MIAMI (Nov. 29, 2016) – Head Coach Butch Davis announced on Tuesday the addition of Brent Guy to the FIU football staff. Guy will serve as the Panthers' defensive coordinator.
 
Guy brings to FIU over 30 years of coaching experience, including 12 as a defensive coordinator and four as a head coach. He has been a part of 13 bowl teams as both a player and coach.
 
"Brent Guy has a fabulous defensive background," Davis said. "He brings a ton of experience as a former head coach and defensive coordinator. He does an excellent job of building relationships with his players. I'm excited that Coach Guy has joined our staff. He will be an outstanding addition to the overall staff chemistry."
 
Prior to coming to FIU, Guy spent the 2015 season serving as safeties coach, while working with the punt return unit with the Memphis Tigers. That season, the Tigers finished the year with a 9-4 record and an appearance in the team's second-straight bowl game (2015 Birmingham Bowl). He joined Memphis after spending four seasons as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Tulsa. During Guy's tenure at Tulsa, the Golden Hurricane captured the 2012 Conference USA championship and went on to beat Iowa State, 31-17, in the Liberty Bowl. 
 
Guy joined the University of Tulsa coaching staff from UNLV where he was the linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator for the 2010 season. He was the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Louisville in 2009. 

As head coach at Utah State (2005-08), the Aggies produced 14 players that earned first or second-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors. 

Guy was named Utah State's head coach after serving as Arizona State's defensive coordinator for four years (2001-04). In his final season in Tempe, the Sun Devils posted a 9-3 record and defeated Purdue in the Sun Bowl. It was the Sun Devils' second bowl appearance in three years. 
 
As the defensive coordinator at Boise State (1998-2000), he helped the Broncos in their run toward national prominence. Boise State won the 1999 and 2000 Big West Conference championships, posting a 10-1 combined conference record during the two seasons. BSU went on to win consecutive Humanitarian Bowls to cap the two seasons. 
 
Guy had two stints coaching at his alma mater, Oklahoma State. After serving as a graduate assistant (1986-87) and recruiting coordinator (1988), Guy coached the Cowboy linebackers for a total of six seasons, first from 1989-91, and again from 1995-97. 

In addition to his four seasons as head coach at Utah State, Guy had a prior coaching stop in Logan. He was the linebackers coach for the Aggies from 1992-94. Utah State won the Big West Conference Championship and recorded the school's first bowl title, winning the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl. The Aggies defeated Ball State, 42-33. 
 
Guy began his playing career at Oklahoma State as a walk-on in 1979. He started four games as a junior when OSU played in the Independence Bowl, and was a starting linebacker his senior year in 1982 when he totaled 106 tackles. Guy graduated from OSU in 1983. 
 
Guy becomes the third member of Coach Davis' staff along with previously announced Bobby Babich (secondaries) and Tim Harris, Jr., (running backs). Other additions to Coach Davis' staff will be announced as they are finalized.
 
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