Georgia’s Smart hires Fran Brown from Rutgers to coach DBs

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia coach Kirby Smart has hired former Rutgers assistant Fran Brown to coach the Bulldogs’ defensive backs. Brown was secondary coach at Rutgers. He replaces Jahmile Addae, who left Georgia for a similar position at Miami. Brown also has worked as an assistant at Temple, where he was co-defensive coordinator in 2019, and Baylor. He spent the last two seasons on Greg Schiano’s staff at Rutgers. Brown was a team captain as a cornerback at Western Carolina in 2006. He played for two seasons in the NFL with Cincinnati in 2007-08. Smart has named Will Muschamp and Glenn Schumann as co-defensive coordinators.