SUN Coaches Podcast

Coach Bellflower is one of my favorite guys in the business. I have been fortunate to work with him in two different places. He put in his 30 years in the public sector and built a reputation as one of the best offensive minds in the game. A native of Dodge County, Coach Bellflower played his college ball at Maryville College in Tennessee. He coached all over middle Georgia for some absolute legen...

To celebrate Thanksgiving, I am going with Coach Jim Pavao. I am extremely thankful that early in my career I got to coach with this legend. He taught me as a young coach, how one can be a good man, husband, and father, yet still be a hard-nosed, get after it football coach. He has been a successful HFC, coordinator, and position coach over his long career. Coach Pavao is a Maryville College LEGEN...

Coach Kenyon and I play golf with the same group of yahoos in Warner Robins. Well, he played with them before I did when he coached in GA. He has coached in GA and Florida and is one of the good ones. A native of Haines City Florida, Chuck has been coaching for 25 years where he has served as a HFC and assistant. He has coach in Florida and Georgia during that time and had success at all of his st...

Coach Cofer is a veteran football coach that has been a HFC in multiple states. A son of a coach, Ken is an Old Head that grew up in Paulding County Georgia. He began his career in 1996 and retired from Georgia after 30+ years in the business. Coach Cofer is now coaching in Alabama at Weaver High School. I hope you enjoy listening to his story as much as I enjoyed sitting down and talking with him...

Coach Fligg is a coach's kid. He is also one of the best ball coaches I've had the pleasure to know. Coach has been a HFC in Georgia and South Carolina. Coach Fligg has also been a Head Girl's basketball coach and a Head Track Coach over his long career. A graduate of The University of South Carolina, Coach Fligg won at places that people often said you couldn't win at. He now enjoys his grandchil...

Coach Duncan is a a 1987 graduate of Midland Valley High School in South Carolina. Ron played college ball at Newberry College and went on to be an assistant and HFC in South Carolina before coming to GA as an assistant. Coach Duncan took over at Screven County 13 years ago and has continued the tradition of hard-nosed, successful football in Sylvania. I hope you enjoy listening to Ron's perspecti...

Coach McWhorter is a native of Effingham Illinois where he played his high school ball at Effingham High School. He went on to play college ball at Eastern Illinois. From there, Coach McWhorter got his first coaching job as an assistant at Charlton County. Three years later he was named the HFC there and the rest is history! The man is a legend. I hope you enjoy listening to Coach Mac!

Coach Smith is a native of Bath South Carolina where he played his high school ball at Midland Valley High School. Coach was a walk on at Clemson and got his first job at Greer HS. He has been a HFC, OC, HFC at a D2 college, worked in GA and SC as a HFC and is now the HFC at Barnwell HS in SC. Coach has a long and storied career over 34 years long. I hope you enjoy listening to this man of faith s...

Coach Norton is an old head that has been uber successful as an assistant and HFC in the state of Georgia over a long and storied career. A native of Florida, Coach Norton played college ball at Georgia Southern. Don has coach for some legends including Steve Pennington, Butch Brooks, and Bill Bonds. Coach Norton has definitely left his mark on Johnson County and middle Georgia. I hope you enjoy l...

A native of Atlanta a a graduate of Mays High School and Georgia Southern University, Coach Harrell has been a HFC at Hephzibah High School in Augusta and now Johnson Gainesville. He is a man of faith that started in Portal GA. Coach Harrell is one of the good ones in this profession and I hope you enjoy the story of his journey thus far!

Coach Armstrong has had a long and illustrious career as both and assistant and HFC in multiple states including Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. He has literally done it all. He is now going to be assistant to the HFC at Reinhardt College.. Coach Armstrong has seen enough to know he hasn't seen it all. I hope you all enjoy hearing his story!

Brad is a long time friend of mine and I am so glad to get to have him on to share his journey. He is a native of Fairburn GA. He attended and played ball at GA Tech. He has been a college coach, a HFC in GA, Tennessee, and now Florida. Anyone that knows Brad know that he exemplifies Faith, Family, and Football. I hope you enjoy Coach Brad Waggoner.

