Brian Mance is in his second season on the staff after joining Wofford in April of 2015 as the cornerbacks coach. He is responsible for recruiting in the upstate of South Carolina, including Anderson, Greenwood, and the west side of Greenville county, southeastern Georgia, and Chattanooga.
In his first season with the Terriers, Wofford’s total defense ranked third in the Southern Conference. Senior Brion Anderson was fourth in the league in interceptions with three and was named second team All-Southern Conference by the media.
Prior to arriving at Wofford, Mance completed his third season as the secondary coach and recruiting coordinator at North Greenville University after working at Clemson University for three seasons. While at Clemson, Mance was a player development coach while also working with the Tigers defense.
 Mance played at Clemson under former coach Tommy Bowden. As a sophomore, Mance returned an 88-yard punt against Georgia Tech, the fifth longest punt return in school history. During his junior campaign, he amassed 588 return yards as the kick returner for the Tigers, the fourth-highest in Clemson history.
He ranked 15th in the nation during his final season for career interceptions and is tied for third all-time at Clemson with 12 career picks and 23 pass breakups. He finished with more than 1,000 kickoff return yards and wrapped up his career with All-American and First Team All-ACC selections.
Upon graduation, Mance signed a free agent contract with Washington Redskins. He also played in NFL Europe with Amersterdam as well as two seasons in Arena Football League with Philadelphia, winning a championship in 2008. Mance joined the Arena Football League (AFL), signing a contract with Philadelphia Soul. While he was playing for the AFL, Mance served as a defensive back coach at Manning High School during his offseason, from 2006-2009.
In 2010, he was hired as a player development coach at Clemson, a role he served in for two years. In 2012, Mance became a defensive graduate assistant at Clemson, working closely with the cornerbacks. Clemson finished with an 11-2 record for the 2012 season, and claimed the program’s first top 10 finish since 1990.
As a student at Manning High School, he starred in football, baseball, basketball and track. He was the state champion in the 100 meter dash his junior year. Mance was ranked the fourth best player in South Carolina during his senior year and 11th best defensive back prospect in the United States. As the 82nd overall ranked prospect in the nation as a senior, he earned an All-State selection and was the High School Sports Report AAAA Defensive Player-of-the-Year in South Carolina. He was inducted into the Clarendon County Hall of Fame in 2013.
A native of Alcolu, South Carolina, Mance graduated from Clemson University with a degree in Elementary Education in 2005. He and his wife, Torrun, have a son, Jaden.
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