Brian Stewart Polian (born December 22, 1974) is an American college football coach and former player.

Born in The Bronx, Polian graduated from Saint Francis High School in Athol Springs, New York, near Buffalo, in 1993.

[2] Part of Jim Harbaugh's staff in 2010, Polian remained at Stanford under succeeding coach David Shaw.

In 2012, Polian was special teams coordinator and tight ends coach under Kevin Sumlin at Texas A&M, which won the 2013 Cotton Bowl Classic that season.

On December 16, 2016, Polian was hired to return to Notre Dame once again as special teams coordinator, this time under Brian Kelly.