He is the head football coach for Austin Peay State University; a position he has held since 2024.
He played college football at Duke, where he had spent the entirety of his coaching career before coming to UCLA.
[1] He added offensive recruiting coordinator duties in 2017 and was reassigned to tight ends coach in 2018.
"[2] Faris was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in 2021 in a series of staff changes made by David Cutcliffe.
[3] In addition to the promotion, he was shifted to quarterbacks coach and was also named the primary offensive play-caller.