Josh Bringuel joins the Arizona Football program in March of 2025 as Linebackers Coach after serving the past six seasons with programs out of the ACC, Big 10, and Mountain West.
Bringuel (bring-GELL) played linebacker and on defensive line at San Diego State from 2016-20 and began his coaching career as a student assistant with the Aztecs in May of 2020.
He worked with the linebackers and special teams at Nebraska during the 2024 season. Helped mold John Bullock into All-Big 10 Honorable Mention in 2024.
In his first season at Nebraska in 2023, Bringuel worked with a Husker defense that ranked eighth nationally in rushing defense, 11th in total defense, and 13th in scoring defense. In his second season, the Huskers again ranked in the top 20 nationally in rushing defense (14th), total defense (19th) and scoring defense (20th).
Bringuel came to Nebraska after two seasons as a graduate assistant at Syracuse in 2021 and 2022, working under Nebraska defensive coordinator Tony White each season. Bringuel worked extensively with the Syracuse linebackers in 2022, and he was promoted to a full-time assistant coaching position as linebackers coach for the Orange's bowl game.
Syracuse ranked in the top 30 nationally in total defense in his two seasons on staff. The Orange had the nation's most improved defense in his first season in 2021, improving from 112th nationally in total defense in 2020 to 19th in 2021. In 2022, Syracuse ranked 10th nationally in defensive touchdowns (3), 19th in passing defense (188.8), and 29th in total defense (338.1).
The previous season, the Orange were 16th nationally in sacks (2.5 per game), 19th in total defense (330.3), and 26th in both rushing (126.1) and passing (204.2) defense. Syracuse was among only eight teams to rank in the top 30 nationally in passing and rushing defense in 2021.
Prior to Syracuse, Bringuel was a student assistant at San Diego State in 2020. He assisted with the Aztec linebackers and served as SDSU's special teams coordinator against Colorado on Nov. 28, 2020.
Bringuel moved into a coaching role after injuries forced him to retire from the sport. He was a linebacker and defensive lineman for the Aztecs from 2016 to 2019, including two seasons (2016, 2017) when Danny Gonzales was on SDSU's coaching staff. Bringuel helped San Diego State to the Mountain West championship in 2016, and the Aztecs made a bowl game in each of Bringuel's four seasons, including two bowl victories.
Bringuel earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from San Diego State in 2020, and he also received a graduate certificate in restorative justice practice and trauma-informed care. Bringuel earned his master's degree in instructional design, development, and evaluation from Syracuse in 2022.
| THE BRINGUEL FILE |
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| 2025-present |
Linebackers Coach |
Arizona |
| 2024-25 |
Assistant Coach |
Florida State |
| 2023-24 |
Assistant Linebackers Coach |
Nebraska |
| 2021-22 |
Graduate Assistant |
Syracuse |
| 2020-20 |
Student Assistant |
San Diego State |
