Brendan Nave joined the Duke Athletics staff in February 2025 and serves as an Assistant Director of Sports Performance working with the football program.
Nave joined the Duke staff following a seven-year tenure at Wake Forest University. He served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the football program for four seasons. He was then promoted to senior sports performance coordinator ahead of the 2021 season.Â
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Nave gained additional experience interning with football programs at Temple (2017) and Penn State (2016).Â
Nave graduated from Penn State in 2014 with a degree in communications. While at Penn State, he was a two-year letterman (2011-12) for the Nittany Lion lacrosse team.Â
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