Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas

Episode 33: Strawn Greyhound head football coach and superintendent, Dewaine Lee talks about what has kept him in his small town and the challenges of the filming of the "Texas 6" series.

Coach Dewaine Lee wears a lot of big hats in the small 6-man community of Strawn.  Superintendent, head football coach and city council member are just a few.  In his 27 years as a head coach he has amassed over 250 wins and 5 state championships.  The lure of bigger and better things has not been able to drag him away from the town he has called home for the last 22 years.  We discuss the documentary "Texas 6" that was filmed with his 2019 and 2020 teams and also what it means to be "MIS- made in Strawn". 

Episode 32: Join me and head football coach/boys coordinator, Eli Reinhart of the Hutto Hippos as we discuss his methods for starting his program.

Eli Reinhart is fresh off his state championship win as the OC for the North Crowley Panthers.  He is taking over for the Hutto Hippos with his first head coaching role.  We discuss everything from Michigan high school football to his expectations for his new athletes as he begins a new era in Hippo football.

Episode 31: Establishing YOUR program. Randy Jackson talks about what to do and when to do it, as you lay the foundation for your program.

Randy Jackson has had experience as a head coach and specifically turning programs around by developing culture and very intentional actions to bring about the desired result:  a successful program.  Listen to Coach Jackson talk about the first steps and priorities you will want to attend to as you start your program.

Episode 30: Brent Kornegay takes the reigns for his first season as head coach for the Johnson City Eagles and 22 years as a head coach overall.

Brent Kornegay enters his 22nd year as a head coach and athletic director, starting anew at Johnson City in the hill country.  After retiring once, the pull to get back on the field brought him back in 2 years ago and now he looks to revive the Eagles program for Johnson City.

Episode 29: Azle Hornet head football coach and athletic coordinator, Devon Dorris, talks about coming full circle back to his hometown to coach and the pillars his program is built on.

Devon Dorris is closing out his 15th season as head coach for Azle ISD and that is probably the longest tenure of any head football coach in Azle high school history.  He has returned to his hometown and kept the hornets playing consistently at a high level against 5A powerhouses in the DFW area.  Coach Dorris has taken what he learned from his coaches in high school and college and put them into practice for the Hornets.

Episode 28: Head football coach for the Albany Lions, Denney Faith, talks about his long stint at Albany and some of the reasons for their history of success.

Denney Faith is the 2nd winningest active football coach in the state of Texas with 369 wins.  Coach Faith talks about what keeps the Lions consistently in winners circle and what the keys are to staying in one place so long.  (and it's not just the bass fishing up there!)

Episode 27: Conroe High School Head football coach and AD, Cedric Hardeman talks about his years in the business world and how they prepared him for managing an athletic program.

Coach Cedric Hardeman of Conroe High School talks about his move from the business world back to the football field.  He also talks about the importance of "finding your David", what has God given you to be successful in life and how he teaches that to his athletes to prepare them for life after graduation.

Episode 26: Schreiner University head football coach Keith Allen talks about starting their new program and choosing the right guys to lay the foundation.

Keith Allen has been selected as the head football coach at Schreiner University as they lay the foundation for their new football program, which will begin games this fall.  We talk about what it's like recruiting kids to start a program and how he sells Kerrville and Schreiner University to new recruits.

Episode 25: East Texas A&M head football coach Clint Dolezel talks recruiting at the Division 1-FCS level and the changes his school has made as they have transitioned from D2 to the D1 level.

Clint Dolezel, head football coach for East Texas A&M  just finished his second football season as the man in charge for the Lions.  Recently they have moved from the divison 2 level to division 1-FCS.  As they have changed classifications they have also changed names from Texas A&M Commerce back to East Texas A&M.  There is a lot going on in Commerce!  Coach Dolezel brings us through his years in the arena football league and what brought him back to his alma mater as he discusses how recruiting works for a division 1-FCS program.

Episode 24: Blinn College head football coach Ryan Mahon talks about recruiting at the junior college level.

Ryan Mahon is the head football coach for the Blinn Buccaneers.  Blinn competes in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).  Coach Mahon talks about how he recruits, what his goal is for his athletes and how the portal has affected his level of football.