Former Bethel Player Named Head Football Coach

 
MCKENZIE, Tenn. – Former Bethel Wildcat great Brent Dearmon has been named head football coach at his alma mater. Dearmon just completed his third season as offensive coordinator at Arkansas Tech. Prior to his three years at Tech he spent the previous two seasons on the staff of Gus Malzahn at Auburn University.  Dearmon is the 11^th head coach in Bethel football history.
Dearmon started for four years at Bethel, where he re-wrote the school’s record book en route to the school’s first conference title, first playoff appearance, and first playoff victory. He remains the school’s career and single-season record holder in passing yards and touchdowns He finished his Wildcat career with 7, 045 passing yards and 77 touchdowns. Dearmon spent time after college playing in the arena and indoor football leagues as a quarterback. (Evansville Bluecats, Tennessee Valley Vipers, San Angelo Stampede Express).
He began his coaching career at his alma mater in 2007, where he served as a student assistant, coaching the defensive backs as the Cats  posted an 11-2 record.
After Bethel Dearmon spent three seasons as the offensive coordinator at Vigor High School in Prichard, Alabama before taking the reins of the program at B.C. Rain High School for two seasons. Dearmon won a state championship at Vigor in 2008 as his offense averaged 36 points per game.
In his first year at Arkansas Tech, the Wonder Boys produced the biggest offensive turnaround in college football – including a 360% increase in rushing yards from the previous season. Tech’s offense was the second-rated offense in the GAC, racking up 36.5 points and 458.8 yards per game.  This past season at Tech, Dearmon’s offense racked up 40 points per game which ranked 1^st in the GAC.  Dearmon had a quarterback make the all-conference team in each of his three seasons at Arkansas Tech. Dearmon’s offense was ranked in the top four  in the league in three  seasons in rushing offense and several other offensive categories.  This past season, Dearmon’s QB, Ty Reasnor, was named a DII Academic All-American.
During his time at Auburn, Dearmon spent the 2013 season as a Running Back Analyst and the 2014 season as a Wide Receiver Analyst. While Dearmon was at Auburn, the Tigers posted a combined 20-7 record, including an 11-5 mark in SEC play. The 2013 Tigers captured the SEC title en route to an appearance in the BCS Championship Game in 2013. Dearmon was at Auburn during “The Miracle in Jordan-Hare” Hail Mary play versus Georgia and the “Kick Six” Field Goal return touchdown versus Alabama.
Bethel Director of Athletics Dale Kelley commented, “We are extremely excited to name Brent our new coach. He experienced great success at Tech and we feel he will bring energy and that same kind of success to our program here at Bethel.”
Dearmon is glad to be returning home, “I am extremely excited about coming back home and being the head football coach at Bethel. I was blessed to be a part of the building of this great program during my time as a player. A new standard will be set in McKenzie on and off the field. We will build a football program with God Fearing men that Bethel, the alumni, and the community will be proud of.”
Dearmon is also the author of the book ‘The Evolution of the RPO’ which was released in June of this year.
Dearmon is married to Amanda Dearmon and they have two children, Carter (5) and Isabella (3).