This thread will be used for tracking all open coaching jobs, and all of those jobs as they are filled. If anyone has information on a new job coming open, any updates on an ongoing coaching search, or finds out a job has been filled, please feel free to start a new thread on the opening/filled position. If there is a thread already out there, don't hesitate to add your info. We're all glad to hear it.

I will link the thread for each open/filled job to streamline your searching.

OPEN:

1.) Ballard - FILLED
2.) Ballard Memorial - FILLED
3.) Bardstown - FILLED
4.) Barren County - FILLED
5.) Bath County - FILLED
6.) Bethlehem - FILLED
7.) Bishop Brossart - FILLED
8.) Boone County - FILLED
9.) Butler County - FILLED
10.) Casey County - FILLED
11.) Carroll County - FILLED
12.) Central Hardin - FILLED
13.) Christian County - FILLED
14.) Corbin - FILLED
15.) Covington Holy Cross - FILLED
16.) Daviess County - FILLED
17.) East Jessamine - FILLED
18.) Edmonson County - FILLED
19.) Elizabethtown - FILLED
20.) Estill County - FILLED
21.) Fairview - FILLED
22.) Graves County - FILLED
23.) Harlan - FILLED
24.) Harlan County - FILLED
25.) Harrison County - FILLED
26.) Hazard - FILLED
27.) Hopkinsville - FILLED
28.) Knox Central - FILLED
29.) Lewis County - FILLED
30.) Lincoln County - FILLED
31.) Manual - FILLED
32.) Marshall County - FILLED
33.) McCracken County - FILLED
34.) Nelson County - FILLED
35.) North Laurel - FILLED
36.) Ohio County - FILLED
37.) Pendleton County - FILLED
38.) Pike County Central - FILLED
39.) Pleasure Ridge Park - FILLED
40.) Prestonsburg - FILLED
41.) Pulaski County - FILLED
42.) Russell County - FILLED
43.) Saint Henry (New Program) - FILLED
44.) Seneca - FILLED
45.) Scott - FILLED
46.) Shelby County - FILLED
47.) Shelby Valley - FILLED
48.) South Laurel - FILLED
49.) Todd County Central - FILLED
50.) Valley - FILLED
51.) Waggener - FILLED
52.) Walton-Verona - FILLED
53.) Warren Central - FILLED
54.) Washington County - FILLED



FILLED:

1.) Ballard - Matt Keuhn
2.) Ballard Memorial - John Hedges
3.) Bardstown - Justin Grundy
4.) Barren County - John Myers
5.) Bath County - Brandon Brewer
6.) Bethlehem - Tim Mattingly
7.) Bishop Brossart - Adam Kozerski
8.) Boone County - Dan Court
9.) Butler County - Josh Robins
10.) Carroll County - Josh Smith
11.) Casey County - Will Hatter
12.) Central Hardin - Phillip Stockdale
13.) Christian County - Ethan Atchley
14.) Corbin - Luke Salmons
15.) Covington Holy Cross - Curt Spencer
16.) Daviess County - Anthony Payton
17.) East Jessamine - Trenton Fields
18.) Elizabethtown - Tyler Mattingly
19.) Edmonson County - Justin Vessels
20.) Estill County - Austin Moore
21.) Fairview - Alex Roy
22.) Graves County - Tyler DeBernardi
23.) Harlan - Brian Williams
24.) Harlan County - Jacob Saylor
25.) Harrison County - Van Isaac
26.) Hazard - Matt Chandler
27.) Hopkinsville - Dustin Lopez
28.) Knox Central - Wayne Mills
29.) Lewis County - Dalton Stamm
30.) Lincoln County - Levi Rogers
31.) Manual - Keith Eckloff
32.) Marshall County - Nick Bloodworth
33.) McCracken County - Tyler Brooks
34.) Nelson County - Mike Rogers
35.) North Laurel - Steven Nelson
36.) Ohio County - Trenton Moeller
37.) Pendleton County - Jaeggar Graham
38.) Pike County Central - Scott Grizzle
39.) Pleasure Ridge Park - Brandon Dunn
40.) Prestonsburg - Wesley Hagar
41.) Pulaski County - Travis Burns
42.) Russell County - Steven French
43.) Saint Henry (New Program) - Tim Odom
44.) Scott - Justin Franklin
45.) Seneca - Kenny Davidson
46.) Shelby County - Josh Jaggers
47.) Shelby Valley - Tyler Johnson
48.) South Laurel - John Hines
49.) Todd County Central - Chris Fletcher
50.) Valley - DaMarcus Smith
51.) Waggener - Corey Thompson
52.) Walton-Verona - Gary Pence
53.) Warren Central - Jeremy Harness
54.) Washington County - Adam Smith
 

