Former Dallas Cowboys practice squad QB hired as high school head coach
by Jeff Fisher Richard Bartel, who was the Dallas Cowboys practice squad quarterback in 2008, is the new head football coach at Southwest Christian School.
Texas high school football news
The Turnaround – Realignment and scheduling
by Jason Strunk Lubbock High School Head Football Coach Follow @WestTXCoach I have been asked a lot about how we build our schedules for football and all the other sports here in Texas. After talking with my man, Fish, I…
Gillespie leaves Stephenville
by Jeff Fisher Is Stephenville head coach Joe Gillespie on the road to a head coaching at the college level? Considering Gillespie’s two predecessors are now college head coaches, the odds may be with him. Friday, Gillespie resigned as the…
Deion Sanders’ Prime Prep surrenders its charter
by Jeff Fisher WFAA-TV in Dallas is reporting that Deion Sanders‘ Prime Prep Academy is close to extinction. Reporter Brett Shipp says that the school has surrendered its charter, turning over operations to the state. The story says that the…
The Turnaround – Building a program with the right people
by Jason Strunk Lubbock High School head football coach Follow @WestTXCoach I am going to make a really bold statement here: rebuilding a program is tough. If you know me, that’s just a little hint of sarcasm. Fortunately, rebuilding is…
Former NFL QB Jon Kitna leaving Washington to become head coach in Texas
The Tribune News is reporting that former NFL quarterback Jon Kitna has resigned as head football coach at his alma mater to take the head coaching job at Waxahachie High School in Texas. Kitna, who took over the head coaching…
Join in the #txhsfbchat on Wednesday
by Jeff Fisher Over the past several years, I’ve been impressed at the ways high school football coaches come together via Twitter. Last week, Chris Fisher (no relation), varsity offensive line coach at Ridge Point High School in Missouri City,…
Now & Then – And then there were four
by Jeff Fisher It’s time to find-out the teams that will meet February 1st in Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Arizona. On the eve of the AFC and NFC championship games, we thought it would be fun to look back…
High School Football America’s 2 Minute Drill – January 7, 2015
DeSoto’s Mathis officially going to SMU
by Jeff Fisher Claude Mathis is officially no longer the head football coach at DeSoto. His long rumored hiring at SMU was made official today. He joins new head coach Chad Morris‘ staff as the program’s running backs coach. In…