After a massively disappointing first season in charge, Brent Brennan had to make notable progress in 2025 in order to show he was the right person to lead Arizona football. And after doing that, the school has decided to lock him in for a little longer.
Brennan and the UA have agreed to a contract extension through the 2030 season, adding two years to his original deal. Additionally, offensive coordinator Seth Doege and defensive coordinator Danny Gonzales have been inked to extensions through 2028.
Arizona is coming off a 9-4 season, just the eighth time in school history it has won nine or more games, more than doubling the victory total from Brennan’s first season in 2024. The Wildcats tied for fourth place in the Big 12, reached No. 17 in the final College Football Playoff rankings and played in the Holiday Bowl.
The 52-year-old Brennan is 13-12 at the UA, trailing only Jim Young (17) and Rich Rodriguez (16) for most wins in his first two seasons at the school. Prior to that he went 34-48 in seven seasons at San Jose State, reaching bowl games in three of his final four years with a Mountain West Conference championship in 2020.
Doege and Gonzales earned their extensions after overhauling their respective sides of the ball. Under Doege, a former Texas Tech quarterback who had been OC at Marshall in 2024, Arizona averaged nearly 10 points per game more than the previous season, with Noah Fifita setting a school record for TD passes with 29.
Gonzales, who had been linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at Arizona his first season, turned the UA defense into one of the best in the country. The Wildcats allowed 19.3 points per game and were Top 20 nationally in total defense (19th), passing defense (7th) and interceptions (2nd) while leading FBS in opponent QB rating (97.21) and turnover margin (+1.38/game).
