GHSF Daily asked Georgia head coaches to answer these four questions. We'll report from a different head coach each day.
Rush Propst, Colquitt County
1. What is the most memorable game you've been a part of as a player or coach? "Really too many to count or decide, but honestly, two that stick out are my first state championship game in Alabama that we won 28-7 over Daphne and my first in Georgia with a win over Archer 28-24. Another would be the 2011 game against No. 1-ranked and undefeated Camden County 32-31. They were ranked No. 7 nationally. Another would be 2005 [beating] Tim Tebow-led Nease High School 50-29. It was the first nationally televised game by ESPN of high school teams. Nease went on to win the Florida state championship. They finished 14-1. We [Hoover] went on to win our fourth straight state championship, which remains a record in the state of Alabama in the highest classification. Another one would be in 1998 at Alma Bryant, taking on an undefeated team that had not been scored on that season in the first seven games. In game eight, we played in front of 21,000 in Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala., and beat the fourth-ranked Murphy High School Panthers 12-7. This was an epic battle between Murphy, which was known to be a 6A power and had dominated Mobile, versus a team that had not ever had a 6A program until that year. There are others, but these are the ones that stick out. I have had some games at each stop along my coaching career, Ashville, Eufaula, Alma Bryant, Hoover and here at Colquitt County."
2. Which high school coach would you want your son to play for, and why? "I would like to be able to be in coaching long enough to coach all four of my sons. I have had the opportunity to coach my oldest and want to be around to coach my two youngest."
3. What is your favorite saying/motto? "You play like you practice."
4. Which GHSA policy or high school football rule would you most like to see changed? "One I would like to see instituted is inclement weather during the quarterfinal round and semifinal round to where the weather does not have a bearing on the outcome of a game. For instance, heavy rain on grass fields that do not drain very well. These games need to be moved to turf sites. Most high schools that have grass do not have good drainage systems, and therefore, these games can be unplayable in late November and early December. Especially in the large classifications. The other rule that I would like to see changed in the largest classification is that it should be mandatory that you have a visible 25-second play clock."
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