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Ex-Eastern Washington corner Allen Brown returns to Cheney to coach Eagles’ secondary

Eastern Washington's Allen Brown (4) watches the scoreboard against Montana during the second half of a Big Sky Conference football game on Saturday, September 29, 2012, at Roos Field in Cheney, Wash. Eastern won the game 34-28. TYLER TJOMSLAND tylert@spokesman.com (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
By Ryan Collingwood ryanc@spokesman.com(509) 459-5473
Eastern Washington's Allen Brown (4) watches the scoreboard against Montana during the second half of a Big Sky Conference football game on Saturday, September 29, 2012, at Roos Field in Cheney, Wash. Eastern won the game 34-28. TYLER TJOMSLAND tylert@spokesman.com (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)

Former Eastern Washington defensive back Allen Brown has returned to EWU to coach cornerbacks and coordinate the Eagles’ defensive passing game, the school announced Monday.

Brown, who spent the last four seasons coaching cornerbacks at Cal Poly, began his career at EWU as a strength and conditioning intern in 2014.

He replaces Cherokee Valeria, who was EWU’s cornerbacks coach for eight seasons before recently joining Sacramento State’s staff.

“We are so pumped and excited to get Allen coming full circle to wear the Eagle logo and a whistle,” EWU head coach Aaron Best said. “It is with great pleasure and excitement to introduce Allen’s skill set and coaching ability to our staff as a whole and specifically on the defensive side of the ball.”

Brown played on EWU’s 2010 national championship team and was an All-Big Sky Conference cornerback in 2012.