Last Chance U: What Happened To Coach Jason Brown After His Resignation
Coach Jason Brown from Last Chance U had to resign from his position due to controvery. The rural school in Kansas became the focus of the Netflix sports docuseries beginning in season 3. As the case with the first two installments, Last Chance U focused on a junior college (JUCO) football program that served as the literal "last chance" for the young men to make it in the sport. When viewers met the Indy Pirates, they are also introduced to Brown and his personal style of coaching.
The Netflix football series Last Chance U revealed that Brown was a Compton native who had a troubled childhood. He found refuge through football, spending some time in the NFL and the Arena Football League before focusing on coaching. Brown initially coached at Compton City College before moving to Garden City College. He then landed at Indy as the head coach of the Pirates, a team that didn't have a winning record in a decade up until the 2016 season.
During Indy's 2017 season at the focus of Last Chance U season 3, Brown led the team to a program-best 9-2 record and the school's first bowl game win. Unfortunately, Coach Jason Brown soon found himself at the center of a controversy, and as a result, his tenure as Independence Community College's head football coach ended.
The Pirates' 2018 season didn't go as smoothly for Brown or the entire program. Whereas Brown's tough demeanor seemed to work in Last Chance U season 3, there was an issue when it came to the respect between the coach and his players. For various reasons, the team never came together as a unit, and the Pirates wound up going 2-8. Some players on the team, such as linebacker Bobby Bruce, were kicked off the team after disciplinary infractions.
Aside from athletes being kicked off of the team, Brown found himself in trouble after the 2018 season came to a close. It was revealed Brown sent a problematic text to German freshman player Alexandros Alexiou, saying that he would be the "new Hitler" in the young man's life. Alexiou reported the messages to the ICC board. The publicized interaction resulted in backlash, causing Brown to resign from his position so that Indy could cut ties. Other Indy players, like Malik Henry, moved to other schools to continue their football careers. This wasn't the end of the difficulties for Brown, who later found himself in legal hot water.
Following his conclusion at Indy, Brown received eight felony charges related to blackmail and identity theft in 2019, as well as two misdemeanor charges of false communication. According to reports (via Bleacher Report), the former coach posed as a lawyer from the Cochran Law Firm in California and wrote cease-and-desist letters to various news outlets so they would stop reporting on his interaction with the German player as well as his treatment of former players. Following the indictment, Brown maintained his innocence and continued to move on with his life. The extent of the fallout wasn't documented on the docuseries since Last Chance U moved to Laney College for season 5. In 2021, all charges against Brown were dismissed with prejudice, meaning that they can't be brought again. Brown described the dismissal as vindicating and thanked his lawyers afterward.
Without coaching to focus on, the Last Chance U vet started his own whisky and cigar brand, which he actively promotes on his social media account. He also released his own book titled Hate Me Now, Love Me Later, which details his journey as a player and a coach. Despite not actively coaching, Brown is still active in the football community by offering classes to players and fellow coaches. In May 2021 he appeared on the popular podcast The Pat McAfee show to share his side of the story and describe what he felt were misrepresentations in Last Chance U season 3 and 4. The Last Chancce U series has moved to basketball, so it seems unlikely the series will address Brown's story again. Brown has mentioned wanting to continue to help guide young men through college, so he is likely interested in returning to college coaching, but so far no school has brought him in after his divisive appearances in Last Chance U season 3 and 4.
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