Former NFL QB Tim Hasselbeck becomes head high school coach at The Ensworth School in Nashville

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Nashville, Tennessee continues to be the place to be for former NFL quarterbacks, who want to coach at the high school level.

The Ensworth School has announced that former NFL QB Tim Hasselbeck is the school’s new head football coach. He takes over the program after serving as a coach at the middle school level at Ensworth.

Hasselbeck played with several teams in a backup role over a six-year professional career. He is the younger brother of Matt Hasselback, who played 17-years in the NFL.

The brothers played their high school football in Massachusetts at Xaverian Brothers. Tim was named an All-American by USA TODAY after his senior season.

Last year, Ensworth finished 8-3, advancing to the second round of the playoffs. Hasselbeck replaces Roc Batten, who resigned at the end of the season after going 32-22 in five seasons at the helm.

Hasselbeck will be the fifth former NFL’er to be a head coach at a Nashville school in 2024.

  • Christian Presbyterian Academy – Ingle Martin
  • Davidson Academy – Jonathan Quinn
  • Franklin Road Academy – Justin Geisinger
  • Lipscomb Academy – Kevin Mawae

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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.