Bryan Applewhite

Biography

WKU Football announced the hiring of Bryan Applewhite as the team's Running Backs Coach in February 2024. Applewhite brings over 20 years of coaching experience to the Hilltoppers, including stops at several FBS programs. He spent the 2023 season as the Running Backs Coach at Buffalo, where he coached Third Team All-MAC selection Ron Cook Jr. Applewhite spent one season as the Running Backs Coach at Nebraska in 2022, and during that season he coached Anthony Grant, who rushed for 915 yards – the highest total by a Husker since 2018. He spent the two seasons before that at TCU as the Running Backs Coach and helped the Horned Frogs rank in the top 30 nationally in rushing both seasons. TCU was the Big 12 rushing champion in 2020, averaging 214.7 rushing yards per game to rank 20th nationally. The Horned Frogs then finished 30th in the country in 2021 at 196.3 rushing yards per game. In 2020, TCU had three running backs top 100 yards in a single game, with true freshmen Zach Evans (7.7 ypc) and Kendre Miller (7.2 ypc), posting the second- and fifth-best yards per carry averages in Horned Frogs history, respectively. Applewhite spent five seasons as the Running Backs Coach at Colorado State from 2015 to 2019. He also took on the added responsibility as the Rams' Recruiting Coordinator in 2018 and 2019. In his time at CSU, the Rams posted two of their top five season marks in total offense and points per game. Colorado State reached three bowl games in five seasons while Applewhit