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Josh Brown was introduced as the Fresno City College football coach.<\/p>\n
ANTHONY GALAVIZ<\/p>\n
agalaviz@fresnobee.com<\/p>\n
Josh Brown is entering his first season as the Fresno City College football coach, taking over for Tony Caviglia who retired.<\/p>\n
Certainly big shoes to fill for Brown, but he is embracing the challenge.<\/p>\n
Brown previously coached at Sacramento State as the team\u2019s co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in January of 2025.<\/p>\n
He was slated to serve as the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach during the 2026 season, but he took the job at Fresno City.<\/p>\n
He is no stranger to JUCO football, since he was an assistant at Gavilan College.<\/p>\n
Here is a Q&A with Brown:<\/p>\n
What attracted you to the Fresno City College head coaching position?<\/p>\n
Josh Brown: Obviously, Fresno City College has a long tradition of success and has been one of the top programs for a long time. On top of that, I wanted to give back to the level where I came from. I played and coached at the community college level, and I\u2019ve been recruiting this level for a long time. It felt like the right opportunity to come back and contribute.<\/p>\n
Q: You\u2019ve wanted to become a head coach for a while, correct?<\/p>\n
Brown: (There was a period )where I didn\u2019t want to be a head coach. But over the last couple of years, as my career progressed, I felt a stronger desire to give back to the community college level in a leadership role. The opportunity had to be the right fit.<\/p>\n
Q: So Fresno City was the right fit?<\/p>\n
Brown: About a year ago, I was offered another community college head coaching position and turned it down because it wasn\u2019t the right fit. Fresno City is one of the top junior college programs in California. When I had the chance to apply and interview for this job, it was a blessing.<\/p>\n
Q: What is your recruiting philosophy, particularly when it comes to local talent?<\/p>\n
Brown: We\u2019re a community college, and I believe we need to recruit from our community first. I want to put a fence around Fresno. I\u2019ve been recruiting this area for over 20 years, and I know the type of player you get here \u2014 tough, hard-nosed kids who love football. We need to keep those players home. If they\u2019re community college-bound, there\u2019s no reason they can\u2019t stay in Fresno and get everything they want out of their playing career. We\u2019ll help them develop and move on to four-year schools from here.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m coming in late in the recruiting cycle, but there are still some local players committed elsewhere that I\u2019m pursuing. At the junior college level, there aren\u2019t the same recruiting restrictions because players haven\u2019t signed or enrolled yet.<\/p>\n
Q: You emphasize academics, but you also talk about winning championships. Is that a major goal?<\/p>\n
Brown: This program has done a great job for a long time, and I want to continue that tradition. Academically, we may implement things like study hall to help our student-athletes succeed. But make no mistake about it \u2014 I\u2019m here to win championships.<\/p>\n
First, I want to win the Valley. I want Fresno City to be the best program in the Valley. Secondly, I want us competing for state championships.<\/p>\n
Q: What is your coaching philosophy when it comes to game management and play-calling?<\/p>\n
Brown: I\u2019ll be calling the defense. We\u2019ve moved Coach (Rick) Scheidt over to the offensive side, and we also have an offensive coordinator. We\u2019ve put a lot of experienced coaches on offense. I\u2019ll be heavily involved with special teams and involved in offensive discussions, but I\u2019ll let those guys do their thing on offense.<\/p>\n
Defensively, that\u2019s been my specialty throughout my career. I\u2019ve been a defensive coordinator for over 12 years and a special teams coordinator twice. That\u2019s where my expertise is. One of the fun parts about coaching at this level is that you don\u2019t have to have the CEO-model. You can still be involved in play-calling, and that\u2019s what I plan to do.<\/p>\n
Q: How important is building a relationship with Fresno State?<\/p>\n
Brown: Very important. They\u2019re obviously a resource that we can use. It\u2019s very close. I\u2019m very close with JD Williams, and we\u2019ve been friends for a long time. I can bounce ideas off him and use that relationship as a resource.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know Coach Matt Entz personally yet, but I actually met him years ago when I was at Cal Poly and we played North Dakota State. Building that relationship with Fresno State is definitely something I\u2019d like to do because they do a great job over there.<\/p>\n
Q: When do things officially get started for you?<\/p>\n
Brown: Summer workouts begin on June 22. Then fall camp starts on August 3.<\/p>\n
Related Stories from Fresno Bee<\/p>\n
Anthony Galaviz<\/a><\/p>\n The Fresno Bee<\/p>\n Anthony Galaviz writes about sports for The Fresno Bee. He covers the Las Vegas Raiders, high schools, boxing, MMA and junior colleges. He\u2019s been with The Bee since 1997 and attended Fresno City College before graduating from Fresno State with a major in journalism and a minor in criminology.
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