Pro Football Hall of Famer Kevin Mawae is the new head football coach at Lipscomb Academy in Tennessee. The 16-year NFL veteran replaces former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer, who resigned last year to become the head coach at the University of Alabama-Birmingham.
Mustang Nation! Please join us in welcoming our new head coach and leader of the Mustang Program, Coach Kevin Mawae! pic.twitter.com/99TWwO9vf5
— Lipscomb Academy Football (@LAmustangFB) January 24, 2023
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Under Dilfer, LA won two straight Tennessee Division II-AA state titles. Last year, the Mustangs finished No. 13 in the High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football.
This will be Mawae’s first high school coaching job. He’s served as the Indianapolis Colts assistant coach since 2021. He’s also been an assistant with the Chicago Bears and at Arizona State.
He was introduced at the Nashville school on Tuesday.
Welcome, Coach Mawae💜 pic.twitter.com/bho2jc4ZZo
— Lipscomb Academy Football (@LAmustangFB) January 24, 2023
Mawae was selected in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. During his time with the New York Jets, he was selected to six straight Pro Bowls. The 7-time First Team All Pro finished his playing career with the Tennessee Titans.
In 2019, Mawae was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
