff following three seasons at Abilene Christian where he coached the defensive backs. The Wildcats were among the best in the nation defensively in 2018 and set a school record for interceptions.

"Ray will bring a lot of energy and enthusiasm to our program and is a great addition to our strong defensive staff," Lindsey said. "He is a respected recruiter across many parts of the country including Florida and Mississippi. Ray has a strong background coaching and developing high-level defensive players, and we're excited to welcome Ray and his family to Troy."

Abilene Christian finished in the top 30 nationally in 2018 with a school-record 13 interceptions paced by All-Southland Conference Adonis Davis' four picks. The Wildcats knocked off No. 11 Nicholls State as the Abilene defense held Nicholls to just 12 points.

"My family and I are excited to join the Trojan Family," Brown said. "I appreciate Coach Lindsey for giving me this opportunity. I look forward to being part of an incredible program and working alongside great coaches. We have talented players and great character here, and I'm excited for the future of Trojan Football."

In 2018, the Wildcats ranked sixth nationally in fourth-down defense (26.3 percent), 15^thnationally in third-down defense (30.3 percent) and 16^thnationally in rushing defense (113 yards per game). Additionally, Abilene ranked third in the Southland Conference in scoring defense and red zone defense.

In his second season at Abilene, Brown's secondary posted the top passing defense in the Southland Conference allowing just 196.7 yards per game, an improvement of 81.8 yards per game from the previous season.

Prior to his stint at Abilene, Brown spent a pair of seasons as a graduate assistant at Arizona State working with the Sun Devils' cornerbacks. Arizona State won the 2015 Sun Bowl and completed just the second back-to-back 10-win seasons in school history, while cornerback Kareem Orr earned Freshman All-America honors. The Sun Devils ranked 23^rdnationally in interceptions during his second season and 29^thhis first season.

Brown also played a key role in Arizona State signing the No. 1 and No. 2 rated junior college cornerbacks in the country and Orr, who led the Pac 12 in interceptions as a freshman.

Brown began his Division I coaching career as a graduate assistant working with the safeties at Washington State in 2013 where the Cougars made their first bowl appearance in 10 years. Safety Deone Bucannon earned All-America honors, was rated the top strong safety in the country by NFL.com and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft with the 27^thselection.

Following his playing career at East Central as a four-year starter at cornerback, Brown served as the running backs coach and run game coordinator at his alma mater for two years (2010-11) before taking over as the special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach at Oklahoma Baptist for the 2012 season.

Brown received his bachelor's degree in business marketing from East Central in 2009 and his master's degree in sports administration from East Central in 2011.

He is married to the former Amber Gatlin and the couple has three children, Gavin, Rylin and Peyton.

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Ray Brown Hired as Troy Football Assistant Coach

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