I just got the same message.....do we know the same person? :wideyed:

 

yes

Great news for Covington Catholic. Eddie will be a great fit in Park Hills, just give him a chance to install his system. The guy has flat out won at every level he's ever been at - as a player or coach. Kudos to Bob Rowe and the athletic directors for knocking this out of the park.

Generating a lot of excitement, good to see this apparently will be a very popular hire.

Give Eddie time and CovCath will contend every year, he is a great coach and great man Park Hills will love him.

Great news for Covington Catholic. Eddie will be a great fit in Park Hills, just give him a chance to install his system. The guy has flat out won at every level he's ever been at - as a player or coach. Kudos to Bob Rowe and the athletic directors for knocking this out of the park.

 

IF this is true, and IF Dressman is playing, I could see him having a big year running and throwing once he gets a grasp of all of the ball fakes and pitches in Eddie's offense.

I guess CovCath is now my #3 team to cheer for. A former Thoroughbred as an assistant basketball coach now a former Thoroughbred as head football coach. Whats the early rumors as far as assistant coaches??

Here's a highlight reel from 2010 to show his offense. For the 2012 team, they went to more of a spread. If CovCath has a good dive back, this offense could work well.

Is this official yet?

Not announced, but it's now a done deal.

Is this official yet?

 

Official now per news outlets on Twitter.

Official now per news outlets on Twitter.

 

Coach Cronin announced it.

It's official

Covington Catholic High School is pleased to announce that Eddie Eviston has accepted the position of Head Football Coach.

 

“My family and I are extremely excited about this opportunity to be the next head coach at Covington Catholic High School,” says Mr. Eviston. “It is no secret that great things are happening there and we are looking forward to being a part of it. I want to thank Mr. Rowe, Mr. Guidugli, and everyone else who has been involved in this process for their commitment and belief in me to lead this tradition-rich football program. I also need to thank Georgetown College and Coach Cronin for all they have done for me and my family over the last 2 years. We cannot wait to get to work on this next chapter in our lives and continue the tradition of excellence that is Covington Catholic and CovCath football!”

 

Mr. Eviston comes to Covington Catholic from Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky, where he has been the offensive coordinator since January, 2013. Under his leadership, Georgetown averaged 506 all-purpose yards per game for the last two seasons and finished the 2014 season ranked 9th nationally in scoring offense.

 

Prior to coaching at the collegiate level, Mr. Eviston was the head coach at Newport Central Catholic High School from 2010-2013. During his tenure as the head coach at NCC, Mr. Eviston compiled a record of 35-8 and led the Thoroughbreds to the KHSAA class 2A state championship in 2010 and 2012. Prior to being the head coach, Mr. Eviston was an assistant coach at NCC from 2006-2010.

 

Mr. Eviston was a standout student-athlete at Newport Central Catholic, earning 2nd team All-State honors in 1996 and winning the prestigious “That’s My Boy” award from the National Football Foundation in 1997.

 

 

As a player at Georgetown College, Mr. Eviston was a two year team captain, 3-time NAIA National Player of the Year, a 3-Time All-American, and was a member of the 2000 and 2001 national championship teams. He compiled a 41-1 record as a starting quarterback at Georgetown, and was also a National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Award Finalist.

 

 

Eddie, his wife, Selina, and their three children will relocate to Northern Kentucky in the coming months.

 

 

Covington Catholic Athletic Director Mike Guidugli says of the hire, “Eddie is a very impressive young man who has achieved success at every level in football, as a player and as a coach. We are confident that his enthusiasm along with his leadership skills will inspire our student-athletes to reach their full potential both on and off the field. We are very pleased to have him join the CCH coaching staff, and look forward with excitement about the future of the CCH football program.”

 

Coach Eviston will be available for a press conference at Covington Catholic High School (Multi-purpose room) at 3:30 pm on Tuesday, February 10th, and will be introduced at halftime of the home varsity basketball game Tuesday evening (7:30 pm game).

 

Covington Catholic High School is a Blue Ribbon of Excellence award winning college preparatory high school located in Park Hills, Kentucky. It is an all-male school of 570 whose mission is to embrace the Gospel message of Jesus Christ in order to educate students spiritually, academically, physically and socially.

Congrats Eddie!

What will his job be?