Football

Chris Brasfield
- Title:
- Graduate Assistant Coach
Chris Brasfield was named as the program's defensive graduate assistant football coach in March 2010.
Brasfield comes to Eugene after spending three seasons coaching the running backs at Samford University, a NCAA Football Championship Subdivision school in Birmingham, Ala. Prior to that, his coaching resume includes a two-year stint as assistant football and head track coach at Chicago Hope Academy (2005-06), three years as head football and track coach at Fort Worth (TX) Country Day School, one season coaching wide receivers at Southwest Texas State and one year coaching wide receivers and return specialists at Midwestern (TX) State.
Earning an undergraduate degree in economics from TCU in 1996 as well as a Master’s of liberal arts in 2001, the former wide receiver’s coaching career includes 13 years of experience at the college and high school level, stints in the NFL’s minority coaching internship program with the Oakland Raiders and Tennessee Titans, and nine months as a college area scout with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
He and his wife, Sherresa, are parents of sons, Tyson (12/3/00) and Truman (2/28/07), and daughter Taylor (12/29/05).
Brasfield comes to Eugene after spending three seasons coaching the running backs at Samford University, a NCAA Football Championship Subdivision school in Birmingham, Ala. Prior to that, his coaching resume includes a two-year stint as assistant football and head track coach at Chicago Hope Academy (2005-06), three years as head football and track coach at Fort Worth (TX) Country Day School, one season coaching wide receivers at Southwest Texas State and one year coaching wide receivers and return specialists at Midwestern (TX) State.
Earning an undergraduate degree in economics from TCU in 1996 as well as a Master’s of liberal arts in 2001, the former wide receiver’s coaching career includes 13 years of experience at the college and high school level, stints in the NFL’s minority coaching internship program with the Oakland Raiders and Tennessee Titans, and nine months as a college area scout with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
He and his wife, Sherresa, are parents of sons, Tyson (12/3/00) and Truman (2/28/07), and daughter Taylor (12/29/05).