High School football discourse including stories, job openings, and anecdotes from all coaches under the SUN!
Coach Teague is a self-proclaimed "hillbilly" raised in NW GA. As a Billy Henderson disciple, Coach Teague was mentored early in his career by one of the Legends of Georgia High School football. He took the model he learned from Coach Henderson and employed it as the HFC at Lafayette, Swainsboro, and Carrollton to have a Hall of Fame career. I hope you enjoy Rayvan Teague's story as much as I enjoyed recording it!
Coach Rich Fendley is a coach's kid. A native of Warner Robins GA, Coach Fendley played at Warner Robins and then at West Georgia. Rich has been one of the best weight room guys in the business over the past 30 years and has led the Bowdon Red Devils to 3 consecutive sate football titles. His story is one of perseverance and overcoming adversity. I hope you enjoy Coach Rich Fendley!
Franklin Stephens is native of Keysville GA in Burke County. He is now the HFC at Burke County High School. A two time All American at Georgia Southern, Coach Stephens would return to Burke County to begin his coaching career. Coach has won over 180 games and 2 state titles has a HFC and taken 4 different schools to the semi-finals or further over his career as a HFC. He is definitely one of the last of the hard! I hope you enjoy his story!
Coach Pardue is a native of Kentucky. Coach has coached high school ball in Kentucky, Alabama, and Georgia. He has also coached at the college level at the University of Kentucky and as the HFC at Lagrange College. Coach Pardue won a state title as an assistant at Lagrange before taking over as the HFC and going on to win 3 state titles as the HFC. I hope you enjoy Coach Pardue's story!
Coach Walker is the son of a legend that has become one in his own right. He has currently racked up 171 wins and 3 state titles as a HFC. A graduate of Stephens County High School, Coach Walker went on to play QB at Tusculum. He then started his high school coaching career under the legendary Dan Pitts at Mary Persons High School in Forsyth GA. Coach Walker then went with his father Coach Rodney Walker to Sandy Creek High School as the OC and later became the HFC. He is now the HFC at Newnan HS...
A native of Baxley Ga, Coach "T" went on to play collegiately at Florida State University for Bobby Bowden. Coach Tomberlin went on to be a HFC at 9 different schools winning 270 games, 3 state championships, and affecting countless young people's lives. Coach has also been very active in BFS over the years and still works out and is in awesome shape. Coach Tomberlin is one of the the true legends in Georgia High School football history and I hope you enjoy his story!
Coach Herron has done a lot that other coaches in Georgia have done. He has won over 300 games. He's won a pile of region championships. He has affected the lives of countless people over his career. Coach has been inducted into numerous Halls of Fame including the National High School Coach's Hall of Fame. One thing that he has done that NO OTHER COACH in Georgia has ever done is won a state championship at three different schools! A winner of 5 total as a HFC, Coach Herron's legendary career i...
Coach Winslette won 260 games as a HFC at Fayette County, Statesboro, West Rome, Greene-Tailaferro, Coffee County, Tift County, and Stephens County. He won 2 state championships as HFC at West Rome and Greene, one of 14 coaches in state history to win one at two different schools. He is one of only TWO coaches with over 250 wins to take 4 different teams to the semis and win 2 state championships. A native of Putnam County, "Papa Wins" as a lot of us younger guys call him, Coach Winslette played...
Coach Chadwick is the 2nd All Time winningest coach in the history of the state of Georgia. He has won 3 state championships as the HFC at Marist and has been on the staff for almost 50 years there in some capacity. A native of Decatur GA, Coach Chadwick was a star high school and college player that had an opportunity to play professionally as well. His story is not nearly done justice in this little amount of time that he took to share with us, but I am so glad he did! I hope you enjoy Coach A...
Coach Aull is one of the best in the business. Not only is he one of the sharpest offensive minds in the business, but he is one of the best men leading men we have. Coach is a "metro" guy, meaning he grew up metro, has always coached metro, and he gets what it takes to be successful in the metro Atlanta area. I hope you enjoy Jamie's story as much as I enjoyed talking with him!
Coach Reid has one of the most interesting coaching stories ever. He grew up north of Miami and played college football at Kentucky and finished up at UCF. He then "walked on" as a coach after working in the professional world and has never looked back. Coach Reid has been an assistant high school, and college coach as well as the HFC of 4 different programs in 2 different states. I hope you enjoy Kareem's story and how he pours into his kids!
Coach Bennett is one of the last of the hard. Coach grew up on a chicken farm and went on to play college football at UTC and West Georgia. He had a long career as an assistant in Cobb and Fulton Counties before opening Cambridge High School where he spent 12 years there as the HFC. Coach Bennett has coach at the private school level, public as an assistant and HFC, and has some great perspective on this profession. I nope you enjoy Coach Bennett's story!
Coach Truitt is an old head. A native of the small town of Cottonwood Alabama, Coach Truitt knew he would be a coach from his high school days. He worked for two legends in Dan Ragle and Erik Soliday before striking out on his own where he had marked success. He is one of the best of the old dudes and I hope you enjoy getting to hear Coach Truitt's story!
Steve Price is a coach's kid that grew up in Wisconsin. After college, Coach Price was a GA at the college level, chased the college coach's life and finally got tired of the cold and moved south to begin his high school coaching career. Coach Price has been successful everywhere he has been. A 32 year veteran of the gridiron, Coach Price has coached from the heart to the heart of young people. I hope you enjoy Coach Price's story!
