Brian Smith
DC/Safeties, Rice
About this speaker
Brian Smith was named Rice's defensive coordinator on December 12, 2018 after spending the previous two years as the defensive backs coach at Michigan.
After two seasons coaching the Owls’ linebackers, Smith returns to coach the safeties, as he did in his first three seasons on South Main.
In his first five years on South Main, Smith's defense has produced the three team MVPs with linebacker Blaze Alldredge winning the award in 2019 and 2020 and defensive tackle Elijah Garcia taking the honor in 2021 while posting the most productive season by an interior defender at Rice since 1986.