SHS head football job: Let the speculation begin
Now that Drew Young has hung up his whistle as head football coach and
athletic director at Sherman High School, the task begins for
superintendent Dr. Al Hambrick and the Sherman school board to hire a
replacement.<br>
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The thinking is the new coach will be in place by June 26, which will
be Young's last day at SHS. Since the Bearcats did not conduct spring
football practice and will start two-a-days on Aug. 3, time is of the
essence.<br>
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Several potential candidates are out there who could fit logically with
the Bearcats. I have no idea of their interest in the job, but they do
have strong Sherman ties. <br>
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One is Pottsboro's Matt Poe, who was Sherman's offensive coordinator
before taking over the Cardinals in 2006. Another is Callisburg's Jerry
Bomar, who is a Sherman native, was a finalist for the SHS job in 2003
and has plenty of big-school coaching experience. Both of these coaches
led their respective schools to historic heights in 2008.<br>
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Pure conjecture on my part, of course, but it's always fun to speculate.<br>
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Let's hope the district avoids the embarrassing debacle of six years
ago, when the winning candidate backed out after one day, the hiring of
a headhunter firm proved fruitless, and Young was ultimately promoted
as the fallback option.<br>