Cortney Braswell was hired as the outside linebackers coach by head coach Shawn Clark in January 2020 and helped the Mountaineers lead the Sun Belt in scoring defense.
 
Braswell was selected to the American Football Coaches Association’s 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute during his first season in Boone, and he’s also the co-chair of App State’s Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

As a unit, App State ranked No. 16 nationally in scoring defense (20.0 points) and 17th in total defense (328.8 yards per game). Outside linebackers Brendan Harrington, Nick Hampton and Tim Frizzell combined for 112 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and 12 quarterback hurries. Harrington led the way with 48 tackles, four interceptions (returned for 95 yards) and six PBUs.

Braswell, a former high school head coach in Georgia and Tennessee, came to Boone after serving as a defensive quality control coach at Louisville for the 2019 season. He worked with Dale Jones in Louisville and learned from him when he was a high school head coach bringing teams to Boone for summer camps
  
During his one season at Louisville, Braswell helped the Cardinals to one of the biggest turnarounds in college football with an 8-5 record and a win over Mississippi State in the Music City Bowl.
  
As the head coach at Ridgeland High School in his hometown of Rossville, Ga., in 2018, Braswell led the Panthers to an 8-4 overall record, a Region 6-AAAA runner-up finish and a 34-14 state playoff victory over Flowery Branch before a second-round loss at Cartersville, the eventual state runner-up. Ridgeland also scored a big regular season road win at Sandy Creek.
 
Braswell was the head coach at Chattanooga Central High School in 2016 and 2017 and led the Purple Pounders to the TSSAA state playoffs twice. He also served on the Tennessee Football Coaches Association Board of Directors, helping to represent the interests of football coaches statewide and serving as a contributing voice with the TSSAA legislation.
 
A two-time all-state running back at Baylor School in Chattanooga and a Mr. Football finalist for the Red Raiders as a senior in 2004, Braswell graduated from his high school as its single-game and career rushing and scoring leader and later played college football at Liberty University.
 
He began his coaching career in 2009 as he coached defensive backs at Ringgold. He went on to be defensive coordinator at Soddy-Daisy, East Ridge, North Murray, Chattanooga Central and Bradley Central and was the 2014 District Assistant Coach of the Year during his first stint with the Purple Pounders.
 
As the offensive coordinator at Chattanooga Notre Dame in 2012, Braswell's offense was one of the best in the state, where the Irish averaged more than 34 points a game.
 
Braswell was born July 19, 1987. He has a son named Cayden.

Coaching Experience
2009: Ringold HS (Defensive Backs)
2010: Soddy-Daisy (Defensive Coordinator)
2011: East Ridge HS (Defensive Coordinator)
2012: Notre Dame HS (Offensive Coordinator)
2013: North Murray HS (Defensive Coordinator)
2014: Chattanooga Central HS (Defensive Coordinator)
2015: Bradley Central HS (Defensive Coordinator)
2016-17: Chattanooga Central HS (Head Coach)
2018: Ridgeland HS (Head Coach)
2019: Louisville (Quality Control, Defense) 
2020: App State (Outside Linebackers)

Playing Experience
2005-06: Liberty (Running Back)

Alma Mater: Dalton State
Hometown: Rossville, Ga.
Birthdate: July 19, 1987
Son: Cayden
Twitter: @CortBraswell