Greensburg-Salem alum Brennan Marion gets first collegiate head coaching job

BRENNAN MARION HAS CUT HIS TEETH IN THE COACHING PROFESSION. TODAY, HE CAN CALL HIMSELF A COLLEGE FOOTBALL HEAD COACH. MARION IS A GREENSBURG-SALEM HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE. (PHOTO GRAPHIC COURTESY SACRAMENTO STATE) Before Mike Tomlin became head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, he cut his teeth as a wide receivers coach at VMI (Virginia Military Institute) and Arkansas State; a defensive backs coach at Arkansas State and the University of Cincinnati; then to the NFL as a defensive backs coach with Tampa Bay and defensive coordinator with the Minnesota Vikings. To get to the top, you’ve got to have that drive, determination, that “stick with it,” and most importantly, be an expert at your craft. It’s exactly what Pittsburgh-area native Brennan Marion is doing. Marion, who grew up for a time in Homewood and attended schools like Reizenstein, Westinghouse, Penn Hills, Steel Valley and ultimately graduated from Greensburg-Salem High School, in Westmoreland County, has just been named head football coach of Sacramento State, the New Pittsburgh Courier has learned. Sacramento State is part of the California State University system, with 31,000 students. Sacramento State plays in Division I FCS, in the Big Sky Conference. It’s Marion’s first head coaching job...