Fire Brent Brennan? Arizona football fans turn on ‘inept’ coach after disappointing start
The Arizona Wildcats football team was ranked No. 21 in the nation in the US LBM Coaches poll before the season after it went 10-3 last season. Arizona and was considered by many to be a contender for the Big 12 Conference championship and College Football Playoff.
Not anymore.
After a 34-7 loss to Colorado in Tucson on Saturday, the Wildcats are just 3-4 overall and 1-3 in conference play.
And many Arizona football fans on social media are taking out their frustration on first-year coach Brent Brennan, slamming the way he is coaching the team and the results for the Wildcats right now.
Some have even brought up Arizona firing Brennan.
Look back: Arizona football’s hire of Brent Brennan as head coach praised, criticized
Social media slammed Arizona coach Brent Brennan after Wildcats’ lopsided loss to Colorado:
Social media slammed Arizona coach Brent Brennan after Wildcats’ lopsided loss to Colorado:
The Brent Brennan era might be shorter than anticipated.
The seat is now warm.
— Aidan Alperstein (@aidanalperstein) October 19, 2024
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Fire Brent Brennan? Arizona football fans turn on ‘inept’ coach after disappointing start
The Arizona Wildcats football team was ranked No. 21 in the nation in the US LBM Coaches poll before the season after it went 10-3 last season. Arizona and was considered by many to be a contender for the Big 12 Conference championship and College Football Playoff.
Not anymore.
After a 34-7 loss to Colorado in Tucson on Saturday, the Wildcats are just 3-4 overall and 1-3 in conference play.
And many Arizona football fans on social media are taking out their frustration on first-year coach Brent Brennan, slamming the way he is coaching the team and the results for the Wildcats right now.
Some have even brought up Arizona firing Brennan.
Look back: Arizona football’s hire of Brent Brennan as head coach praised, criticized
Question: What does Brent Brennan *actually* do as the HC of Arizona Football? Halfway into the season, we know he *doesn’t* call plays, he doesn’t make good hiring decisions, he doesn’t have a persona that fans can rally behind, he can’t be bothered with marketing his own team…
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Arizona Wildcats football fans call for coach Brent Brennan’s firing
Brent Brennan was meeting with boosters outside the stadium 45 minutes before kickoff. While I appreciate the effort, there seems to be a major disconnect in yet another aspect of the program/administration. 45 minutes before kickoff and outside the stadium is insane.