Coach White is a native of Virginia Beach Virginia where he played his college ball at Liberty University. He started his career in Virginia, coached high school and college ball before coming to Georgia as a high school assistant. Coach White has had a great career as an assistant and a HFC over the past 30+ years. I hope you enjoy his story as much as I enjoyed talking with him!
Kevin Saunders is a native of Radford Virginia. He has been a HFC in Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia. He won a state championship in Virginia as a HFC and has an uncanny ability of taking really bad programs and turning them into playoff teams...quickly. Coach Saunders currently serves as the DC at Duluth High School in Gwinnett County in Georgia after stepping away from head coaching during the pandemic. It won't be long before someone with a brain picks him up to come turn their pro...
From his outstanding career as a football player at Robert E Lee HS to his current retirement coaching gig in LA (Lower Alabama), Coach Devoursney became one of the winningest football coaches in the state of Georgia. One of the hardest working, hardest nosed, and most intelligent humans you'll ever encounter, "Devo" is one of the true LEGENDS in the game. I hope you enjoy our conversation!
Paul Carroll is one of the best football coaches to ever do it. A standout player at Georgia Southern, Coach Carroll worked his way up the ranks to the HFC position the old-fashioned way: he earned it! Paul is a throwback, old school, no nonsense, hit you in the mouth coach which directly reflects how he was as a player. I hope you thoroughly enjoy Coach Carroll's story!
Coach Hamilton has over 33 years of experience and I dare say he has more t-shirts than even I do!
Coach Hamner is one of the most influential people in my coaching universe. I have known him for near 30 years. He is a football coach, period. One of the best offensive minds in the the game, he rose through the ranks working for some of the legends in the game. Thought of as one of the premier strength coaches and OCs over the years, Coach Hamner has had one of the best careers in the game. I hope you enjoy his story!
Kevin Smith is one of the best humans you'll ever come across. He ain't a bad football coach either! A native of Lagrange, Coach Smith played for a legend, started his career with 2 legends, and is becoming a legend himself. His episode is longer than any other I have had and it is well worth the listen I assure you! I hope ya'll enjoy his message as much as I enjoyed receiving it!
I've known Coach Nash for a long time. He is a real one. With one of the most unique paths to the Big Chair I have ever heard of, Coach Nash has spent his career being a "jack of all trades and master of none" as he says. I don't buy it. He is a master of kids for sure. He was "raised" by great coaches, worked for some legends, and now is building future legends. I hope you enjoy Mike's story as much as I enjoyed talking with him!
Coach Hoffman has a long and storied career coaching multiple sports in the state of Georgia. Throughout his career he has been named Coach of the Year several times in football and wrestling. He is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame. Coach Hoffmann attended Clemson University on a wrestling scholarship and retired from coaching public schools and is now coaching and serving as the AD and HFC at Flint River Academy. Coach Hoffman has probably forgotten more about coaching than most know about it. I h...
Coach May is a native of Florida. He started his career at the NAIA college level and moved back to Florida where he got his first HFC job at 25 years of age. Coach May had a lot of success and made the move to Georgia. Bobby has been a successful coordinator and parlayed that into another head coaching position. He is one of the good ones for sure! I hope you enjoy Coach May's Story!
Coach McIntyre is a Florida native that grew up as the son of an NFL player. To say that football is in his blood is a quite literal statement. He has risen through the coaching ranks as an assistant, coordinated both sides of the ball, and is now the HFC of a successful program that he brought back from obscurity. His journey has take him all over the state of Florida and he has gotten to work with some of the all-time greats in the state. I hope you enjoy the story of his journey!
Stephen Holmes is a football coach. He is one of the best humans in this business as well. A native of Temple GA, Coach Holmes walked on at Jacksonville State where he played offensive line and got his teaching degree. He started in Douglas County at Alexander High School through hard work and a blue collar mentality progressed to where he is today. I hope you enjoy hearing Stephen's story!
I have known Chris Kelley for near 30 years. He is one of if not the best athlete to come out of Glascock County. He played college baseball at Augusta State University where we met. He is on of the best humans and coaches you will ever meet. He has spent his entire career serving in his hometown of Gibson Ga. Coach Kelley has had opportunities to go anywhere he wanted but always opted to stay at home. He has worn many hats at Glascock serving as the Head Baseball and Football coach to many admi...
Coach Vogt, a native of Erie PA, is a football coach. He's the son of a football coach and has coached in college at all levels. He has been an assistant and HFC in Georgia and Texas. He has a very unique journey he has taken thus far as a high school coach and I hope you enjoy hearing his story. He is one of the very best!
Coach Drayton is a native of Jacksonville Florida. He played college baseball at Edward Waters University where he was an All-American his senior year. Coach Drayton started his coaching career in South Georgia, went back to Florida, and then made his way back to Atlanta through South Georgia again. His journey is a testament to perseverance and strong willed determination. He has a lot of perspective to offer those that often wonder about the "metro" coaching life. I hope you enjoy Coach Drayto...
Coach Bellflower is one of my favorite guys in the business. I have been fortunate to work with him in two different places. He put in his 30 years in the public sector and built a reputation as one of the best offensive minds in the game. A native of Dodge County, Coach Bellflower played his college ball at Maryville College in Tennessee. He coached all over middle Georgia for some absolute legends. He is a great friend, father, husband, and coach. I hope you enjoy listening to the stories from...
