Pushaun Brown was named an assistant football coach at Fordham in February of 2026. He will be in charge of the Rams’ running backs in 2026.
 
Brown comes to Fordham after serving as an assistant football coach at the University of Maine from 2022-2025. He began his tenure with the Black Bears coaching the running backs and added the roles of assistant special teams coordinator and pro liaison in 2024.
 
At Maine, Brown led the Black Bears’ running backs to numerous national and conference awards. Most recently Rashawn Marshall was named a 2025 Phil Steele Freshman All-American and Sincere Baines was a 2025 CAA All-Conference selection. That season Maine had four running backs average over five yards per carry.
 
The 2025 Maine squad also featured Trevin Ewing, Maine’s all-time kick returner, who earned All-America and All-Conference accolades as a kick returner as well as Scott Woods, an All-Conference punt returner.

Brown played running back for Maine from 2008-11 where he led the Black Bears in rushing in both 2010 and 2011. Brown ended his career at Maine after appearing in 43 games while rushing for 2,213 yards on 468 carries with 20 touchdowns. Brown also added 44 receptions for 315 yards with three touchdowns in his career. Brown was a member of Maine's 2011 team which earned an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs before defeating Appalachian State in the second round. Brown earned All-CAA recognition in 2010-11, was the team's offensive player of the year in 2011, and was voted the team's offensive captain in 2011.

Brown, a native of North Brunswick, N.J., participated in New York Jets training camp in 2012 before beginning his coaching career as the run game coordinator for the Stuttgart Scorpions in Stuttgart, Germany. With Stuttgart, Brown mentored a unit which produced the second best rushing attack in the GFL.

Following his stint in Germany, Brown returned to the United States where he served as an assistant football coach at James J. Ferris High School from 2014-16. At James J. Ferris, Brown served as the team's offensive coordinator. Brown moved on to serve as the offensive coordinator at North Brunswick Township High School from 2017 through the 2021 season.

Brown earned his Bachelors of Science in Child Development & Family Interactions with a minor in Kinesiology and Physical Education from UMaine in 2012 before obtaining his Masters of Science in Sport Management - Athletic Administration from Liberty University in 2018.