UC Davis Athletics

Bryant Haines joined the UC Davis football coaching staff in January 2016 to coach the Aggie linebackers. 

Haines brings a distinguished background to UC Davis after coaching stints in the Big 10 Conference at Ohio State and Indiana, and at Manchester University and Adrian College before landing at IUP. As a player at Ball State, Haines was one of the nation’s top linebackers, earning College Football News Freshman All-America second-team honors in 2005 and later being named to the Dick Butkus Award Watch List for the nation’s top linebacker as a senior in 2008, when he was also named All-Mid-American Conference.

Haines directed the defensive line at IUP the past two seasons, helping the Crimson Hawks lead the Pennsylvania State Athletics Conference in scoring defense (17.8), total defense (312.4), third-down defense (29.4%) and red-zone defense (.622) in 2015. IUP was fourth among all NCAA Div. II teams in rushing yards allowed (80.5 ypg.) in 2014 and was 13^th (104.3) last year.

Following coaching assignments at Manchester University and Adrian College, Haines moved to the Big 10 where he helped coach linebackers at Indiana in 2012. He followed that with a memorable coaching stint at Ohio State where he worked with the linebackers during the Buckeyes’ undefeated 12-0 season in 2013.
 

Gould, who is currently leading his team through winter conditioning drills, said the two new Aggie coaches are a perfect fit for the program.