Championship Chat: Claude Mathis of DeSoto (Texas)

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Today’s Championship Chat is with DeSoto High School (Texas) head coach Claude Mathis. Last season, the Eagles won their second straight Texas 6A Division II championship, finishing No. 8 in the High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football.

Below, Mathis talks with Jeff Fisher about the championships, winning the Texas High School Coaches Association Coach of the Year Award and his thoughts about going for a three-peat.

Click the “play button” to listen to Coach Mathis.

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About the Author

Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.