 

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On 12/5/2023 at 4:45 AM, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

FILLED:

1.) Bardstown - Justin Grundy
2.) Butler County - Josh Robins
3.) East Jessamine - Trenton Fields
4.) Edmonson County - Justin Vessels
5.) Fairview - Alex Roy
6.) Harlan County - Jacob Saylor
7.) Manual - Keith Eckloff
8.) Pendleton County - Jaeggar Graham
9.) Washington County - Adam Smith

Of the 9 head coaching hires made thus far, only 2 of them - Robins (Todd Central) and Eckloff (Seneca) - were head coaches vacating other jobs.

Bishop Brossart, Holy Cross, Pendleton County, St. Henry, and Scott all making hires in NKY this year.

Is Coach Barth at Walton-Verona the longest tenured head coach around NKY now? Or is it Randy Borchers at Cooper?

We're now at 40 jobs that have come open this offseason. 12 jobs are still open. Harlan as been open the longest, with Coach Perry's resignation coming in on October 20th. Shelby County has also been open since December 4th when Marcus Harris was dismissed, and Shelby Valley has been open since December 5th when Anthony Hampton announced his retirement.

Since 2015 I've been doing a sort of "mid-term update" in the offseason on February 14th of how many jobs are open and how many have been filled to compare each year to those previous. I didn't have a chance to get to it last Wednesday, but looking at the current list, the only job that wasn't yet open as of the 14th was North Laurel, and the only job that hadn't yet been filled was Estill County. So that give us our numbers for this year.

	Jobs Opened By 02/14	Jobs Filled By 02/14	Total Jobs Opened That Year
2015	42	24	54
2016	24	12	43
2017	25	17	40
2018	22	10	35
2019	27	20	41
2020	30	19	37
2021	23	13	43
2022	41	29	43
2023	23	14	44
Average	28.56	17.56	42.22
2024	43	30	To Be Determined

So the 43 jobs we had come open this year up through February 14th (including 1 for a new program - St. Henry) is a high watermark for the previous decade, as is the number of filled jobs by February 14th. And currently sitting at 44 open jobs, that has things tied with last year for second-most in the last decade when it comes to the number of jobs that came open in a year.

Currently at a whopping 50 jobs that have come open, with 6 jobs remaining to be filled:

1.) Carroll County
2.) Central Hardin
3.) Harlan
4.) Knox Central
5.) McCracken County
6.) Pike County Central

On 4/10/2024 at 12:26 PM, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Currently at a whopping 50 jobs that have come open, with 6 jobs remaining to be filled:

1.) Carroll County
2.) Central Hardin
3.) Harlan
4.) Knox Central
5.) McCracken County
6.) Pike County Central

Now up to 51 jobs that have come open, with Central Hardin snagging the head coach from Nelson County. 6 jobs still remain to be filled.

1.) Carroll County
2.) Harlan
3.) Knox Central
4.) McCracken County
5.) Nelson County
6.) Pike County Central

On 4/11/2024 at 10:47 PM, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Now up to 51 jobs that have come open, with Central Hardin snagging the head coach from Nelson County. 6 jobs still remain to be filled.

1.) Carroll County
2.) Harlan
3.) Knox Central
4.) McCracken County
5.) Nelson County
6.) Pike County Central

Still at 51 jobs that have come open, and down to 4 jobs that remain to be filled.

1.) Harlan
2.) McCracken County
3.) Nelson County
4.) Pike County Central

On 4/25/2024 at 11:03 AM, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Still at 51 jobs that have come open, and down to 4 jobs that remain to be filled.

1.) Harlan
2.) McCracken County
3.) Nelson County
4.) Pike County Central

Pike County Central is now the one remaining job to be filled. Football season kicks off 16 weeks from tomorrow.