The 2006 season will mark the ninth campaign in which Brian Hughes has served as offensive coordinator at C.W. Post. Also the school's associate director of athletics, he directed the Pioneers to top-10 national rankings in Division II in total offense (fourth – 517.8/gm.), scoring offense (fifth – 42.5 ppg) and rushing offense (ninth – 269.9/gm.) in 2005, helping C.W. Post to its first-ever NCAA Division II Championship quarterfinals appearance. Under Hughes's tutelage, offensive lineman Steven Broecker and quarterback Rob Blount garnered All-America accolades following the record-setting season in which the Pioneers set school records for points (552), rushing yards (3,509), total offense (6.731) and touchdowns (77).

For each of the past two seasons, Hughes, the Pioneers' offensive line coach, has coached the eventual Northeast-10 Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year – Broecker in 2005, and Taibika Hickson in 2004. Blount was named the NE-10's Most Valuable Player this past season, and the Pioneers have now advanced to the NCAA Division II Championship tournament in three of the last four seasons. In the 1999-2002 span, Hughes game planned his offense around standout running back Ian Smart – one of only four running backs ever to rush for 2,000-plus yards in a season twice, and an athlete who has seen stints with the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Pioneers' trip to the NCAA Championship in the 2002 campaign was the school's first appearance since the 1976 season.

Hughes, who also coached C.W. Post's offensive line from 1993-94, spent the 1995-96 seasons at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point, N.Y.), where he was the Mariners' linebackers, special teams, and strength and conditioning coach. The Mariners won a pair of ECAC titles during his stay at USMMA.

Off the field, Hughes volunteers for the NFL's Inner-City “Play Ball” program, and has been a Fellowship of Christian Athletes huddle coach. He coordinates a toy drive at C.W. Post, and is an active volunteer with the National Football Foundation. Hughes is a volunteer presenter at Athletes College Day, and tutors science classes at Long Island-area high schools.

Hughes, who also serves as the Budget Director for C.W. Post's athletic department, is a 1988 graduate of Hofstra University , where he earned his bachelor's degree in geology. He then acquired a master's degree in earth science in 1994 from C.W. Post – where he serves as an adjunct professor in the Earth and Environmental Sciences department.

Hughes resides in Bethpage, N.Y. with his wife, Cyntha, and daughters Taylor (6), Kelly (4), Anna (3) and Shannon (1).