ART BRILES - BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
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Friday, February 15, 2013
While his current position as Head Coach at Baylor and being the coach of Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III have made Coach Briles a household name, his resume includes an outstanding background in the Texas high school ranks as he spent 12 seasons at Stephensville High School, winning state titles in 1993, 1994, 1998 and 1999. He also had great success at Hamlin High School as well as at the University of Houston where he resurrected the school’s football program, taking the Cougars to four bowl games. He has won numerous Coach of the Year awards throughout his career.
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BOB STOOPS - OKLAHOMA
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Friday, February 15, 2013
Perhaps no name is affiliated with college football success more than that of Bob Stoops, Head Football Coach at the University of Oklahoma. He has been in this position for the past 14 seasons and in the course of that time he has won more than 80% of his games and taken the Sooners to the BCS National Championship in 2000. Seventeen times in his coaching career he has been named Coach of the Year 17 times and has won 7 Big 12 titles. Known as a tireless recruiter and master big-game technician, Coach Stoops arrived in Norman after serving as the Defensive Coordinator at Florida.
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DANA HOLGORSEN – WEST VIRGINIA
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
Dana Holgorsen has just completed his second season as the Head Football Coach of the West Virginia Mountaineers, having arrived in Morgantown following a stint as the Offensive Coordinator at Oklahoma State University. Coach Holgorsen’s accomplishments at every stop have been nothing short of outstanding. During his stints as offensive coordinator at Oklahoma State, Houston and Texas Tech the squads very either at the top near the top in yards gained and points scored. Coach Holgrosen was also a part of the staffs of Valdosta State and Mississippi College.
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MIKE MACINTYRE - COLORADO
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
Just named the head football coach at the University of Colorado, Coach MacIntyre has an impressive coaching resume as he is the son of a coach, a former defensive coordinator and most recently the head football coach at San Jose State University. His 2012 team finished with a six game winning streak and an overall 10-2 record and first ever BCS ranking. A graduate of the University of Georgia, he has coached wide receivers, defensive backs at the college level and also spent five seasons in the NFL as a secondary coach for the Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets.
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TODD GRAHAM - ARIZONA STATE
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Sunday morning, February 17, 2013
Todd Graham has just completed his first season as the Head Football Coach for the Arizona State University Sun Devils and in a very short time he has turned the program around and brought respect and competitiveness to the school’s program. The owner of an outstanding resume, Coach Graham has been successful at every stop, including Pittsburgh, Tulsa and Rice. He was a highly successful high school coach in Texas and also served as Defensive Coordinator at East Central State University and Tulsa.
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TROY CALHOUN – AIR FORCE ACADEMY
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Sunday morning, February 17, 2013
The United States Air Force Academy hired one of its own when the named Troy Calhoun the Head Football Coach in 2007 and under his guidance the Falcons returned to the national stage. Coach Calhoun has served on the staffs of Ohio, Wake Forest, the Denver Broncos and the Houston Texans. Coach Calhoun graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1989 and during his time there he was on the superintendent’s list as he achieved a grade point average over 3.0 while averaging a military performance average over 3.0 as well. His sister Callie is a 1991 graduate of the USAFA as well.
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RICK STEWART – FRESNO HS, CALIFORNIA
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Friday morning & afternoon, February 15, 2013
Coach Stewart’s accomplishments during his coaching career at Fresno High School and previously at Porterville High School are truly outstanding. He has made a career of taking over programs that are down and turning them into state powers. He has been selected Coach of the Year twice and is known nationally for his “Gang Green” defense and his powerful offenses. His first position saw him take a 1-19 program to the playoffs the second year and his next job a 0-20 team were league champs by the second year.
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DARREL GORHAM – HIGHLANDS RANCH HS, COLORADO
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Friday morning & Saturday afternoon, February 15 and 16, 2013
Coach Gorham has been the head football coach at Highlands Ranch High School since the fall of 2005 and in that time has taken the Falcons to the Colorado state playoffs six times. He was named the Colorado High School Coaches Association Football Coach of the Year and League Coach of the Year in 2005 when his team won the Continental League title and reached the 5A quarterfinals. Coach Gorham previously coached at Rifle High School in Colorado and won the 2004 3A state championship while there.
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JOSE LUCERO – DESERT EDGE HS, ARIZONA
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Friday morning, February 15, 2013
Jose Lucero is the offensive coordinator for the highly successful Desert Edge High School Scorpions in Arizona. Coach Lucero has held this position for four seasons, having arrived from Glendale Community College and Tolleson Union High School, both in the state of Arizona. He is a graduate of Arizona State University and played collegiately at Glendale Community College and Northwestern Oklahoma State University.
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TRAVIS GUINEY – DESERT EDGE HS, ARIZONA
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Friday morning, February 15, 2013
Long time Arizona coach Travis Guiney is the defensive coordinator at Desert Edge High School (AZ), a position he has held for the past five seasons. Coach Guiney is a graduate of Utah State University where he earned his Bachelor Science degree in Psychology. He previously coached at Millenium High School and Kofa High School, both in Arizona. All total he has been a high school football coach for sixteen seasons. He is known for his defense’s ability to stop the other team’s best player.
