Louisville football WR coach Deion Branch discusses adjusting to new role with Cardinals
Former Louisville football star and 2-time Super Bowl champion Deion Branch discusses the learning curve with his new role as wide receivers coach.
Deion Branch ‘Ready to Give Back’ as Louisville’s WR Coach
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Before the 2024 season even started, the Louisville football program had already accomplished that few programs do. Their entire assistant coaching staff from the 2023 season, which served as the first under head coach Jeff Brohm, decided to run it back for year two. In a field as chaotic as coaching, having an entire staff stay intact in back-to-back years is incredibly rare.
While the majority of Brohm’s staff is coming back for the 2025 season, he did wind up having to make one hire. Last month, wide receivers coach Garrick McGee decided to join forces with Bill Belichick, and left for the same position at North Carolina.
That being said, Brohm didn’t have to look far to make his next hire. On Monday, Louisville officially announced Deion Branch as the program’s next wide receivers coach.
Of course, given the time it took to actually replace McGee, Brohm did his due diligence and did look at a handful of outside candidates. But at the end of the day, he knew that going with Branch was the right move.
“We always survey the whole scene, but without question, we’ve had Deion here with us off the field and he’s done a really good job with our players. The fact that he has played the receiver position at a high level, not only here at the University of Louisville, but also at the professional level, it’s very beneficial. I think he wanted to get on board and become a coach and be a part of that.
