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2025 New Head Football Coaches

2025 Head Football Coaching Changes



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	Vacant

	Brantley	Roland Jones Jr.	Andrew Lowery

	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	Vacant

	Escambia County	Vincent Harris	Vacant

	Faith Academy	Erik Speakman	Vacant

	Flomaton	Doug Vickery Jr.	Jace Gandy

	Fort Dale Academy	Eric Folmar	Vacant

	Fultondale	Keon Handley	Jake Hogan

	G.W. Long	David Watts	Clay Massey

	Gardendale	Chad Eads	Eric Firestone

	Gaston	Derrick Sewell	Vacant

	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	Vacant

	James Clemens	Chad McGehee	Vacant

	Lamar County	Robert Bradford	Vacant

	Lawrence County	Trent Walker	Vacant

	LeFlore	Renardo Jackson	Vacant

	Leroy	Chan Lowe	Jason Massey

	Lincoln	Matt Zedaker	Vacant

	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	Vacant

	New Brockton	Jason Barnett	Vacant

	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	Vacant

	Springville	Jon Clements	Chris Metcalf

	T.R. Miller	Brent Hubbert	Vacant

	Tarrant	Matt Stockton	Greg Appling

	Tuscaloosa County	Miles Holcomb	Brian Niedermeyer

	UMS-Wright	Terry Curtis	Vacant

	Vigor	John McKenzie	Vacant

	Washington County	Johnny Carpenter	Vacant

	White Plains	Blake Jennings	Clint Smith


75 Coaching changes this year. 32 openings still vacant.