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IAN GARDNER – DESERT EDGE HS, ARIZONA
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Friday morning, February 15, 2013
Coach Gardner has served in a number of positions at the high school level, including offensive coordinator, secondary coach, running backs coach and quarterbacks coach. He also has an extensive background as a strength coordinator. While jus completing his first season with the Desert Edge Scorpions he has coached high school football for a total of nine seasons, having served on the staffs of Moon Valley High School and Millenium High School, both in Arizona.
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DAYNE FAERBER – SYRACUSE HS, UTAH
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Friday morning, February 15, 2013
Coach Faerber has been the Defensive Coordinator at Syracuse High School since it opened and has built the Titan defense into one of the best in the state. He is a Utah native, graduating from Davis High School in Kaysville, where he played football and basketball. He is a graduate of Weber State University where he played football. Following a stint as a member of the staff of his high school alma mater he was named the Defensive Coordinator for Syracuse High School. While at Davis High School he was a member of the state championship team of 200. He and his wife Amber have one daughter, Aliyah.
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MIKE KNIGHT – SYRACUSE HS, UTAH
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Friday morning, February 15, 2013
Coach Knight has just completed his fifth season at Syracuse High School where he has helped the Titans to 32 wins in the past four seasons. A graduate of Murray High School in Utah, he was selected a team captain his senior year and then matriculated to Dixie College in St. George, Utah. He finished his football playing career at Southern Utah University, starting 22 straight games at left tackle. He was a two-time All Great West Football selection and team captain his senior year. He was an assistant at Southern Utah University prior to arriving at Syracuse High School. He and his wife Kristy have one daughter, Sophia.
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JARED MARTIN – SYRACUSE HS, UTAH
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Friday morning, February 15, 2013
Coach Martin has been a member of the Syracuse High School staff for the past five seasons, having arrived from Southern Utah University where he was the Offensive Coordinator and coached the quarterbacks and wide receivers. During the years of 2000-2003 he taught and coached at Murray High School in Utah, mentoring the wide receivers and secondary and serving as the Offensive Coordinator. Coach Martin also has experience at Copper Hills High School and West Jordan High School, both in Utah. He and his wife Bernie are the parents of a son, Tatum, and a daughter, Azzie.
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CARL JOHNSON – JENKS HS, OKLAHOMA
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Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, February 15 and 16, 2013
Having just completed his twenty-second year in the coaching profession, Coach Johnson has been a part of the powerful Jenks High School football program for the past nine years, serving as the Special Teams Coordinator. Coming into the 2012 season the Trojans have won two state championships and four second place finishes during his time there. Coach Johnson has also coached in the Texas prep ranks, coaching at Clear Brook High School and Fort Bend Kempner High School as well as a stint as an assistant at the University of Houston. He is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin and he and his wife Gayla have three children, Jordan, Jake & Jenna.
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RUSS JONES – SYRACUSE H S, UTAH
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Saturday morning, February 16, 2013
The only head football coach the school has ever known, Russ Jones in 2008 was named the Utah High School Coach of the Year when he led the Titans to a 10 win season and a spot in the state semi-finals. He has taken the Titans to the state playoffs the past 5 seasons. Coach Jones has an extensive background, having served as a football coach at Layton High School, Davis High School, Viewmont High School and Woods Cross High School. Coach Jones has been involved in football for over 40 years and is a graduate of Southern Utah University. He enjoys spending time with his wife Sherry and his boxer ‘Deek.’
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BRENT LEWIS – MOAPA VALLEY HS, NEVADA
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Saturday morning, February 16, 2013
Coach Lewis has taken his team to the state championship game an astounding 7 times in his 11 year stint as a head coach, winning the title in 2007 and 2008. His teams run an unique version of the Wing-T offense that features multiple formation. He is known for his ability to use his personnel to gain an advantage and for excellence in special teams. He has been coaching football for over 30 years and can best illustrate what it takes to build a successful program in a small town environment. He and his staff pride themselves in the use of technology, especially video, in preparing for an opponent.
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SCOTT STROHMEIER – IOWA WESTERN CC, IOWA
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Saturday afternoon, February 16, 2013
Coach Strohmeier has been the head football coach as Iowa Western since 2008 and in that time he has made the Reivers into a national power, sending numerous players onto the next level and winning multiple championships and bowl games. A Minnesota native and graduate of The University of Minnesota-Crookston (BA) and Concordia University (MA) he played quarterback at Fergus Falls CC and at the University of Minnesota-Crookston and has coached at North Iowa Community College, Truman State University and Concordia University. He has coached 49 All-Region players, 120 Academic All-Region players and 6 Academic All-Americans.
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RICH WELLBROCK – DESERT EDGE HS, ARIZONA
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Saturday afternoon, February 16, 2013
One of the most respected coaches in the state of Arizona, Rich Wellbrock has been the head football coach at Desert Edge High School since the fall of 2010, having arrived there after serving in the same position at nearby Tolleson Union High School. Coach Wellbrock has also coached at Cactus High School and was an assistant coach at Glendale CC (AZ) when the Gauchos won the national championship. He played collegiately at the University of Northern Iowa, attended Brophy Prep High School in Arizona and was born in Hays, Kansas. He and hiw wife Kristi have two children, Griffin and Maddi.
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