Coach Wiggins was a standout player at NE Macon before going on to play at App State. He has returned and made the NE Macon program one to be feared state wide. In just 7 years, Coach Wiggins already has the best winning percentage of any HFC in the school's history. Coach actually took time on his trip with his own kids to Louisiana on a baseball trip to speak with me. Coach Wiggins is one of the...

Coach Harold is one of the best dudes in the business. He is a native of New Jersey, transplanted to Alabama as a freshman in high school and attended Southern University to play football. Coach Harold has coached in Louisiana and Georgia at the high school level and Kentucky State and the University of Tennessee at the college level. From rural schools to metro, Coach Harold has molded and influe...

Coach Fabrizio is a DUDE. Has has done enough to be one of them guys. A native of Orlando Florida, Coach Fabrizio has coached in Florida and GA winning multiple titles as an assistant, a DC, and as a HFC. He is one of the most intense coaches on the field you will ever encounter yet one of the best guys off the field you will meet. He is one of my closest friends and he has done more for me than I...

Coach Johnson has been a successful HFC in Florida and is part of the staff at Coffee that just won a state championship this past year here in Georgia. Plainly stated the man is a winner. A native of Newton GA in Baker County, Coach Johnson had a long career in GA in the GISA as an assistant and HFC before going to Florida to do the same. He has returned to GA and man I thoroughly enjoyed his sto...

Israel Troupe is a native of Tifton Ga and DGD! Coach Troupe is currently the OC at Thomasville HS in SOWEGA (Southwest GA for ya'll) and has spent the past few years in Ware County where he was part of a staff that won a state title. He has been an assistant football and baseball coach and steadily been working his way up the ladder. Coach Troupe is a bright star in the young gun group and I am p...

Coach Matt Burleson is a native of the panhandle of Florida where he played his high school ball for his dad who was a 37 year high school football coach. Coach played at Wake Forest and UT Martin in college and went on to GA at UGA and Georgia Tech. Coach Burleson has been an assistant at some great programs in the state of Georgia and learned from some of the giants of the high school game in Ge...

Coach Hancock graduated from The University of Georgia with a BSED in Health and Physical Education. He graduated high school from Athens Christian School. His coaching experience includes: seven years at Loganville High School, two years at Chestatee High School, two years at Monroe Area High School, two years at West Hall High School, and eight years at Walnut Grove High School. He's and old hea...

Coach Brad Smith is a native of Logaville GA. He played high school ball for the legendary Tommy Stringer and college ball at Shorter for Coach Phil Jones. Coach has been a STC GA, assistant coach and now a HFC at the high school level all over NE and NW Georgia. I hope you enjoy Coach Smith's journey and stories along the way!

Coach Banks is a native of Lithonia Ga and a graduate of Lakeside-Dekalb High School. Coach Banks is building and empire at Greene County High School via exit 130! He started as a lay coach and worked his way up to being a HFC at Newton, Meadowcreek, Tri Cities and now Greene County High School. I really hope you enjoy his journey and perspective!

Coach John Ford is one of the best humans in the business. He is a native of Snellville GA and has had a long and storied career. Coach Ford has gone from a Metro "guy" to a middle GA guy as an assistant and head coach. No matter where he has been, John has remained a great mentor to young men and a great coach! I hope you enjoy Coach John Ford!

Coach Ed Dudley is a legend. He played for a legend in high school (George Maloof), started his coaching career for a legend (Billy Henderson Clark Central), and has become a legend himself. He worked for some legends as well. He has had a long and winding career as an assistant and a head coach. Coach Dudley is one of the good ones and if you don't like him, something is probably wrong with you!...

Coach Dobson is a native of Monticello Florida where he played at North Florida Christian in Tallahassee. He then played QB at Georgia Southern for Coaches Jeff Monken and Willie Fritz. Coach Dobson has coached at Cook and North Forsyth before returning to take over the HFC position in Statesboro. One of the bright younger stars in the business, Matt brings a different perspective to the HFC posit...

Coach Stowe is one of the best humans in the business. A native of Toccoa GA, Coach Stowe played his high school ball for the legendary Coach Rodney Walker at Stephens County. He graduated from the University of Georgia and began his coaching career in the North Georgia mountains. Coach Stowe has been from the mountains to South Georgia in his 28 years in the business and has influenced many young...