Shepherd University Athletics

Bryan Murray enters his second season as defensive line coach for the Rams after joining the staff in 2023. 

Murray had a pair of All-PSAC East performers in Jack Baxter (first team) and Nathan Muhle (second team). The Rams posted a 9-3 overall mark gained a post season appearance.

Murray came to Shepherd after serving as the defensive line coach at Maine in 2022.

Murray served as the defensive line coach at Slippery Rock University from 2019-2021. He was instrumental in the development of four All-Conference, three All-Region, and two All-American defensive linemen. He helped lead Slippery Rock to a 13-1 mark in 2019 and an appearance in the national semifinals. The Rock earned a sixth place finish in the final 2019 AFCA poll. 

Prior to working at Slippery Rock, Murray served as a defensive graduate assistant at the University of Cincinnati under head coach Luke Fickell. 

Murray was a three-year letterwinner and served as a team captain as a senior at Boston College. He holds three degrees from Boston College. He received dual bachelor's degrees in human development and economics with a minor in sociology in 2011. Murray added a master's degree in applied developmental educational psychology in 2013.