Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas
Go beyond the Friday night lights and get an insider’s look at the world of Texas high school football and the coaches and towns that make it so unique. Hosted by retired head coach and athletic director Brandon Brown. Follow Beyond the Lights Instagram: @FootballAcrossTexas Facebook Beyond the lights: Football Across Texas and X: @fbacrosstexas
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Episodes
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
Head football coach and AD for Yoakum ISD, Bo Robinson, talks about his coaching blood. Not only is Coach Robinson following in his dad's footsteps of success but his son has entered the profession as well and has found his way back to his hometown of Yoakum to coach with him.
Sunday Oct 27, 2024
Sunday Oct 27, 2024
Head football coach and boys coordinator, Todd Patmon, talks about his family and how the Del Valle school district strives to provide the best environment and facilities it can to ensure that its students and athletes have every opportunity to succeed.
Sunday Oct 20, 2024
Sunday Oct 20, 2024
Retired AD and head football coach Bob Cervetto joins me to talk with one of his former players, Sterling Doty, who is the current head football coach and AD of the Stephenville Yellow Jackets. Coach Doty talks about what brought him to Stephenville as a kid and the road that brought him back years later.
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
Head football coach and boys AD for the Benbrook Bobcats, Cody Slater, talks about his coaching staff that have been with him for awhile and the importance of keeping up with former players.
Sunday Oct 06, 2024
Sunday Oct 06, 2024
Head football coach and athletic director Billy Mathis discusses how he found his calling as a coach and where pursuing that calling has taken him.
Sunday Sep 29, 2024
Sunday Sep 29, 2024
Visit today with head coach and AD Scott Freeman, in his 4th year as Junction head coach. He talks about dealing with adversity with staff and program situations and how he pushes the Junction Boys mentality for his teams with low numbers.
Sunday Sep 22, 2024
Sunday Sep 22, 2024
Head football coach and athletic director Jeff Luna talks about the importance of keeping priorities straight as a coach, doing the little things right and what its like to come back and coach in your home town.
Sunday Sep 15, 2024
Sunday Sep 15, 2024
Doug Shanafelt joins me again for a visit to Scurry Rosser HS to talk with head football coach John David Caffey. Coach Caffey talks about the importance of faith, family and football.
Sunday Sep 08, 2024
Sunday Sep 08, 2024
Doug Shanafelt joins me today in Crawford to visit with Coach Greg Jacobs of the Crawford Pirates and we discuss football, Crawford and some of the reasons behind Crawford's history of success.
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
We made our first stop in Fredericksburg to visit with head football coach Bill Wilder of the Battlin Billies. Join us as we learn about Coach Wilder and the town of Fredericksburg and part of what makes Texas high school football special.
Episode 19
Michael Hurd- author, historian and veteran
Michael Hurd (on left), author, sports writer, historian, veteran and occasional baker discusses his book Thursday Night Lights. This book documents the history of black high school football in Texas. Mr. Hurd spent years researching for this book to bring well-deserved recognition to many of the individuals responsible for making Texas high school football what it is today. Pictured with Mr. Hurd, to his right, is Robert Brown, director of the PVIL Coaches Association and retired head football coach for Houston ISD.
Episode 18
Antonian Prep head football coach Blake Fuschak
Blake Fuschak is in his 3rd season as the head coach for Antonian Prep. His dad helped establish Antonian as a TAPPS powerhouse and now his son is continuing the tradition. Coach Fuschak talks about the importance of humility and always learning and growing as a coach.
Episode 17
Jarrett Lambert of the Richardson Pearce Mustangs
Head football coach and boys coordinator, Jarrett Lambert talks about the move from small town Ganado to the big city of Richardson ,and from the Mustang DC to head coach. He has taken the Pearce Mustangs from 4-6 to 9-3 in his 3 years at the helm.
Episode 16
John Wright of the Post Antelopes
Post head football coach and AD, John Wright, talks about his movements from west Texas to north Texas and back as he made his way back to Post for a second time. Over the last two years he started over with a new system for the Antelopes that paid off this year with a 13-1 record.
Pictured here with wife Mechelle and son Mason.
Episode 15
Eric Soza of the Rockport Fulton Pirates
Chris Freytag and I talk with Eric Soza, head football coach and AD for Rockport Fulton. He talks about coaching and playing for his dad and the turnaround season for the Pirates in his first year as the man at Rockport Fulton.
Episode 14
Ricky Beaty of the Salado Eagles
Coach Ricky Beaty takes the helm for the Salado Eagles for his first head coaching job and turns the program around, taking the Eagles to the second round of the playoffs.
Episode 13
Retired head football coach and AD Randy Jackson
Retired head football coach and AD, Randy Jackson talks about his stint in the German football league and the importance of the end-of-season autopsy and mental training for athletes.
Episode 12
JD Zimmerhanzel of the Davenport Wolves
Davenport head football coach and athletic coordinator, JD Zimmerhanzel, talks about the unity Friday nights can bring and how the inspiration for his offensive philosophy came from a game of washers!
Episode 11
Carl Abseck of the Barbers Hill Eagles
Barbers Hill head football coach and AD, Carl Abseck talks about the importance of learning from every place you coach. He emphasizes the need to be able to adjust to best fit the needs of each team and have your "toolbox" ready for any situation.
Episode 10
Bo Robinson of the Yoakum Bulldogs