San Jose State's Brent Brennan agrees to 5-year deal to be Arizona's next coach, AP source says

Arizona has agreed to a five-year contract with San Jose State’s Brent Brennan to be the Wildcats’ next coach, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the school was preparing an official announcement. ESPN was first to report Arizona had an agreement in place with Brennan.

Brennan replaces Jedd Fisch, who left for Washington on Sunday, and is the latest domino to fall since Nick Saban announced his retirement at Alabama.

Washington’s Kalen DeBoer was hired to replace Saban on Friday, Fisch replaced DeBoer two days later and Arizona hired Brennan two days after that.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 25: Head coach Brent Brennan of the San Jose State Spartans looks on in the first half of a game against the UNLV Rebels at Allegiant Stadium on November 25, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Louis Grasse/Getty Images)

Brennan was a candidate for the Arizona job when the school hired Fisch after the 2020 season.

He spent the past seven seasons at San Jose State, leading the Spartans to three bowl games in the last four seasons, including the 2020 Arizona Bowl in Tucson. He went 34-48 at San Jose State, a program that has struggled to sustain success during its time in the Mountain West Conference.

Brennan is the first coach to lead San Jose State to three bowl games. He also had stints as an assistant coach at Oregon State and Cal Poly and was a graduate assistant at Arizona in 2000.