From Wikipedia:

Palm Bay Magnet High School is a public high school located in Melbourne, Florida, 2,000 feet north of the boundary of Palm Bay, Florida. It is part of the Brevard County School District.

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Palm Bay Magnet (FL) was 8-4 last year, 4-6 in 2021, 1-7 in 2020, and 2-7 in 2019 all according to MaxPreps.  I am not sure if Coach Owens was the coach all those years. 

From Florida Today:

The second-year Pirates coach will be heading out of state for his next job.

Owens has coached for more than two decades, including two stops as a head coach. He previously led the Space Coast program and was just the second head coach to guide the Vipers to the FHSAA regional playoffs. In two seasons leading Palm Bay football, the Pirates improved from one win before his arrival to 4-6 in 2021 and 8-4 last fall with a regional semifinal appearance.

Congratulations sounds like a great hire!

From SpaceCoastDaily.com:

Before his tenure at Palm Bay, he was the head coach at Space Coast High School.

His best season with the Vipers featured a 7-4 overall record in 2013, including a second playoff appearance in program history.

Owens resigned as the Space Coast head coach in 2017 to take some time from coaching but returned in 2020 to coach at Merritt Island as an assistant.

Congrats Coach Owens!

I’ve done some digging. 

 

Coach Owens’ Podcast Show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw-HUyIFdXYkePK6pnilvM5y2VGigci5C

Don't know anything about him, but I like seeing a fresh new face. The concern I'd have is him filling out his coaching staff if he doesn't have connections in the area.

Definitely was the surprise candidate. Wonder what the connection was outside of being a Bengals fan and coming up for games. 

3 minutes ago, rjs4470 said:

Don't know anything about him, but I like seeing a fresh new face. The concern I'd have is him filling out his coaching staff if he doesn't have connections in the area.

Fresh face is what they needed, and you’re spot on. You have to wonder if he will bring back most of the staff because of the lack of connections. 

8 minutes ago, TheConch said:

Definitely was the surprise candidate. Wonder what the connection was outside of being a Bengals fan and coming up for games. 

Family or a love interest comes to mind but that is just speculation.  Hopefully we will learn more about Coach Owens. 

8 minutes ago, TheConch said:

Fresh face is what they needed, and you’re spot on. You have to wonder if he will bring back most of the staff because of the lack of connections. 

I believe most of the staff quit at the end of the season.

Anyone looking for a retirement plan, I know of a place in Florida hiring!

Article posted 17 hours ago, we should have done better research and we would have known it was coming haha! 

https://spacecoastdaily.com/2023/02/jake-owens-steps-down-as-palm-bay-pirates-football-coach-accepts-position-in-northern-kentucky/

Also, come to think of it, how long is a relocation going to take? It could be another month before he’s able to be present at off season workouts.