Arizona will reportedly keep head football coach Brent Brennan for another year, but several of his Wildcats assistants could be replaced following a wildly disappointing 4-8 finish in their first Big 12 season.
“Brent Brennan will remain Arizona's head coach, UA athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois confirms to the Tucson Star. He will be given every resource possible to succeed, and changes will be made heading into 2025,” The Tucson Star’s Michael Lev wrote.
“I’d expect resolution by show tomorrow at 10:30 at the latest. There will be major staff changes, not sure how high up though – depending on meeting, and the kicker is that multiple people were caught off guard here,” PHNX Sports’ Michael Luke wrote.
Brennan certainly didn’t sound like someone willing to deal with another season like 2024 after a 49-7 loss to ASU on November 30.
"This year was not fun. It was absolute misery. There were some fun moments, but not nearly enough. I feel bad, because I feel like I let down these players, I let down this community and I feel like I let down this university," first-year Arizona head coach Brent Brennan said (h/t On SI).
Brennan never had spectacular results at San Jose State before taking the Arizona job so this season was not the biggest surprise; especially since he had to take the job on short notice after Jed Fisch left for Washington to replace Kalen DeBoer, who replaced Nick Saban at Alabama, in January.
Admitting the season was “not fun” probably wasn’t the smartest way to characterize the Wildcats’ uneven campaign. Brennan may not be long for Arizona if there isn’t a metamorphosis of how he runs his program over the next year.
