"Well, not everybody. Offensive coordinator and North Shore alum Willie Gaston promoted to head football coach on February 28. Notes: Dziuk, who took over halfway through the 2021 season steps down after his first full season at Karnes City. A&M Consolidated OC Sean Witherwax hired as HFC on December 15. Jack is coaching bright, talented student-athletes who are high achievers with high achievement needs. And now, on the same week a quarter-century later, Hatem is doing the same at Denison. Notes: Smithey resigns his post after three seasons and one playoff appearance to take over at Class 2A Wolfe City. In 2019,The Big Red finishedwith an overallrecord of 8-2, marking the program's third, eight-win season since 2016. Natalia assistant coach Israel Aguero named HFC on February 15. The program hosts study tables around subjects, and young players are assigned a football mentor who helps track their academic progress. As soon as a new player arrives, a senior member of the team brings him on board. The kids were never a problem here, and I had an unbelievable staff. Hughes Springs OC Jeremy Phillips named new HFC on December 5. 22 Wabash and six-straight wins to close out the season. Conroe ISD names Richmond Foster HC Shaun McDowell, the new HFC at GOHS on December 13. He graduated from Fisher Catholic in 2005. Notes: Olson resigned seven games into his first season at Maypearl. He led Alice to a regional semifinal appearance in 2017. It is team for the players. I think that's it. Notes: Purser resigns his post after four seasons leading his alma mater, he posted a 30-16 record, including a 14-1 record in 2019. Notes: Dezern steps down after four seasons at Bonham, he led the Purple Warriors to a surprise playoff appearance in 2021. He led Clarendon to the regional finals in 2017 and the regionals semifinals in 2018 and 2022. took the defensive coordinator job at Lehigh. A.J. 11 Wittenberg dropped the Big Red 68-66 in quadruple overtime. The Jackets went 7-4 last season. Fabrocini finished the yearranked second in all of NCAA Division III in rushing touchdowns and total touchdowns (22),and was sixth in total rushing yards. Red Armstrong (American football) B. . After beating Kenyon in the final game of the regular season on Nov. 10, Denison players pulled up their phones on the bus. Hatem graduated from Rio Grande in 1982, earning his bachelors degree in health and physical education. Not only the football coaching part of it, but all of our athletic programs, boys and girls.. Notes: Campsey steps down after three seasons and a 14-18 record. DC Troy Zeringue hired on December 19. Old Coach: Clayton Odom. When asked to explain how, two seasons 25 years apart, could come up with the same scenario, Hatem searches for the right answer. The makeover came withgreen jerseys, silver pants and a"FC"logo on an oval that looked like the San Francisco 49ers' helmet. The staff will be the hardest that Ive ever had to leave.. Victoria ISD names New Caney OC Charlie Reeve as HFC on January 19. "My phone was crazy all weekend with those guys," Hatem said. We jammed into the backseat of our parents' cars on the way to small towns such asLore City and Sugar Grove to watch the Fighting Irish play. 689. He led the Leopards to the 2021 3A Division I state championship. You want to be a great citizen. His quarterback was Andy Connells younger brother Greg. And then the lure of being an athletic director.. Denison Football OVERALL 5-5 0.50 Win % DISTRICT 3-4 5th in District HOME4-1 AWAY1-3 NEUTRAL0-1 PF312 PA371 STREAK1W Contribute to the Team Complete the Schedule Add missing games to the schedule Complete the Roster Add missing athletes to the roster Post a Video Share team highlights with fans & media Make a Correction Our students bring diverse talents, interests, backgrounds, and experiences to campus; see how Denison helps them make this college their own. New Coach: Open Position. Whitson spent 10 years at South Grand Prairie, compiling a record of 54-53 and reaching the second round of the playoffs three times. Former Sanger HC Rocky Smart named AD/HFC on January 9. He also endedthe regular season ranked fourth in the nation in rushing yards, seventh in rushing touchdowns (18) and third in total touchdowns (21). On the money side of things, the Denison football program brought home $497,113 . Reduced housing is available. A.J. A generous donation of $2.5 million in memory of Coach Piper will endow the head football coaching position at Denison. A clear black sky collided with the stadium lights to illuminate the huddle around where the team met. 6A. Notes: Biles announces his retirement after 31 seasons leading Lorena and a 207-141 overall record. 12:46 PM on Feb 26, 2021 CST South Grand Prairie football coach Brent Whitson said Friday that he has accepted the head coaching job at Denison. He'll be Kaufer's fourth head coach in four seasons in 2023. "He's a relationship guy with everybody," A.J. He left to take the same job at Bowdoin in 2021. Wohrer and Weimar. We havent talked in person more than five times, but we know each other because of the Fisher Catholic connection. White, who won four state. Layer is from. Denison added 16 All-NCAC selections in 2019, including 2019 NCAC Offensive Player of the Year, All-American, and Gagliardi Trophy Semifinalist, Alex Minton. It was close early a straight-on linebacker/kicker named Chad Littrell made a 48-yarder off the crossbar before halftime to cut the Green Wave's lead to 7-6, which sent our side of the stands into hot chocolate-spilling bedlam. Notes: Johnson resigns his post after four seasons and a 22-18 record, he led Bruni to the area playoffs three straight seasons from 2019-2021 and a district title in 2022. Brock led SHS to a surprise third round playoff appearance in 2021. Former Alpine HC John Fellows hired by KISD on February 11. "He is always poking and prodding for that competition. Everybody in the Mitchell Center and in the campus community has the right mindset for the challenge. [5] His 3,001 passing yards surpassed the old record set by Greg Vavra of the Calgary Dinos in 1983. The combination of a unique physical skill set and the mental fortitude it takes to be a kicker is why Whitson always tries to have two kickers on his roster. . I've been in this game before. Notes: Robinson resigns after two seasons at Henderson where