Brandon Smith returns to Southeastern in the spring of 2023 and will serve as the team's defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.

Between his stops with the Savage Storm, he served as the linebacker coach at Arkansas Tech.

In his first season as defensive coordinator, SE ranked fifth in scoring int he GAC and fourth in rushing defense.

His 2023 squad was led by All-GAC honoree Cam Tate who racked up 69 tackles, while Kevin Simes was fifth int he league in sacks with eight. 

Smith originally joined the Southeastern coaching staff prior to the 2018 season and directed the Savage Storm linebackers while heading up the program’s junior college recruiting efforts.

Prior to his first stint at SE he spent a season as a pro scout with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.

From 2013 through 2016 he was an assistant with East Texas Baptist, working across the defensive backfield. His first two seasons there he handled the cornerbacks, guiding Dominique Bailey to a pair of first team all-conference honors and the school record in career interceptions. In 2015 he handled the safeties with a first team all-conference selection before taking over as the defensive coordinator duties and linebacker coach in 2016. That season seven players would earn all-conference honors, includuing both his inside linebackers.

He started his coaching career as a graduate assistant with West Texas A&M from 2010 through 2012 where he handle outside linebackers.

Smith, a native of Crane, Texas, earned a B.S. in Sports Fitness Management from Midwestern State and added a M.S. in Sports Administration from West Texas A&M.