Brian Reader
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| Position: | Quality control coach | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | May 24, 1989 Santa Cruz County, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Salinas (CA) Palma | ||||||||||||
| College: | Idaho | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||||||
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Brian Miles Reader (born May 24, 1989) is a former American football quarterback. He was signed by the Iowa Barnstormers as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at University of Idaho.
College career
[edit]Arkansas and JuCo
[edit]Reader began his college career in 2007, as a preferred walk-on for the Arkansas Razorbacks. He redshirted for the Razorbacks and ran the scout team offense.[1] When Houston Nutt departed from Arkansas for Ole Miss, Reader decided to transfer to Monterey Peninsula College. While at Monterey Peninsula, Reader assumed the starting quarterback role, and guided the Lobos to a 10–0 regular season record and a Coast Conference championship. He was named the Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year.[2]
Idaho
[edit]After not landing a scholarship from any other Football Bowl Subdivision teams, Reader committed to the University of Idaho on February 5, 2009.[3] As a sophomore in 2009, Reader was named the backup to Nathan Enderle. Reader started back-to-back games as a sophomore against Fresno State[4] and Boise State, both losses for the Vandals.[5]
In 2010, Reader played in 10 of the Vandals' 13 games as a backup to Enderle.
As a senior in 2011, with Enderle gone to graduation, Reader was named the Vandals starting quarterback out of fall practice.[6] Reader started the Vandals' first eight games of the season before losing his starting position to Taylor Davis.[7]
College career statistics
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| Season | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||
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| Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | QB rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| 2009 | 47 | 81 | 801 | 58.0 | 6 | 6 | 150.7 | 14 | 17 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 42 | 71 | 568 | 59.2 | 5 | 1 | 146.8 | 10 | -26 | -2.6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 192 | 354 | 1,974 | 54.2 | 10 | 12 | 103.6 | 48 | -18 | -0.4 | 0 |
| NCAA career totals | 281 | 506 | 3,343 | 55.5 | 21 | 19 | 117.2 | 72 | -27 | -0.4 | 1 |
Professional career
[edit]Iowa Barnstormers
[edit]On February 3, 2013, Reader was assigned to the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League (AFL).[9] Reader spent almost the entire the 2013 season as the backup quarterback to J. J. Raterink. It wasn't until the Barnstormers Week 17 game against the Utah Blaze, when Reader made his first career start.[10]
Reader had his rookie option picked up by the Barnstormers in 2014, where he backed up quarterback Carson Coffman.
New Orleans VooDoo
[edit]On October 7, 2014, Reader was assigned to the New Orleans VooDoo.[11] When starting quarterback Adam Kennedy was injured during the VooDoo's week 4 game, Reader became the starting quarterback.[12]
Coaching career
[edit]In 2015, Reader joined his alma mater, Idaho, as a graduate assistant.[13] In 2017, he was promoted to director of football operations. In 2019, he joined the on-field coaching staff as the running backs coach. For the spring 2021 season that was delayed due to COVID-19, he transitioned to the wide receivers coach. In the fall 2021 season, he was promoted to offensive coordinator while retaining his role as wide receivers coach.[14][15]
In 2022, Reader was hired as the running backs coach for Northern Colorado.[16][17][18]
After one season with Northern Colorado, Reader was hired as a quality control coach for Louisville.[19][20]
References
[edit]- ^ Josh Wright (November 12, 2009). "QB Reader a nice find for Idaho". www.spokesmanreview.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ "Monterey Peninsula College Alumni". www.mpc.edu. Monterey Peninsula College. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ "Home stretch for the class of '09". www.ktvb.com. KTVB. October 22, 2009. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ "Fresno St. 31, Idaho 21". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ John Blanchette (November 15, 2009). "Chasm separates rivals Boise State, Idaho". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ Josh Wright (September 1, 2011). "Senior QB Brian Reader leads Vandals into opener". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ Jared Frank (November 16, 2011). "Davis or Reader? Idaho Undecided on Starting QB". www.nbcrightnow.com. WorldNow and KHQ. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ "Brian Reader". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ "Barnstormers Assigned QB Reader". www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. February 13, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ "Grady returns as Blaze hammer Iowa, 55-41". www.good4utah.com. Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. July 20, 2013. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ "VooDoo announces trio assigned to team". www.theneworleansadvocate.com. The New Orleans Advocate. October 11, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ Gary Estwick (June 9, 2015). "VooDoo, quarterback Brian Reader seeking consistency on offense". www.theadvocate.com. Capital City Press LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ "Brian Reader - Football Coach". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Barnett, Zach (September 21, 2021). "Idaho shuffles offensive staff, promotes former Vandal QB Brian Reader to coordinator". Footballscoop. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Wiebe, Stephan (September 16, 2021). "Idaho's new offensive coordinator has long history with team, Petrino". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ "Brian Reader - Assistant Football Coach - Running Backs - Football Coaches". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Wiebe, Stephan (April 7, 2022). "UI's Reader, Zach Cable find new home". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ "Northern Colorado football adds multiple assistants, promotes one". The Fort Morgan Times. April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ "Brian Reader - Quality Control Specialist - Football Support Staff". University of Louisville Athletic. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Demling, Jody (March 21, 2023). "Louisville football's quality control coaches include former Notre Dame offensive coordinator". 247Sports. Retrieved October 29, 2024.