Mike Owens, former head coach at Tyler Lee, is now the head coach and AD at Frankston, TX.. He had been retired for 4 years and was bored because he does not fish or hunt. Coach was sitting the doctors office for a visit about a skin cancer when the superintendent from Frankston called him about the job. Coach considered it a sign and told him he would be interested about the job. Some reports have stated that the superintendent and Coach Owens conspired and ran the former coach off which is total bullshit.
So for he has missed on one coach he was going to hire (needs two) but has some interviews lined up.
He has met with the kids and told me that he has a couple of great looking players. One is a wide receiver that is 6'5" and about 220, the other is a nose guard that is 6' 2" and 290. He told me the receiver reminded him of a player Lee had in about 2000 named Shannon Spurlock. I remembered Spurlock and he would have been a great D1 player but went basket ball instead.
So far Mississippi State has been after the wide receiver as well as SMU. Owens used to not let SMU on campus because June Jones screwed one of his players over. Since he is no longer at SMU things are different. I don't know the receivers name yet but his dad played @ TCU and that is where the kid wants to go at this time. The recruiter for TCU is real good and has recruited several players from Lee over the years. He and Owens are good friends. We definitely need to get somebody to start making contact with both these players. Owens and Sumlin go way back so this should not be a problem.
Owens definitely knows his shit about players. USA Today called him a few years ago and wanted an interview. Coach gave them the interview but he did not know what it was about. They informed him that he put more HS players in D1 than any coach in the USA for a 3 year period. This does not surprise me because he has 2 playing in the NFL that came off of the same team.
I asked my team supply salesman about Anderson the other day and he said that he is doing a real good job. Evidently he really likes it.
So for he has missed on one coach he was going to hire (needs two) but has some interviews lined up.
He has met with the kids and told me that he has a couple of great looking players. One is a wide receiver that is 6'5" and about 220, the other is a nose guard that is 6' 2" and 290. He told me the receiver reminded him of a player Lee had in about 2000 named Shannon Spurlock. I remembered Spurlock and he would have been a great D1 player but went basket ball instead.
So far Mississippi State has been after the wide receiver as well as SMU. Owens used to not let SMU on campus because June Jones screwed one of his players over. Since he is no longer at SMU things are different. I don't know the receivers name yet but his dad played @ TCU and that is where the kid wants to go at this time. The recruiter for TCU is real good and has recruited several players from Lee over the years. He and Owens are good friends. We definitely need to get somebody to start making contact with both these players. Owens and Sumlin go way back so this should not be a problem.
Owens definitely knows his shit about players. USA Today called him a few years ago and wanted an interview. Coach gave them the interview but he did not know what it was about. They informed him that he put more HS players in D1 than any coach in the USA for a 3 year period. This does not surprise me because he has 2 playing in the NFL that came off of the same team.
I asked my team supply salesman about Anderson the other day and he said that he is doing a real good job. Evidently he really likes it.