he posted a 5-15 overall record. Notes: Williams will not return as HFC after a turbulent inaugural UIL campign for the Tigers. - Jack Hatem, Head Coach, Denison University Layer's College Coach, Second-Most Wins in Denison History "I've known Coach Layer since I was being recruited out of high school. "Well, kickers you don't yell at, said Denison Yellow Jackets Head Coach Brent Whitson. Like I said, I thought I had a destination job when I went to South Grand Prairie ten years ago. They are a part of it. "Man, when I coached you guys, I loved all of you like you were my kids. He posted a 117-124 record with his best season coming in 2011 when Vidor posted a 10-3 mark. Pregame. He spent the 2022 campaign as Dayton's quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator. Notes: Wilmer-Hutchins DC Claudio Urbina named permanent HFC at Adamson on January 5, replacing Taylor who served as interim HFC in 2022. Notes: Resendez is reassigned after five seasons at Crowley, he posted a 25-28 record and led the Eagles to the playoffs in their first season in 6A. Ingleside names Boerne Champion OC and Ingleside alum Travis Chrisman AD/HFC on January 27. It's the same care. Craig Hicks, Denison's assistant athletic director for communications, shakes his head when asked about the impact Hatem has made for the Big Red. Hatem interjects to emphasize a paramount point for this week's game against Mount Union. His overall record as the head coach at OSU was 205-61-10. Hatem was at the center of that. Another former Cyclone will be leading the way for an Iowa high school football program this fall. He has two grown sons, A.J. Bathiany, a second-generation player and three-year starter at linebacker for the Big Red, made it his mission to make sure Hatem got a chance to be head coach. La Grange hires Ponder head coach Kyle Cooper on February 24. San Angelo Central DC Joshua Willis hired on February 13. Hatem, meanwhile, was flooded with texts too, and that led to more flashbacks to 1993. Cody White, DHS Football Offensive Coordinator for the past two years, will assume the reins as Head Coach when the Denison Yellow Jackets kick off the 2007-2008 football season. Andy, Derek and I still talk about the field goal with J.D. OC Jose Ramirez promoted to HFC on February 16. ", "Everybody had a coach like that," Hicks said, pointing at Hatem before correcting himself. [6] Denison was the central figure in the revival of Queens football program, helping to return a once proud program to the national scene. Minton rushed for over 100 yards, seven times in 2019 and ended the season with a career-high 255 yards rushing against Kenyon marking the third-best single-game effort in school history. Notes: Kloza, who spent thirteen seasons leading his alma mater announces his retirement. When Piper retired as head coach in 1992 with 200 career victories, he was the second-winningest college football coach in the state of Ohio. "Once it gets in their head, they're the best ones to get that out," Whitson said. Mason joined head coach Marcus Freeman's first staff in January 2022. First seven-win season since 1986. Orlin Wagner, Associated Press Back in May, the. It has a similar feel to me.". I'm sure if things changed and he coached basketball, things would be the same. Price Carlisle HC and Henderson alum Clay Baker hired on February 7. Whitson has family who lives in Oklahoma, and he will be closer to his son, Carter, who is the football coach at Putnam City High School in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The official 2022 Football Roster for the . Notes: Defensive coordinator Bo Bryant was named AD/HFC on January 20, he replaces Jimmy Thomas, who passed away after a brief illess in late November. "He jokes with us that he's been a coach since the third grade," Bathiany said. "We want to win time of possession in this game.. Notes: Atkinson retires after 21 seasons as a head coach at Keller, Denton and Marcus with a 126-100 overall record. In his first year, he initially split quarterbacking duties before starting the last four games of the regular season where he finished 6th nationally in passing yards with 1684 yards. Dripping Springs DC Marte Amrine, hired on January 26. Notes: Edwards departs Hughes Springs after a 25-year run, sixteen of which was head coach. "We prepare as hard as any D-I, D-II, D-III team in the country," Gebele said. A Texas graduate, he is married with three children and lives outside Fort Worth, Texas. [3] As a former quarterback in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, he is a two-time All-Canadian and two-time winner of the Hec Crighton Trophy in 2002 and 2003. He stops to thank Halm, the administrative assistant who played along with his running joke with me about the shoes. Celina OC Travis McClain hired as AD/HFC on February 6. A former baseball standout at Fisher Catholic, Hatem served as head baseball coach at Rio Grande for three seasons, shortly after his graduation from the college. "Well, kickers you don't yell at," said Denison Yellow Jackets Head Coach Brent Whitson . 4 in the state at the time. He has that quiet confidence. Hatem in 1992 made good on that goal, becoming the head football coach for Fisher Catholic, a team that typically struggled to break .500. Run the call!". ", "The two greatest fits of his career are Fisher Catholic and Denison." Sweeny Bulldogs. Brent Whitson comes to Denison after 10 seasons at South Grand Prairie High School in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In the end, Denison had 13 playersnamed to the 2022 All-North Coast Athletic Conference postseason teams, including five Big Red players on the first-team: Trey Fabrocini (junior running back), Kevin Stone (senior offensive lineman), Clay Denstorff (senior defensive end), Roshaune Downie (junior cornerback) and Jaylin Epps (sophomore return specialist). Notes: Jefferson is out after one season as former Falfurrias HC Ruben Garcia is named AD/HFC on January 10. You cant wipe the smile off my face, Whitson said. Notes: Houston moves to a new role in Taylor ISD he spent two seasons leading the Ducks and led them to the playoffs in 2022. The Big Red football team broke a number of individual and team records in 2018, won the North Coast Athletic Conference Championship and earned a berth in the NCAA national championship tournament.