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Georgia high school football coaching changes: See the latest moves
The Peach State’s high school football season ends with a wave of changes. See who’s out and which jobs are open.
The 2025 Georgia high school football regular season is over, prompting many schools to announce changes at head coach. Follow below to stay updated on coaching changes through the playoffs and into the offseason. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)
By Jack Leo
Updated Dec 24, 2025The 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
- Brunswick
- Former coach: Garrett Grady (36-10)
- Replacement: TBA
- Camden County
- Former coach: Travis Roland (13-8)
- Replacement: Jon Lindsey
- Chapel Hill
- Former coach: Brad Stephens (15-36)
- Replacement: TBA
- Discovery
- Former coach: Roy Groshek (1-28)
- Replacement: TBA
- Heritage
- Former coach: Caleb Shaw (1-9)
- Replacement: Quincy Carter
- Mountain View
- Former coach: John Poitevint (17-46)
- Replacement: TBA
- Westlake
- Former coach: Morris Mitchell (9-13)
- Replacement: Kevin Whitley
- West Forsyth
- Former coach: Dave Svhela (45-27)
- Replacement: Jacob Nichols
- 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
- Morrow
- Former coach: Jerome Weaks (29-71)
- Replacement: TBA
- Northgate
- Former coach: Kevin Whitley (10-11)
- Replacement: TBA
- Riverwood
- Former coach: Shawn Cahill (5-25)
- Replacement: Josh Coffey
- South Paulding
- Former Coach: Maurice Allen (10-21)
- Replacement: TBA
- Villa Rica
- Former coach: Austin Barron (15-18)
- Replacement: TBA
- Winder-Barrow
- Former coach: Robert Paxia (13-18)
- Replacement: TBA
Class 4A
- Allatoona
- Former coach: Brad Smith (9-21)
- Replacement: TBA
- Druid Hills
- Former coach: Frederick Greene (20-29-1)
- Replacement: TBA
- McDonough
- Former coach: Earthwind Moreland (4-16)
- Replacement: TBA
- Mundy’s Mill
- Former coach: Craig Coleman (0-10)
- Replacement: Antonio Andrews
- North Springs
- Former coach: Robert Braucht (5-25)
- Replacement: Walter Vaughn
- Northside (Columbus)
- Former coach: Andrew Oropeza (31-30)
- Replacement: TBA
- St. Pius X
- Former coach: Chad Garrison (31-25)
- Replacement: Adam Pullen
- 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: Jamey DuBose
- Ridgeland
- Former coach: Craig Pritchett (3-37)
- Replacement: Shane Cauthorn
- Riverdale
- Former coach: David “Deuce” Roberson (3-27)
- Replacement: Marcus McKinney
- Southeast Bulloch
- Former coach: Jared Zito (31-24)
- Replacement: TBA
Class 2A
- Hardaway
- Former coach: Will Whilden (1-9)
- Replacement: Reginald Wedner
- Hart County
- Former coach: Cory Dickerson ()
- Replacement: TBA
- North Cobb Christian
- Former coach: Matt Jones (37-22)
- Replacement: PJ Hughes
- Salem
- Former coach: Michael Johnson (5-15)
- Replacement: Frederick Greene
- 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: Jamoski Ward
- Fannin County
- Former coach: Chad Cheatham (Retiring, 59-32)
- Replacement: TBA
- Temple
- Former coach: Cory Nix (23-22)
- Replacement: TBA
- Vidalia
- Former coach: Rodney Garvin (8-23)
- Replacement: TBA
- Walker School
- Former coach: T.J. Anderson (10-21)
- Replacement: TBA
- Washington County
- Former coach: Robert Edwards (20-24)
- Replacement: TBA
Class A Division II
- Chattahoochee County
- Former coach: Michael Nash (died midseason)
- Replacement: Caleb McFather
- Gordon Central
- Former Coach: Marcus Gowan (7-4)
- Replacement: TBA
- Irwin County
- Former coach: Larry Harold
- Replacement: TBA
- Lanier County
- Former coach: David Dean (3-18)
- Replacement: Marcus Gowan
- Mitchell County
- Former coach: Dondrial Pinkins (27-26, 49-39 over two stints)
- Replacement: TBA
- Turner County
- Former coach: Demario Barber (3-16)
- Replacement: Demario Barber (Reinstated)
- Warren County
- Former coach: Steve Simpson (35-33)
- Replacement: TBA
- Wilkinson County
- Former coach: Jamoski Ward (10-12)
- Replacement: TBA

