Brian Reader

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Brian Reader
Louisville Cardinals
Position: Quality control coach
Personal information
Born: (1989-05-24) May 24, 1989 (age 34)
Santa Cruz County, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Salinas (CA) Palma
College: Idaho
Undrafted: 2012
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
  • Idaho (2015–2016)
    Graduate assistant
  • Idaho (2019)
    Running backs coach
  • Idaho (2020)
    Wide receivers coach
  • Idaho (2021)
    Offensive coordinator & wide receivers coach
  • Northern Colorado (2022)
    Running backs coach
  • Louisville (2023–present)
    Quality control coach
As an administrator:
  • Idaho (2017–2018)
    Director of football operations
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.:210 / 376
Passing yards:2,622
TD–INT:50–17
Passer rating:92.09
Rushing TD:3
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

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.

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College career

Arkansas and JuCo

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

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

Idaho Vandals
SeasonPassingRushing
CompAttYardsPct.TDIntQB ratingAttYardsAvgTD
2009478180158.066150.714171.21
2010427156859.251146.810-26-2.60
20111923541,97454.21012103.648-18-0.40
NCAA career totals2815063,34355.52119117.272-27-0.41

[8]

Professional career

Iowa Barnstormers

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

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

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]

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References

  1. ↑ Josh Wright (November 12, 2009). "QB Reader a nice find for Idaho". www.spokesmanreview.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Monterey Peninsula College Alumni". www.mpc.edu. Monterey Peninsula College. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Home stretch for the class of '09". www.ktvb.com. KTVB. October 22, 2009. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Fresno St. 31, Idaho 21". www.espn.go.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  5. ↑ John Blanchette (November 15, 2009). "Chasm separates rivals Boise State, Idaho". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  6. ↑ Josh Wright (September 1, 2011). "Senior QB Brian Reader leads Vandals into opener". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  7. ↑ Jared Frank (November 16, 2011). "Davis or Reader? Idaho Undecided on Starting QB". www.nbcrightnow.com. WorldNow and KHQ. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
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  9. ↑ "Barnstormers Assigned QB Reader". www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. February 13, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "VooDoo announces trio assigned to team". www.theneworleansadvocate.com. The New Orleans Advocate. October 11, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  12. ↑ Gary Estwick (June 9, 2015). "VooDoo, quarterback Brian Reader seeking consistency on offense". www.theadvocate.com. Capital City Press LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Brian Reader - Football Coach". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  14. ↑ Barnett, Zach (2021-09-21). "Idaho shuffles offensive staff, promotes former Vandal QB Brian Reader to coordinator". Footballscoop. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  15. ↑ Wiebe, Stephan (2021-09-16). "Idaho's new offensive coordinator has long history with team, Petrino". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  16. ↑ "Brian Reader - Assistant Football Coach - Running Backs - Football Coaches". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  17. ↑ Wiebe, Stephan (2022-04-07). "UI's Reader, Zach Cable find new home". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  18. ↑ "Northern Colorado football adds multiple assistants, promotes one". The Fort Morgan Times. 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  19. ↑ "Brian Reader - Quality Control Specialist - Football Support Staff". University of Louisville Athletic. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  20. ↑ "Louisville football's quality control coaches include former Notre Dame offensive coordinator". 247Sports. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
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