Brian Pariani was hired as the Syracuse football team’s new offensive coordinator, head coach Greg Robinson announced this morning. Pariani was the tight ends coach with the Denver Broncos for the past 10 years.

The hiring is SU’s most anticipated since Robinson was announced as head coach on Jan. 11.

Pariani and Robinson share a close relationship dating back to 1987, when both coached at UCLA, Pariani as an undergraduate assistant and Robinson as defensive line coach. In 1990, Pariani joined the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers as a scouting assistant and later became San Francisco’s offensive coaches assistant.

He was hired by the Denver Broncos in 1995, the same year Robinson joined the team as defensive coordinator. In fact, Pariani recommended Robinson for the job, and was instrumental in bringing him to Denver.

‘He busted his tail for me,’ Robinson said of Pariani’s recommendation.

And now, 10 years later, Robinson has repaid the effort.

Pariani, 39, said his style is heavily influenced by the Denver Broncos offense, a methodical system that features a prominent running game.

‘There’s nobody in college football that has more to offer than Brian Pariani,’ Robinson said.

Published on January 21, 2005 at 12:00 pm