2025 New Head Football Coaches
Each season ends with
a flurry of coaching changes scattered across the state. The current
offseason has proven to be no different as schools strive to improve their
football programs with the right hire. Here is a list of the new coaches for the upcoming 2025 football season. | |||||
Team | 2024 Season | 2025 Season | |||
![]() | Abbeville Christian | Matthew Mims | Stefan Gainey | ||
![]() | Addison | David Smothers | Vacant | ||
![]() | American Christian | Cody Martin | Austin Grammer | ||
![]() | Ashville | Kirakias Shepard | Mark Sanders | ||
![]() | Autauga Academy | Jeff Foshee7/Jeremy Carter | Vacant | ||
![]() | Baker | Juan Johnson | Eric Scott | ||
![]() | Barbour County | Derrick Levett | Vacant | ||
![]() | Benjamin Russell | Smitty Grider | Kirk Johnson | ||
![]() | Boaz | Jeremy Sullivan | Vacant | ||
![]() | Brantley | Roland Jones Jr. | Andrew Lowery | ||
![]() | Brewer | Matt Plunkett | Vacant | ||
![]() | Buckhorn | Matt Patterson | Vacant | ||
![]() | Carver Montgomery | Bobby Carr | Mario White | ||
![]() | Catholic Montgomery | Kirk Johnson | Jonathan Chandler | ||
![]() | Center Point | George Bates | DreMail King | ||
![]() | Charles Henderson | Quinn Hambrite | Phillip Jones | ||
![]() | Childersburg | Johnny Johnson | Matt Zedaker | ||
![]() | Chilton County | Eddie Wall | Vacant | ||
![]() | Colbert County | Scotty Hannah | Vacant | ||
![]() | Columbia | Sean Watson | Sammie Coates | ||
![]() | Cullman | Danny Stiff | Trent Walker | ||
![]() | Decatur Heritage Christian | Nikita Stover | Rich Dutton | ||
![]() | Edgewood Academy | Chad Michael | Joe Brewton | ||
![]() | Escambia County | Vincent Harris | Tommie Lewis Jr. | ||
![]() | Faith Academy | Erik Speakman | Gaines Sullivan | ||
![]() | Flomaton | Doug Vickery Jr. | Jace Gandy | ||
![]() | Fort Dale Academy | Eric Folmar | Marshall Watts | ||
![]() | Fultondale | Keon Handley | Jake Hogan | ||
![]() | G.W. Long | David Watts | Clay Massey | ||
![]() | Gardendale | Chad Eads | Eric Firestone | ||
![]() | Gaston | Derrick Sewell | Randy Dupree | ||
![]() | Glencoe | Scott Martin | Bayley Blanchard | ||
![]() | Gordo | Gus Smith | Chris Chambless | ||
![]() | Grissom | Rich Dutton | Preston Judah | ||
![]() | Handley | Larry Strain | Chris White | ||
![]() | Hayden | Keith Register | Nikita Stover | ||
![]() | Headland | Reginald Melton | Vacant | ||
![]() | Highland Home | Justin Bragg | Phillip Coggins | ||
![]() | Hooper Academy | Marty Baker | Dusty Baker | ||
![]() | Ider | Chad Grant | Josh Clements | ||
![]() | J.F. Shields | Jerome Antone | Vacant | ||
![]() | Jacksonville | Clint Smith | Jeremy Sullivan | ||
![]() | James Clemens | Chad McGehee | Vacant | ||
![]() | Lamar County | Robert Bradford | Vacant | ||
![]() | Lawrence County | Trent Walker | Brett Voss | ||
![]() | LeFlore | Renardo Jackson | Michael Perry | ||
![]() | Leroy | Chan Lowe | Jason Massey | ||
![]() | Lincoln | Matt Zedaker | Bret Henderson | ||
![]() | Linden | Travis Lockett | CaTerius Hinton | ||
![]() | Lowndes Academy | Shane Moye | James Sampley | ||
![]() | Lynn | Mark Hastings | Steve Cagle | ||
![]() | Monroe County | Shannon Felder | Vacant | ||
![]() | Murphy | Justin Hannah5/Dwight Lambert | Sherman Williams | ||
![]() | New Brockton | Jason Barnett | Reginald Melton | ||
![]() | Northside Methodist Academy | Stefan Gainey | Vacant | ||
![]() | Notasulga | A.J. Williams | Vacant | ||
![]() | Oakman | Ryan Hall | Ben Panter | ||
![]() | Ohatchee | Chris Findley | Blake Jennings | ||
![]() | Pelham | Mike Vickery | Ross Newton | ||
![]() | Pickens Academy | Jeremy Pate | Hunter Booth | ||
![]() | Pleasant Grove | Darrell LeBeaux | Durrell Fuqua | ||
![]() | Prattville | Jason Wallace | Bobby Carr | ||
![]() | Prattville Christian | Norman Dean | Shane Moye | ||
![]() | R.C. Hatch | Eugene Foster | Vacant | ||
![]() | Selma | Leon Day | Marcus Gardner | ||
![]() | Shades Valley | Reuben Nelson | George Bates | ||
![]() | Smiths Station | Bryant Garrison | Vacant | ||
![]() | Southern Academy | Brian Osborne | Mike Battles Jr. | ||
![]() | Southside Gadsden | Ben Stewart | Miles Holcomb | ||
![]() | Springville | Jon Clements | Chris Metcalf | ||
![]() | T.R. Miller | Brent Hubbert | Vacant | ||
![]() | Tarrant | Matt Stockton | Greg Appling | ||
![]() | Tuscaloosa County | Miles Holcomb | Vacant | ||
![]() | UMS-Wright | Terry Curtis | Sam Williams | ||
![]() | Valiant Cross Academy | Jerrell Davis | Vacant | ||
![]() | Vigor | John McKenzie | Vacant | ||
![]() | Washington County | Johnny Carpenter | Vacant | ||
![]() | White Plains | Blake Jennings | Clint Smith | ||
78 Coaching changes this year. 22 openings still vacant. | |||||
David Parker
AHSFHS.org
dparker@ahsfhs.org
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Etowah defeated Oxford 69-63 in 1991 to set a state record for most points scored by both teams in a playoff game.
Etowah defeated Oxford 69-63 in 1991 to set a state record for most points scored by both teams in a playoff game.