Brendan Bognar - Analyst (Offense) - Staff Directory

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Brendan Bognar

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Analyst (Offense)

Brendan Bognar is in his first season at Florida State as an analyst working with the offense after joining the program in December of 2024.

Bognar came to Florida State after one season as the quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator at Samford. His starting quarterback, Quincy Crittendon, passed for 2,689 yards and 18 touchdowns while completing 70.3 percent of his passes and added 386 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground. Crittendon led the SoCon in total offense, passing touchdowns, passing yards, completion percentage, completions per game and point responsibility. His 25.2 completions per game ranked as the nation’s third-best average, and his completion percentage was the fourth-best in the country.

Bognar spent the 2022 and 2023 seasons at UCF working under the direction of current Florida State offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn. Bognar worked as an analyst and helped the Knights reach the 2022 AAC Championship Game before moving to the Big 12 and earning another bowl bid. UCF’s 2022 offense ranked ninth nationally in rushing yards per game and 16th in total offense yards per game. In 2023, UCF boasted the country’s fourth-best rushing offense and eighth-highest total offense.

He began his coaching career in 2020, serving as an analyst and coaching quarterbacks at Samford. In 2021, Bognar was a graduate assistant at Troy.

Bognar played quarterback at Murray State. He began his career as a walk-on before earning a scholarship and being named a team captain. Bognar earned his bachelor’s degree in public relations from Murray State in 2019.