Colorado State University Athletics
Football
White, Brian
Brian White
- Title:
- Senior Associate Head Coach -- Running Backs
- Email:
- ramfootball@colostate.edu
Brian White was named Colorado State’s senior associate head coach and running backs coach as part of Steve Addazio’s initial coaching staff in January 2020.
One of the nation’s preeminent developers of talent at the running back position, Brian White came to Fort Collins after five years at Boston College where he previously worked with Steve Addazio. While in Chestnut Hill, White developed some of the nation’s most productive running backs including AJ Dillon, the first BC running back to rush for 1,000 yards in each of his first two seasons. Including 2019, Dillon rushed for at least 1,000 yards in each of his three seasons under White’s direction and was a 2nd round selection by the Green Bay Packers in the 2020 NFL Draft.
White’s time developing high-profile running backs dates back to an 11-year tenure at Wisconsin where he coached and developed 1999 Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne, 2001 NFL first-rounder Michael Bennett, and 2001 Big Ten Freshman of the Year Anthony Davis. During his time at Wisconsin, White was named the 2004 winner of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division I Assistant Coach of the Year.
White is also the first assistant coach in program history to have developed a Heisman Trophy winner during his coaching career.
In 2019, Dillon was named All-ACC First Team for the second consecutive season and finished as the nation’s No. 6 overall rusher with 1,685 yards. Dillon was honored in 2017 as the ACC Rookie of the Year as the nation’s second-leading rusher among freshmen and the No. 7 overall rusher in the nation. His 1,589 rushing yards were the second-most by any ACC freshman in conference history.
In 2018, White was part of an offensive staff that finished as the sixth-highest scoring offense in BC history (120 seasons) at 32.0 points per game in 2018. That season, the Eagles opened the 2018 season with 40+ points in its first three games, the first time in 120 seasons of football at the Heights the Eagles scored 40+ in the first three games.
Over his career, White has coached in 20 bowl games and served on coaching staffs that have won a national title and two league championships.
Prior to his move to Boston College, where he initially coached wide receivers in 2015, White was an assistant coach at Florida from 2009-14 under head coaches Urban Meyer and Will Muschamp. In 2013-14, the Florida rushing unit averaged 5.1 yards per carry and scored a total of 36 touchdowns on the ground. In 2012, White led a rushing attack that ranked third in the SEC (188.0). That same season, White coached Mike Gillislee to the first 1,000-yard season at UF since 2004 and just the 10th all-time. Gillislee earned first team All-SEC honors in his only year as a starting tailback.
During each of his first eight years at Wisconsin, White helped the Badgers produce a 1,000- yard rusher. In 2001, Davis ranked fifth in the nation in rushing and wide receiver Lee Evans set the Big Ten record for single-season receiving yards. In 2000, Bennett was the nation’s third-leading rusher and had a school-record six 200-yard passing games. White was the running backs coach during the Badgers’ 1998 Big Ten championship season and was the offensive coordinator the next year when UW repeated as league champions.
White also has previous experience coaching at current Mountain West member schools. As the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach for UNLV in 1994, the Rebels ranked 14th in the nation in passing offense (265.0), and in 1993, at Nevada, the Wolf Pack led the nation in total offense (582.7) and passing offense (401.0). White was also a graduate assistant for the 1988 Notre Dame team that won the National Championship.
A two-year starter at quarterback for Harvard (1983-86), White earned his bachelors degree in History (1986) from the institution before going on to earn a masters in Communications from Fordham where he was a graduate assistant in coaching. Following Fordham, White earned his masters of Business Administration at Notre Dame in 1990.
White and his wife, Salli, have two children: Cassidy and Jackson.
THE WHITE FILE
Birthday: July 2, 1964
Hometown: Groveland, Mass.
Education: Harvard (1986, B.A.); Fordham (1987, M.A.); Notre Dame (1990, M.B.A.)
Wife: Salli
Children: Cassidy and Jackson
Coaching Career:
1986-87 – Fordham (Graduate Assistant)
1988-89 – Notre Dame (Graduate Assistant)
1990 – UNLV (Quarterbacks)
1991-92 – UNLV (Running Backs)
1993 – Nevada (Wide Receivers)
1994 – UNLV (Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers)
1995-98 – Wisconsin (Running Backs)
1999-06 – Wisconsin (Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs)
2006-07 – Syracuse (Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends)
2008 – Washington (Special Team Coordinator/Tight Ends)
2009-10 – Florida (Tight Ends/Fullbacks)
2011-14 – Florida (Running Backs)
2015 – Boston College (Wide Receivers
2016-19 – Boston College (Running Backs)
2020 – Colorado State (Senior Associate Head Coach/Running Backs)
Bowls Coached:
1989 – Fiesta (Notre Dame)
1990 – Orange (Notre Dame)
1994 – Las Vegas (UNLV)
1996 – Copper (Wisconsin)
1998 – Outback (Wisconsin)
1999 – Rose (Wisconsin)
2000 – Rose (Wisconsin)
2000 – Sun (Wisconsin)
2002 – Alamo (Wisconsin)
2003 – Music City (Wisconsin)
2005 – Outback (Wisconsin)
2006 – Capital One (Wisconsin)
2010 – Sugar (Florida)
2011 – Outback (Florida)
2012 – Gator (Florida)
2013 – Sugar (Florida)
2014 – Birmingham (Florida)
2016 – Quick Lane (Boston College)
2017 – Pinstripe (Boston College)
2018 – First Responder (Boston College)
2019 – Birmingham (Boston College)
One of the nation’s preeminent developers of talent at the running back position, Brian White came to Fort Collins after five years at Boston College where he previously worked with Steve Addazio. While in Chestnut Hill, White developed some of the nation’s most productive running backs including AJ Dillon, the first BC running back to rush for 1,000 yards in each of his first two seasons. Including 2019, Dillon rushed for at least 1,000 yards in each of his three seasons under White’s direction and was a 2nd round selection by the Green Bay Packers in the 2020 NFL Draft.
