Albion College

Brad Bush enters his seventh season as tight ends coach at Albion in 2025.

He first joined former head coach Dustin Beurer's staff in 2019 and helped the Britons to two MIAA titles and a berth in the 2021 NCAA Divsion III playoffs.

During the last two seasons, Bush has mentored a pair of All-MIAA tight ends in Trevor Smith and Nick Christian. 

Smith, who was named to the conference's first-team in 2024 and also claimed third-team All-Region honors from D3Football.com, racked up 28 catches for 340 yards and five touchdowns for a Britons passing attack that was No. 5 in all of Division III in yards per game (320.4).

Christian was named to the conference's second-team in 2023. Primarily a blocking tight end, he racked up career-highs in receptions (11), yards (56) and touchdowns (1).

Bush came to Albion after serving a successful tenure as head coach at Chelsea High School for 22 seasons from 1997-2002 and 2004-18. He led the Bulldogs to a 169-60 record, 13 league championships, 18 state playoff appearances, seven district titles and two MHSAA Division 3 runner-up finishes (2015 and 2018). In 2015, he earned Michigan High School Football Coaches Association (MHSFCA) Division 3 State Coach of the Year honors.

During his break in tenure at Chelsea in 2003, Bush was running backs coach and recruiting coordinator at Eastern Michigan University. He mentored first-team All-MAC running back Anthony Sherrell to single-season program records for rushing yards (1,531) and consecutive 100-yard rushing performances (8).

While at Chelsea, Bush also taught and served as athletic director and assistant principal at various points during his tenure. 

As athletic director, Bush annually supervised a staff of 110 coaches across 31 programs, with nearly 70 percent of the high school’s 800 students participating in athletics. As a teacher and assistant principal, he served on Chelsea’s School Improvement Team and on multiple committees that provided instructional leadership including in the development of the district’s new trimester schedule. In his roles with the MHSFCA, Bush was president of an organization with more than 2,200 members and also served as the association’s treasurer and liaison to the MHSAA and was on its Representative Council.

Bush began his coaching career in 1991 at his alma mater, Ypsilanti High School, under head coach Bill Kohn where he coached for two seasons. He helped the Phoenix to a Class A state semifinal appearance and Southeastern Conference championship in 1991.

From 1993-96, he coached football and taught at East Kentwood High School in the Grand Rapids area.

Bush graduated from EMU in 1993 with a degree in history and a minor in social studies. He later earned his physical education endorsement from EMU in 2000 and his master's in physical education and sports management from EMU in 2002. He has earned continuing education credits in sports management from Drake University and completed the Path to Leadership program from the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP).

From 1988-90, Bush played quarterback at Cornell and helped the Big Red to Ivy League titles in 1988 and 1990.

A 1988 graduate of Ypsilanti High School, Bush was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 2019 as well as the MHSFCA Hall of Fame the same year.

Currently, Bush is assistant director for the MHSAA, serving as their lead administrator for baseball and also among lead administrators for the officials program, which includes more than 8,000 registered officials in all sports. He has been in this role since 2023.

Bush and his wife, Laura, have two daughters, Janie and Grace, and a son, Jack, who was a four-year starting quarterback for the Britons from 2019-22. Jack guided the program to two MIAA titles and went 22-1 as a starter while being named the MIAA Offensive MVP in 2020. He currently serves as running backs/tight ends coach at Hillsdale College.