Brandon Labath rejoins Beavers’ offensive staff after coaching stint at St. Thomas

When Brandon Labath interviewed for a coaching position with the Bemidji State football team four years ago, he was reminded of advice from one of his former coaches: “No matter what, in this profession, you want to be around good people.”

That counsel came courtesy of Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz. Labath started his coaching career with the Hawkeyes, serving as an undergraduate assistant coach from 2016-20.

After graduating from Iowa, Labath joined the Beavers’ coaching staff. Early on in the interview process, he realized that BSU would be a great fit.

Brandon Labath dons a headset on Iowa’s sideline. Labath was an undergraduate assistant coach with the Hawkeyes from 2016 to 2020.

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“To get to Bemidji and go through that interview process the first time, you could tell this is somewhere that you can come to grow and develop as a coach,” Labath said. “I’d never really heard of Bemidji before coming up this way, but I had connections that knew of Bemidji and obviously the conference they play in, and how good it is top to bottom. There’s a lot of really good competition, a lot of really good coaches in this league.”

Labath wore a few different hats at Bemidji State. He coached tight ends and fullbacks and was a co-special teams coordinator before departing for St. Thomas in March of 2023.

Two years later, Labath is heading back up to northern Minnesota, rejoining…

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Publish date : 2025-03-14 03:59:00

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