He served as the head football coach at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas for four seasons, from 2008 to 2011.
Before being named to the post, he was the defensive coordinator at Howard Payne under the previous head coach, Mike Redwine.
[1] Fanara earned his bachelor's degree at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri, where he played football for two seasons before beginning his coaching career as a student assistant.
Fanara also holds a master's degree from MidAmerica Nazarene University.
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