White’s time developing high-profile running backs dates back to an 11-year tenure at Wisconsin where he coached and developed 1999 Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne, 2001 NFL first-rounder Michael Bennett, and 2001 Big Ten Freshman of the Year Anthony Davis. During his time at Wisconsin, White was named the 2004 winner of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division I Assistant Coach of the Year.
White is also the first assistant coach in program history to have developed a Heisman Trophy winner during his coaching career.
In 2019, Dillon was named All-ACC First Team for the second consecutive season and finished as the nation’s No. 6 overall rusher with 1,685 yards. Dillon was honored in 2017 as the ACC Rookie of the Year as the nation’s second-leading rusher among freshmen and the No. 7 overall rusher in the nation. His 1,589 rushing yards were the second-most by any ACC freshman in conference history.
In 2018, White was part of an offensive staff that finished as the sixth-highest scoring offense in BC history (120 seasons) at 32.0 points per game in 2018. That season, the Eagles opened the 2018 season with 40+ points in its first three games, the first time in 120 seasons of football at the Heights the Eagles scored 40+ in the first three games.
Over his career, White has coached in 20 bowl games and served on coaching staffs that have won a national title and two league championships.
Prior to his move to Boston College, where he initially coached wide receivers in 2015, White was an assistant coach at Florida from 2009-14 under head coaches Urban Meyer and Will Muschamp. In 2013-14, the Florida rushing unit averaged 5.1 yards per carry and scored a total of 36 touchdowns on the ground. In 2012, White led a rushing attack that ranked third in the SEC (188.0). That same season, White coached Mike Gillislee to the first 1,000-yard season at UF since 2004 and just the 10th all-time. Gillislee earned first team All-SEC honors in his only year as a starting tailback.
During each of his first eight years at Wisconsin, White helped the Badgers produce a 1,000- yard rusher. In 2001, Davis ranked fifth in the nation in rushing and wide receiver Lee Evans set the Big Ten record for single-season receiving yards. In 2000, Bennett was the nation’s third-leading rusher and had a school-record six 200-yard passing games. White was the running backs coach during the Badgers’ 1998 Big Ten championship season and was the offensive coordinator the next year when UW repeated as league champions.
White also has previous experience coaching at current Mountain West member schools. As the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach for UNLV in 1994, the Rebels ranked 14th in the nation in passing offense (265.0), and in 1993, at Nevada, the Wolf Pack led the nation in total offense (582.7) and passing offense (401.0). White was also a graduate assistant for the 1988 Notre Dame team that won the National Championship.
A two-year starter at quarterback for Harvard (1983-86), White earned his bachelors degree in History (1986) from the institution before going on to earn a masters in Communications from Fordham where he was a graduate assistant in coaching. Following Fordham, White earned his masters of Business Administration at Notre Dame in 1990.
White and his wife, Salli, have two children: Cassidy and Jackson.
THE WHITE FILE
Birthday: July 2, 1964
Hometown: Groveland, Mass.
Education: Harvard (1986, B.A.); Fordham (1987, M.A.); Notre Dame (1990, M.B.A.)
Wife: Salli
Children: Cassidy and Jackson
Coaching Career:
1986-87 – Fordham (Graduate Assistant)
1988-89 – Notre Dame (Graduate Assistant)
1990 – UNLV (Quarterbacks)
1991-92 – UNLV (Running Backs)
1993 – Nevada (Wide Receivers)
1994 – UNLV (Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers)
1995-98 – Wisconsin (Running Backs)
1999-06 – Wisconsin (Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs)
2006-07 – Syracuse (Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends)
2008 – Washington (Special Team Coordinator/Tight Ends)
2009-10 – Florida (Tight Ends/Fullbacks)
2011-14 – Florida (Running Backs)
2015 – Boston College (Wide Receivers
2016-19 – Boston College (Running Backs)
2020 – Colorado State (Senior Associate Head Coach/Running Backs)
Bowls Coached:
1989 – Fiesta (Notre Dame)
1990 – Orange (Notre Dame)
1994 – Las Vegas (UNLV)
1996 – Copper (Wisconsin)
1998 – Outback (Wisconsin)
1999 – Rose (Wisconsin)
2000 – Rose (Wisconsin)
2000 – Sun (Wisconsin)
2002 – Alamo (Wisconsin)
2003 – Music City (Wisconsin)
2005 – Outback (Wisconsin)
2006 – Capital One (Wisconsin)
2010 – Sugar (Florida)
2011 – Outback (Florida)
2012 – Gator (Florida)
2013 – Sugar (Florida)
2014 – Birmingham (Florida)
2016 – Quick Lane (Boston College)
2017 – Pinstripe (Boston College)
2018 – First Responder (Boston College)
2019 – Birmingham (Boston College)
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