Braxton Harris (born April 25, 1984) is an

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coach and former player who is currently the head coach for the

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of the

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(CAA). He played as a

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at Mary Hardin–Baylor and later served as a coach there, at

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, Texas Lutheran, Howard Payne, linebackers coach at Campbell and Houston Christian before receiving the head job at Campbell in 2024.

Early life and education

Born April 25, 1984, Harris attended

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where he was an all-district

and led his team to the regional semifinals as a

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. At Mexia, he played under his father Craig, who was the head coach. Harris played

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for the Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders from 2003 to 2005, being a member of their 2004 national championship finalist team. He graduated from the school in 2008 with a bachelor of science degree in education, later receiving a master's degree in education administration the following year.

Coaching career

After serving 2006 as a student assistant at Mary Hardin–Baylor, Harris became the

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s coach and recruiting coordinator for the team in 2007, where he served through 2009. He helped them win the conference championship four times, and reach as far as the NCAA Division III quarterfinals in 2006. He left to become the

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coach at

in 2010, serving in that position for only one season. Harris began coaching at the Division III school Texas Lutheran in 2011, spending his first season as

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s coach and recruiting coordinator. The next season, he remained recruiting coordinator but switched to

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s coach. He began serving as assistant head coach,

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coordinator, and co-

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in 2013, while retaining his roles as recruiting coordinator and linebackers coach. Harris helped them win the conference championship in 2013, while coaching a defense that contributed to Texas Lutheran's placement of sixth nationally in the category of turnover margin. Harris became head coach of the Howard Payne Yellow Jackets in 2017, and posted a record of 1–9 in his first year, while the team allowed an average of 56 points per game. The Yellow Jackets again won only one game in 2018, but the following season Harris led them to a 5–5 mark, the best record the team had posted since 2006. He announced his resignation in December 2020, after three years with the school, prior to their postponed 2020–21 season. Harris compiled an overall record of 7–23 at Howard Payne. In 2021, Harris began serving as linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator for the

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. He added the position of assistant head coach in his second season. After the 2022 season, he was named the head coach of the

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Head coaching record

References

External links

Mary Hardin–Baylor player bio

Howard Payne profile

Campbell profile

Houston Christian profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Braxton 1980s births Living people American football quarterbacks Campbell Fighting Camels football coaches Houston Christian Huskies football coaches Howard Payne Yellow Jackets football coaches Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders football coaches Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders football players Texas Lutheran Bulldogs football coaches High school football coaches in Texas People from Mexia, Texas Coaches of American football from Texas Players of American football from Texas