I wish I had the time to write more, but I'm on the road with the NCAA Tournament. But, I just needed to vent a little bit and if you want to respond, my email address is [email protected] or [email protected].

But, this week's events at school district's in Whitehouse and Elysian Fields, and the dozens upon dozens of changes among the AD/Head Football Coaching ranks has become, in my opinion, epidemic.

There will be over 200 changes in Texas High School Football again this off-season, that's nearly 20% of the programs.

And, although there seem to be more changes during a realignment year, the amount of changeover is sickening to me, and the bottom line, is this good for the student-athletes involved in constant turmoil and change?

I'm a former military brat, our family moved every 3-4 years, I went to three high school's in four years, three of those years in Japan, so I know about change, but that was Uncle Sam forcing the issue.

If some of these changes are from coaches being promoted for their success and productivity, well, that's the American Way.

But, how many of these changes are just unnecessary based on personal agenda's from a school board member(s) or just the lack of patience from the administration.

I understand it's about success and win's and losses and the success of the entire athletic department and not just football, but, how much time and money is being wasted on annual coaching searches, when there's not enough money in our school system's anyway?

Please, stop the madness, let the coaches coach, let the administrators run the school system, and if you're one of those parents who forces a coaching change because you're upset with the lack of playing time for your son or daughter, go back to taking care of your own home.

And, aren't the school board members and administrators who hire an AD/Football Coach one year, and decide to make a change the next year creating their own problem?

In that scenario, who should be fired, the person hired, or the people doing the hiring?

Just saying.

David Smoak

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Here are the openings in East and Central Texas for a head football coach and in some cases AD too.

If there is an opening that isn't included on this list please EMAIL me the information. And, if you know of something that could be happening with a program, EMAIL me that too and I'll do my research.

School/Former Head Coach/Replacement:

All Saints (Bret Atkins)-Mike Hall, Head Coach, Legacy Christian
Anna(Curren McMahon)-Vacant
Beckville (Jason Ballenger)-Vacant
Bells (----)-Randy Hitsman, Head Coach, Caddo High, Oklahoma (Former HC at Caddo Mills)
Bryan (Bob Bellard)-Ross Rogers
Cleburne (Phil Young)-Jeff Merket, OC, Brownwood
Colmesneil (Alex Davis)(Fancy Johnson, Asst. Coach, Gunter H.S.)
Corckett (Paul Parsons)-Joe Kettler, Coackett Asst. Coach
DeLeon (Brandon Franklin)-Vacant
Fairfield (Darrell Piske)-John Bachtel
Farmersville (Ross Dodson)-Sammy Burnett
Fruitvale (Brett Hutto)-Vacant
Garrison (Craten Phillips)-Vacant
Greenville (Chawn Cooper)-Marvin Sedberry, Sr.
Groesbeck (Stephen Burrow)-Kodi Crane, OC, San Angelo Central
Hardin (Larry Haynes)-Vacant
Hawkins (Keith Cook)-Vacant
Hillsboro (Keith Hendrix)-Mike Palmer, Retired Former Asst. Coach-Hillsboro
Holland (Ronny Allen)-Brad Talbert
Honey Grove (Sammy Burnett)-Brian Lewis, Asst. C.C. Calallen, Former H.C. at Waco Robinson
Italy (Craig Bales)-Hank Hollywood, Asst. Coach, Red Oak
Jacksonville (Steve Wells)-Vacant
Jasper (Garrett Morgan)-Vacant
Lampasas (Joey McQueen)-Vacant (Screen applications week of 3/5, Interview Process begins 3/19, Hire 4/2)
Lovejoy (Jim Bob Puckett)-Matt Green, O.C., Lake Travis
Lufkin (John Outlaw)-Todd Quick, D.C., Lufkin
Mabank (Jimmy Cantrell)-Vacant
Marlin (Keith Willis)-Tim Hensley, Former Heac Coach at New Caney, Asst. Coach-Copperas
Mexia (Paul Weaver)-Lamonte Chambers, Asst. Coach, San Antonio Madison
Moody (John A. Ward)-Wade Wilson, H.C. White Deer
Nacogdoches (Scott Ford)-Bobby Reyes, AD/Football Coach at McKinney H.S.
New Diana (Roger Adams)-Vacant
Ore City (Bobby Chadwick)-Vacant
Overton (Bo Talkington)-Josh Barton, Asst. Coach, New Caney
Rains (Jeff Lester)-Vacant
Sabine (Jerry Baker)-Vacant
Spring Hill (Bill Poe)-Vacant
Teague (Stony Coffman)-Daniel Johnson, Head Coach, Nueces Canyon
Terrell (-------)-Kevin Wilson
Timpson (Kenny Washington)-James Conway
Trinity (Chuck Langston)-Jarrod Smith, Asst. Coach, Cameron Yoe
Tyler Lee (Randy Huffstickler)-Darrell Piske, Head Coach, Fairfield HS
Union Grove (Marty Moore)-Vacant

If there is an opening that isn't included on this list please EMAIL me the information. And, if you know of something that could be happening with a program, EMAIL me that too and I'll do my research.

Thank you.

David Smoak
[email protected]