Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas

Uvalde head football coach and athletic director, Wade Miller, has coached at almost every level of Texas high school football, but he has found that kids are the same regardless of the size of the school.  If you hold them to a high standard and have consequences, they will surprise you.  As the Coyotes work to meet the high standard set for them, they learn the more importa...

Blane Ellis, head football coach and athletic coordinator for Champion High School in Boerne, is preparing his athletes for the path, not the path for his athletes.  This is an important distinction for him as he and his staff work to build champions in their program.  The roots of this preparation are his core pillars, leading with gratitude and anchored in toughness. These...

Creighton Reed, head football coach and athletic director for Randolph Field ISD, made his mission clear from the start: prepare champions for life- spiritually, mentally and physically.  From the football field to FCA work and back to the football field, Coach Reed puts Christ first in his family and his job and Randolph Field has embraced this philosophy.  For a school loca...

Kenneth Gilchrist, head football coach and athletic coordinator for Prosper Richland, has coached in some of the top programs in the state. From Cameron Yoe and Whitney to Lake Travis and Duncanville; from small country towns to the big city, each of these schools has added to his knowledge of kids, cultures and athletes, and helped prepare him for where he is today.  Prosper...

Danny Youngs, head football coach and athletic director for Brenham ISD, has had some very influential figures around him throughout his career.  Each of these coaches and each town he has worked in have helped mold him into the coach he is today.  From the big city to small country towns, Coach Youngs has coached in every type of program to prepare him for Brenham, where he ...