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Brian Oakes is in his eighth season on the Hinds coaching staff, where he coaches the Eagles offensive line. He has helped develop the likes of Justin Sandifer, who was named to the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) All-Region and All-State first teams in 2014 and D’Tavieus Taylor who was an NJCAA All-American in 2015.

He has also mentored Norman Price and Justin Barner, who were named to the All-Region and All-State first teams after standout sophomore seasons in 2013 and 2011, respectively. Price is currently playing for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Oakes also coached DeVondre Seymour who spent time with the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL. During his tenure, Oakes has coached 30 offensive linemen who have gone on to play at 4-year institutions 20 of which have gone on to the Division I ranks.

Oakes is a former Hinds player under former head coach Gene Murphy, and he also competed at Northwestern State (La.) University and Southern Arkansas University before injuries cut his playing career short.  

He came to Raymond from Stone High School in Wiggins, where he was the head coach from 2006-2010. The Tomcats improved on a yearly basis, making the playoffs in 2008 and 2009 after back-to-back winning seasons.

Oakes has had numerous participants play in the annual Bernard Blackwell All-Star game, including Darian Arrington, a Parade All-American and 2010 Dandy Dozen selection by The Clarion-Ledger. 

He began his coaching career in 1998 as an assistant coach at Hattiesburg High School, where he helped lead the Tigers to the state finals. He then moved on to Belhaven College for a year before becoming a graduate assistant at Delta State University, where he was a part of the school's first national championship in 2000.

Oakes, who received his bachelor's degree in coaching and sports administration from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1998, spent five seasons at Warren Central High School, his alma mater, before going to Stone High School.

He received a master's degree in health and a specialist's degree in educational leadership from Mississippi College in 2006.

He is married to Bridgett, a former Hinds cheerleader and 1995 Homecoming queen, and the couple has two sons, Ranson and Briley. The family resides in Raymond.