Derek Branch
| Title | Offensive Line Coach |
|---|---|
| Phone | 651-641-8259 |
| branch@csp.edu |
Branch will enter his second year with the Golden Bears working with the offensive line.
He came to CU after serving as a key assistant on the coaching staff at Hamline University for the previous two seasons (2005-06). Branch began his stint with the Pipers serving as an assistant coaching the defensive line for his first season. He was promoted to offensive coordinator for the 2006 season where he implemented an offensive package.
Branch received his bachelor of science degree in marketing and business education in 2004 from Wisconsin-Stout where he was an All-America honorable mention offensive lineman in 1999 and 2000. As he finished his degree, Branch began his coaching career at UW-Stout as a student assistant. He accepted a graduate assistant position with The University of South Dakota where he earned a master of arts degree in 2006 in health, physical education and recreation.
Derek and his wife have a son, Maximus (1) and his wife works at Eden Lake Elementary School in Eden Prairie, Minn.
