Tyler Lee safety Chad Reese told Smoaky.com on Saturday he's given a verbal commitment to the University of Wyoming.

Reese, who is one of three returning all-district defensive backs for the Red Raiders said it was time to pull the trigger, "Wyoming has been in contact with me for a long time and once I realized it wouldn't be so bad to play out of state, I made the decision."

Reese is 5-11, 174 and was everywhere as a junior at Tyler Lee, recording 100-tackles, 8-TFL, recovering one fumble and forcing another, blocking one field goal and intercepting one pass.

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Gene Stallings of Paris, is among fourteen players and/or coaches who were among the newly elected members of the College Football Hall of Fame announced by the National Football Foundation.

Stallings, who led Alabama to a national title in 1992, was among two coaches in the group, the other being Wisconsin's Barry Alvarez.

Stallings compiled an overall college record of 89-70-1 while at both Alabama and Texas A&M. He was also a three sport captain in football, baseball, and golf while attending Texas A&M.

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Longview offensive coordinator Jerrod Baugh has been been hired as athletic director and head football coach at Gladewater High School.

Baugh told Smoaky.com, "I can't believe it, it's something I've always wanted the opportunity to do and I'm so excited to get this chance at a program like Gladewater."

Baugh replaces Scott Callaway who resigned to take an assistant coaching position at Mesquite High School.

Baugh has at Longview for the past ten-years, the last six as offensive coordinator. He also spent one year at Ouachita High School in Monroe.

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APEC has released their new 8 week summer programs starting June 7th.

All training at facility this year.

Limited to 20 athletes per session to insure more personal observance and training.

All info is at www.apecgo.com go to the start training tab.

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Glen Tunstall told Smoaky.com on Monday he's resigned as athletic director and head football coach at Cushing High School.

Tunstall, who was 3-16 in two-years at Cushing, will become the offensive line coach and powerlifting coach at Teague High School. Tunstall was also 33-14 as head coach at Palestine High School from 2004-2007.

Cushing superintendent Michael Davis told Smoaky.com, Lon Morris offensive coordinator Mike Thomas has been offered and accepted the job to replace Tunstall as AD/Football Coach.

Thomas, who graduated from Cushing High School in 1968, has been an assistant coach previously at Kirbyville, Troup, John Tyler, Chapel Hill, Pine Tree, Bullard and most recently Lon Morris College.

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