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School Football over the past 100 seasons.
2026 Football Coaching Changes
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New Hires: Eight Best Hire: Bryan Moore, Foley Hardest to Replace: Zach Golson Best Job: Central Phenix City Toughest Job: Hazel Green |
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There were a few coaching changes during the off season that
raised an eyebrow.
Zach Golson's departure from Mary Montgomery has to be at the top of the
list. Although not of his own accord, he will not be on the sidelines for
the Vikings when the season opens. The job he did to turn around the
fortunes in Semmes was nothing short of amazing. The hiring of Bryan Moore at Foley turned a few heads also. He is a proven winner and just may get the Lions back to their winning ways very soon. | |||||||
| 2026 Coaching Changes | |||||
| Eight head
coaching positions in 6A changed hands during the off season.
All but three of the new coaching hires in 6A have previous head coaching
experience. | |||||
| Team | 2025 Season | 2026 Season | |||
 | Bob Jones (5-5) | Kelvis White | Seth Parker | ||
 | Central Phenix City (11-2) | Patrick Nix | Cody Flournoy | ||
 | Fairhope (8-4) | Tim Carter | Caleb Ross | ||
 | Foley (4-6) | Deric Scott | Bryan Moore | ||
 | Hazel Green (4-6) | Fred Farrier7/Torrey Strong | David OConnor | ||
 | Mary Montgomery (10-2) | Zach Golson | Alex Page | ||
 | Oak Mountain (4-6) | Shane McComb | Jason Kervin | ||
 | Opelika (10-4) | Bryan Moore | Jonathan Chandler | ||
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It seems a little strange that the two names at the top of this list both
had great careers in the AISA before moving on to the AHSAA. A total of
only five
coaches have won at least 100 games during their careers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Most Playoff Victories | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The same four head coaches top our list among the
6A school with the most playoff victories, just in a little different order. Four of the top five
coaches on this list have won a state championship in some classification. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Longest Tenure at Current School | ||||||
| The 32 schools in 6A average 3.7 years each with their current head
football coach. That is the shortest average tenure in any classification. Only
three coaches have been at their current school for more
than ten seasons. | ||||||
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| Coaching Turnover 2000-2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The lack of success in most football programs often
leads to a change in the head coach.
These schools have had the most head coaching changes over the past 24 years.
No huge surprises here as most of these programs have struggled the past 25 seasons to put a winning team on the field consistently. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Parker
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dparker@ahsfhs.org
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