Sources: Syracuse targets UGA's Brown in search

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ESPN Elder Author College football press reporter Signed up with ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Nov 27, 2023, 09:52 PM ET Syracuse is targeting Georgia defensive
- assistant Fran Brown for its head-coaching job, sources told ESPN
- on Monday night, confirming a report.Brown, 41, has coached Georgia’s defensive backs the past two seasons
  after holding similar roles at Rutgers, Temple and Baylor. The New Jersey native has extensive ties to the Northeast and has recruited the area throughout his
  
  profession. Brown, who twice functioned as a Temple assistant, was a top prospect for the school’s head-coaching vacancy in late 2021. Georgia is set to face Alabama on Saturday in the SEC championship game.Editor’s Picks Syracuse fired Dino Babers on Nov. 19 after 8 seasons with the school.
  
  Tight ends coach
  Nunzio Campanile is acting as the team’s interim coach for its upcoming bowl appearance.The school has actually thought about several candidates with head-coaching or organizer experience, consisting of present head coaches Bob Chesney(Holy Cross) and Jason Candle (Toledo ), and Nebraska defensive coordinator Tony White, according to sources.The Athletic first reported Brown as the leading target for Syracuse.

Sources: Syracuse targets UGA’s Brown in search