Georgia high school football coaching changes: 6A job opens up
The end of the GHSA football regular season means the head coaching carousel is in motion.
Several high schools made coaching changes during the regular season, and several more have already announced openings in the last few days.
Follow below to stay updated on coaching changes through the playoffs and into the offseason.
Full list of Georgia high school coach changes
Schools are organized alphabetically within their current GHSA classifications.
Class 6A
- Camden County
- Former coach: Travis Roland (13-8)
- Replacement: Jon Lindsey
- Discovery
- Former coach: Roy Groshek (1-28)
- Replacement: TBA
- Mountain View
- Former coach: John Poitevint (17-46)
- Replacement: TBA
- Westlake
- Former coach: Morris Mitchell (9-13)
- Replacement: TBA
- Wheeler
- Former coach: Bryan Love (26-47)
- Replacement: TBA
Class 5A
- Apalachee
- Former coach: Kevin Saunders (2-8)
- Replacement: Chuck Kenyon (promoted)
- Bradwell Institute
- Deshon Brock (8-40)
- Replacement: TBA
- Johns Creek
- Former coach: Jim Rowell (1-29)
- Replacement: TBA
- Riverwood
- Former coach: Shawn Cahill (5-25)
- Replacement: TBA
- South Paulding
- Former Coach: Maurice Allen (10-21)
- Replacement: TBA
- Winder-Barrow
- Former coach: Robert Paxia (13-18)
- Replacement: TBA
Class 4A
- Allatoona
- Former coach: Brad Smith (9-21)
- Replacement: TBA
- McDonough
- Former coach: Earthwind Moreland (4-16)
- Replacement: TBA
- Mundy’s Mill
- Former coach: Craig Coleman (0-10)
- Replacement: TBA
- North Springs
- Former coach: Robert Braucht (5-25)
- Replacement: TBA
- St. Pius X
- Former coach: Chad Garrison (31-25)
- Replacement: TBA
- Union Grove
- Former coach: Greg Harris (4-16)
- Replacement: TBA
- Wayne County
- Former coach: John Mohring (1-14)
- Replacement: TBA (Justin McDonald, interim)
- Windsor Forest
- Former coach: C.J. Frazier (4-7)
- Replacement: Cam Turner
Class 3A
- Bainbridge
- Former coach: Jay Walls (1-15)
- Replacement: TBA (Mike Harville, interim)
- Ridgeland
- Former coach: Craig Pritchett (3-37)
- Replacement: TBA
- Riverdale
- Former coach: David “Deuce” Roberson (3-27)
- Replacement: Marcus McKinney
Class 2A
- Hardaway
- Former coach: Will Whilden (1-9)
- Replacement: Reginald Wedner
- Salem
- Former coach: Michael Johnson (5-15)
- Replacement: TBA
- Westside-Macon
- Former Coach: Seddrick Whisper (119-71)
- Replacement: TBA
Class A Division I
- Banks County
- Former coach: Todd Winter (2-9)
- Replacement: Mark Hollars
- Central-Macon
- Former coach: Jarrett Laws (1-29)
- Replacement: TBA
- Fannin County
- Former coach: Chad Cheatham (Retiring, 59-32)
- Replacement: TBA
Class A Division II
- Chattahoochee County
- Former coach: Michael Nash (died midseason)
- Replacement: Caleb McFather
- Irwin County
- Former coach: Larry Harold
- Replacement: TBA
- Lanier County
- Former coach: David Dean (3-18)
- Replacement: TBA
- Turner County
- Former coach: Demario Barber (3-16)
- Replacement: Demario Barber (Reinstated)
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Jack Leo is a sports writer and reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Jack worked for the AJC throughout his four years studying journalism and sports media at Georgia State University and the University of Georgia. He's now focused on telling stories in the grassroots: bringing comprehensive coverage of high school sports for AJC Varsity.
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