Permian High School

National News, Texas High School Football News July 17, 2018

No. 97 Permian (Texas) looking for a new head coach

With the start of preseason practice just around the corner, Permian High School, ranked No. 97 in the High School Football America Preseason 100, is looking for a new head coach. The Odessa American is reporting that Blake Feldt has…

National News, Texas High School Football News August 1, 2017

Dallas Carter to take centerstage in ESPN 30 for 30 documentary

On August 24, ESPN Films will spotlight the 1988 Dallas Carter High School football program in a documentary called What Carter Lost. Even if you’re not a Texas high school football fan, you may recall that Carter is the team…

National News, Texas High School Football News May 15, 2017

The Coach of Friday Night Lights diagnosed with Alzheimer’s

Gary Gaines, the head coach at the center of Permian Panthers (Odessa, TX) and MOJO in Buzz Bissinger’s book Friday Night Lights about the 1988 season in west Texas, is hoping that his diagnosis of early on-set Alzheimer’s disease will help raise…

Blog: The Turnaround, National News, Texas High School Football News January 25, 2015

The Turnaround – The Week That Was

by Jason Strunk Lubbock High School Head Football Coach Follow @WestTXCoach The Week That Was: Gary Gaines, #TXHSFBCHAT, Fellowship and more No more January blues around Chapman. The kids are amped-up and the coaches have a new sense of energy….

North Carolina High School Football January 20, 2015

CarolinaPreps.com – Can the Carolina’s ever reach the excitement level of Texas HSFB?

by Jeff Fisher One of the great parts of being in the business of high school football sports journalism for 40 years is you get to meet a lot of great people along the way. Chris Hughes, the founder of…

Blog: The Turnaround, National News, Texas High School Football News August 11, 2014

The Turnaround – Sunday is Fun Day

by Jason Strunk Lubbock High School Head Football Coach Follow @WestTXCoach After six solid days of practice and work, Sunday called for a day off. It felt odd waking up knowing there was no football for the day. Fortunately for…