Brad Bedell begins his first season as the offensive line coach at Texas State for the 2014 season after serving in the same capacity at Arkansas State in 2013.
Bedell comes to Texas State after producing a pair of Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference offensive linemen in sophomore Bryce Giddens and senior Steven Haunga. Giddens, who plays center, was also on the Rimington Trophy watch list. The Red Wolves won their third straight SBC title and won the GoDaddy.com Bowl for the second straight year.
His offensive line also paved the way for an offense that averaged 407.8 yards in total offense, including 205.7 yards rushing per game. The Red Wolves also ran for 31 touchdowns and had five different players rush for over 100 yards in a game.
Bedell went to Arkansas State after serving as an assistant coach at New Mexico State in 2012, where he tutored All-Western Athletic Conference lineman Davonte Wallace. In addition, his line helped the New Mexico State’s offense compile 4,024 yards total offense that included 1,171 yards on the ground.
Prior to joining New Mexico State’s staff, he was the offensive line coach and run game coordinator at UC Davis in 2011. There, he coached two First-Team All-Great West Conference offensive linemen Sean Davies and Ray Wilburn.
He went to UC?Davis after spending the 2010 campaign as the offensive line coach at Northern Colorado. In his lone season with the Bears, Northern Colorado averaged 357.8 yards of total offense and ranked 31st nationally with 227.0 passing yards. He also produced a pair of All-Big Sky linemen in tackle Lee Barbiasz and center Tim McGraw.
Bedell began his coaching career at his alma mater, Colorado, where he served as an offensive intern from 2007-09. He joined the Buffaloes’ staff after playing six years in the NFL with the Houston Texas in 2006, Green Bay Packers in 2004 and 2005, Miami in 2003 and Cleveland in 2000 and 2001. He played in 40 NFL games and made four starts during his pro career.
Bedell began his professional career after being named a First-Team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America as a senior at Colorado, where he was a two-year letterman as an offensive guard in 1998 and 1999. The Associated Press also selected him as a Second-Team All-America selection by the Associated Press and he earned First-Team All-Big 12 as a senior.
He went to Colorado after playing two seasons at Mt. San Antonio College in 1995 and 1996. As a sophomore, he did not allow a sack all year and drew only one penalty while leading the Mounties to an 8-2 record and a victory over Chaffey College in the Southern California Bowl. He also earned First-Team All-America honors and was rated as the 1996 top junior college offensive lineman and the nation’s No. 4 overall junior college recruit.
