A New Era: Fatherhood and Coaching
“Anyone can be a father; but it takes a real man to be a Dad.” I do not know where I first heard that, but to this day it remains one of my favorite quotes. For the last month on…
Coaches Corner
The Turnaround: Lubbock Opens with OT win
Lubbock beats Seminole 20-17 in OT What a crazy way to start the 2017 season. The Westerners pulled one off over a very good Seminole Indians team, winning 20-17 in overtime. @lhswesterners Lubbock High won over Seminole! @JeffFisherMedia pic.twitter.com/w5KbIhSAiX —…
The Turnaround: Game Day vs. Seminole
Game Day It is upon us. The time is now. The hay is in the barn. Yup; 2017 is about to kickoff for the Westerners. We are ready to tee this season up and kick it into high-gear. I have…
The Turnaround: Seminole, Game 1
The three toughest days of the week are complete. We are onto Thursday and walking-through until kickoff at 7:30 p.m. on Friday night. We started on August 7th and we are already closing in on September 1st. Whoa, time flies…
The Turnaround: Bigger than Football
It’s been a long week for South Texas. It’s been a week I could not fathom going through. Every time you see the news or go through your timeline on Twitter, there is more devastation to see. The water keeps…
A New Era: Opening Night and Changing the Culture at Oñate HS
As long as I had waited for the moment to arrive, once it got here, it went by like a 4.3, All-Pro wide receiver running a vertical. My first game on the sidelines as a head coach did not go…
The Turnaround: Game Week
Finally, game week is upon us! The Westerners are now prepping for our opener this Friday against the Tribe from Seminole. Kickoff is at 7:30pm at Plains Capital Park, a gem of a stadium that we are fortunate enough to…
The Turnaround: Camp Wrap & Second Scrimmage
Fall camp. It’s over. Yes indeed, fall camp is past tense for the 22nd time in my career. As I said the other day, it’s bittersweet, for a number of reasons. But, it means we are closing in on the…
The Turnaround: Camp Winds Down
That’s a wrap Well, Wednesday officially signaled the end of fall camp, 2017. Sure, we have today to practice, but it’s basically a walk-through and should last around 45 minutes. I’m not counting that one. So, yesterday officially marked the…
The Turnaround: A Good Sign
You know you are heading the right way when…. ….The coach tells the team good job after practice and they DISAGREE with you. They told me, no, Tuesday wasn’t good and that Wednesday would be better. I was floored! I…