Brother Rice to name Aaron Marshall as head football coach

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice football made an offseason splash to kick off its 2024 campaign.

Following an 0-9 season and Adam Korzeniewski’s resignation after leading the Warriors for seven seasons on the sidelines, Brother Rice announced Dec. 20 that Division 1 state champion and Coach of the Year Aaron Marshall would be named the head football coach for Brother Rice.

Marshall was previously the head coach for Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology the past three seasons, compiling a 23-11 record and leading Southfield A&T to a Division 1 state championship Nov. 26 when the Warriors, also Southfield A&T’s nickname, knocked off two-time defending state champion Belleville 36-32.

“This is an important moment in the history of Brother Rice and the athletic department,” Brother Rice Athletic Director Jeff Calcaterra said in a press release. “Coach Aaron Marshall’s leadership, his understanding of Brother Rice, our values as an institution, our commitment to academic excellence, and demonstrated ability to build and lead a quality and highly respected program set him apart throughout the search process. His respect for the past, vision for the future and enthusiasm for the present will serve our student-athletes and school community moving forward. We look forward to welcoming Aaron Marshall, his wife Lynnea and children Lia, Peyton and Aaron Jr. to our Warrior family.”

Marshall is well familiar with the Brother Rice community, for he attended Brother Rice before his family moved to Chicago in the middle of his high school years. Marshall’s older brothers, Willis and Brian, were both graduates of Brother Rice.

Before leaving a legacy at Southfield A&T, Marshall played college football at Youngstown State University before playing three seasons at quarterback in the professional Arena Football League.

Marshall was the head coach of Detroit Northwestern from 2011-2012 before joining the Southfield A&T coaching staff for eight seasons as an assistant.

Behind Marshall, Southfield A&T became a team of firsts as the Warriors earned the school’s first-ever regional title, state finals berth and state title in 2023, and Marshall was able to do it all alongside his nephew and starting quarterback Isaiah Marshall, who is committed to play football at Kansas next season.

Now, Marshall will focus on turning around a Brother Rice program that finished last in a tough Catholic High School League featuring Warren De La Salle, Detroit Catholic Central and league champion Toledo Central Catholic.

“I see an opportunity to build on the rich tradition at Brother Rice and continue the legacy that has touched me and my family,” Marshall said. “I really appreciate this chance to be a part of something special,” Marshall said in a press release. “I promise the Brother Rice community that we will be the hardest working team in the off season, anywhere. We are going to get to work right away in the new year and we will make you proud.”