7 minutes ago, Calico Jack said:

Usually how it goes and always has. It's not really anything new.

Coaches at good jobs usually don't leave for other good jobs, and if jobs average a turnover rate of every 2-4 years, then there are usually reasons why that's the case too.

You ver seldom see head coaches play leap frog these days and if they do it's likely because they have a chance to go from:

1) A good job to a great job

2) they have some ties to the school (their alma mater, their spouse, family there, etc.)

3) In an area where they don't have to move (Jeff Co, Fayette Co, NKY, etc. among others, even more rural parts of the state and a next county over and it's just time for a change) and it's a better job, be it football and/or their day job

Exceptions to those rules? Always, but few and far between. These are some that come to mind over the year and even this year, in no particular order, that fit in one or even all of the above:

Sean Thompson- Crittenden County to Paducah Tilghman. Not a far move, both in WKY, Crittenden is a good job, Tilghman though? The town, resources, athletes, tradition, and I'm sure even the pay?

Kevin Wallace- Bowling Green to St.X. Hit the needed years for KTRS, then able to double dip in the private side and also being another Powerhouse? Makes all the sense.

Justin Haddix- Perry Co. Central, after a few years and a couple playoff wins? Corbin and then to Boyle. Great job to an even Greater job.

Steve Stonebraker- back to Casey County several years ago for a 2nd stint there, and a couple months ago to neighboring Adair County.

David Buchanan- First stop at Paris, then to Mason County for almost 20 where I'm sure is considered a "home", only job he would have left for? His home/alma mater, Mercer County.

Craig Yeast- The criteria above is even for those in college. Leaves a head job at KWC for where? His home Harrodsburg/Mercer County to replace Buchanan after retiring.

Frank Parks- Lexington/Richmond area of central Kentucky guy. Resigns/let go at Bryan Station, assistant for a year at Madison Central, takes head job just a few miles down the road at Berea, leaves for a better job and relatively close by Danville.

Brian Weinrich- longtime assistant/alum of Highlands, then gets the head job, unfortunately let go and then to Newport for a year, then to Campbell County. All three of which within the same county.

Spencer Crutchfield- Lincoln County to a few short miles up the road to Garrard County, his alma mater.

Josh Jaggers- LaRue County, a home. Back to where? Lincoln County, another home.

Mark Clark- Hopkinsville head coach, to relatively upstart McCracken County in Paducah and then back to Hopkinsville. Clark is from? Nearby Logan County.

Jason Chappell- Pineville to North Laurel. I believe lived and maybe still lives in and around nearby Corbin, either way- home area. Also previously HC at South Laurel, then for a year which was I'm sure a big move in going to Campbellsville in 2009.

John Edge- Longtime Owensboro Catholic coach, then makes a change right across the river into Indiana, then back to Owensboro Apollo.

Doug Preston- after leaving Bullitt East, he goes to Franklin-Simpson (good job for a better one), but his oldest daughter also had started attending WKU. After she graduates and son graduates/finishes playing at Franklin Simpson, he enrolls at UofL. What's another good job, in a good town (E-town), facilities, rich history, but also much closer to UofL? John Hardin.

Mark Dixon- Hazard to Perry County Central. Same county. Football history between the two the same? No.  Could be? Certainly. Day job more lucrative? Absolutely.

Mark Palmer- Anderson County. Retires from Virginia, I'm not sure if any family ties to the Anderson County area, but see Kevin Wallace. Financially very lucrative- able to draw full retirement benefits from Virginia Public Schools + start a new in Kentucky with those years of completed experience.

David Jones- Phelps, to Bourbon County, to Mingo Central (WV). Played at Belfry in Pike County & then onto UK & from Mingo County (WV). Takes first job in Pike County at Phelps, then to Bourbon County (short drive up the road from college years), back to Mingo County and Mingo Central a month or so back.

Ethan Atchley- LCA to Bullitt East. Good jobs, but one had/has a lot better pay in Bullitt County + the KTRS benefits. Then to Frankfort High, nearby Lexington. Not positive, but maybe originally from the Lex/Frankfort I-64 area?

Hunter Cantwell- Carroll County for three years, and by the standards of some on here, probably wasn't seen as a doing a good job (one winning season, one playoff win and a win percentage of 44%) but people that actually know football, especially in this state, know how hard it is to have any type of success at some of these more rural county schools. CAL comes open? Football wise no brainer. The rest has been history.

Jason Foley- Taylor County to Southwestern.  He was also the former longtime head coach at Northern Pulaski, played high school football and neighboring Russell County and college days at Campbellsville University (Taylor County).

