Fran Brown stated a number of times at his introductory presser at Syracuse that he wants to be a program that runs the ball successfully.
What better way to do that than to find your offensive coordinator from the NFL ranks?
Brown is reportedly targeting New York Giants running backs coach Jeff Nixon to be his offensive coordinator, Pete Thamel shares today.
Nixon and Brown both worked together at Baylor under Matt Rhule for two seasons, where Fran was the assistant head coach / defensive backs coach and Nixon held the co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach.
Before joining the Giants staff prior to this season, Nixon worked alongside Rhule with the Carolina Panthers.
He began his time in Carolina just working with the running backs before being named the interim offensive coordinator during the 2021 season. In 2022 he held the title of assistant head coach for offense.
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