Coach Lickert- Dayton, then Holmes, then Campbell County and then Newport Catholic. Same county.

Jep Irwin- He was the head coach at South Laurel maybe in the late 90's, early 2000's and then goes to Georgia. Comes back a few years ago to Whitely for a year, then to South Laurel for a year before becoming their AD.

Moral of the story, is there almost always a rhyme to a reason for if and when a current head coach plays leap frog to another school or schools, and more times than not it's not to traditional powerhouses, because those jobs seldom come open. When they do? It's usually internal hires, at least at first.

Mayfield has hired internally the last 40-50 years between Jack Morris, Coach Leahy and now Coach Joe Morris.  

Highlands hired alum Dale Muller, that job only came open because he decided to fully retire and then they hired another alum in Weinrich.

When Kevin Wallace retired from Bowling Green, they promoted Mark Spader who had been a long time assistant (Kevin Wallace was a BG alum that was promote as well before the '96 season, after spending 10 of the previous 11 seasons as the head coach at Warren East where he had, by the opinions of many on here, as not a very good resume- no winning seasons, no playoff wins, some 15-20 games below .500 in that time).

The late Robbie Lucas was promoted from within at Somerset after Jay Cobb left.

Lexington Catholic has done the same.

Lexington Christian has as well on multiple occasions.

Owensboro Catholic is another one, when they hired Jason Morris who had been there as an assistant for a couple years, after he resigned at McLean County where his W/L resume was less than stellar in the eyes of many.  

South Warren promoted Brandon Smith after he was an assistant under Mark Nelson who started the program and had been a very successful coach In Tennessee (successful playing career at WKU in college). Obviously, Brandon has taken them to the next level. Very successful high school and college QB. Played under legend Chuck Smith, then went and learned from another in Mark Nelson.

Owensboro recently? Within.

Glasgow did the same after Rick Wood retired.

Hazard did after Dixon went to Perry County Central.

Frederick Douglass did with the hiring of Nate McPeek.

Elizabethtown had been on a roll since hiring Mark Brown, he retires and the reigns are handed over to his son, Ross who took them to a 3A State Final Appearance in his first season in 2020.

Chris McNamee was promoted as Head Coach at Pikeville after he went back there to be an assistant after spending a few years as the HC of Pike County Central (see similar results as Cantwell at Carroll, Morris at McLean, Wallace at Warren East). McNamee is also a Pikeville alum. The rest is history.  

Ashland recently promoted from within after their State Title win & I think they have done so with their last two coaches?

Trinity comes open two years ago, what do they do? Hire from within.

Boyle County essentially did the same on two different occasions with hiring Chris Pardue after Chuck Smith resigned to go to UK, and then hired Coach Smith back after Coach Larry French left to go to Southwestern.

Those are just to name a "few" and a little rhyme/reasons to explain moves that are made from current head coaches.

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Just now, theguru said:

How long did that take to type out?

True story, before I read that post I scrolled down and thought, "Whoa, that keeps going..."

1 minute ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

True story, before I read that post I scrolled down and thought, "Whoa, that keeps going..."

Same. ?

Current open jobs:

Anderson County
Frankfort
Lexington Catholic
Nicholas County
Western


Pending:

Doss

Still trending pleasantly low with the number of jobs that have turned over. The Bracken County job that came open on Friday was the 30th head coaching job to come open this offseason, while the annual average since 2015 has been 42 jobs that have turned over.

Currently sitting with 5 jobs left to be filled in the state, but it certainly would seem that the head coaching moves around the commonwealth are winding down for the year.

Current open jobs:

Anderson County
Bracken County
Frankfort
Lexington Catholic
Western

Pending:

Doss

Better add Caldwell County to this list!

1 hour ago, JD5692 said:

Better add Caldwell County to this list!

Thanks JD.

Added in with Lynn Camp, which opened up yesterday, that brings us back up to 7 open jobs, plus Doss, which may or may not be officially open with Coach Crowe allegedly intending on keeping the head coaching job for the Dragons after retiring from teaching.

Current open jobs:

Anderson County
Bracken County
Caldwell County
Frankfort
Lexington Catholic
Lynn Camp
Western

Pending:

Doss

Add Bracken County to this list. 

20 hours ago, BobbyKnight said:

Add Bracken County to this list. 

It's already on there.

Better add Webster County

Frankfort is filled.

Ludlow job is open. 

Current open jobs:

Bracken County
Caverna
Doss
Ludlow
Webster County

South Oldham?

5 hours ago, 1&ONLY44 said:

South Oldham?

Not currently listed on the district website or the KHSAA open jobs listings. I didn't readily come across anything on social media either. Whatcha hearing?