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Early into offseason, several quality prep football programs have head coach openings

— By Taylor Kennedy

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — We are only a few days into the offseason, but there are notable high school football head coaching openings after the resignation of several head coaches. Among them:

Jeremy Taylor, Hurricane

The Redskins’ head football coach, announced in Novemeber he was resigning.

Taylor started coaching the Redskins in 2012  and held that position for 10 seasons. He went 57-49 in his tenure at Hurricane, including seven state playoff appearances.

Taylor is leaving the door open for a return to football, but says he is “closing the book” for now.

Frank Isaacs, Midland Trail

One of the most successful Midland Trail head coaches of all time announced his resignation. Isaacs steps aside as the third-winningest coach in Patriots’ history.

Isaacs is the only coach in MTHS history to have multiple 10-win seasons. Isaacs and the Patriots accomplished that feat in 2017 and 2018.

Isaacs led Midland Trail to five state playoff appearances. The Patriots made the playoffs in 2017 for the first time since 2008. They would reach the quarterfinal round that season.

Ted Arneault, Oak Glen

Arneault, who just finished his sixth season at Oak Glen, announced he would resign from his position as head coach of the Golden Bears.

Arneault went 31-29 as the head coach of Oak Glen. Arneault is the only Oak Glen head coach to post multiple one-loss seasons.

Under Arneault, the Golden Bears recorded the most wins in a single season in school history with 12 in 2019. During his tenure, Oak Glen recorded several notable firsts: The first undefeated regular season, the first state semifinal appearance and the first Ohio Valley Athletic Conference championship since 1965,

He also became the second head coach to lead Oak Glen to multiple state playoff trips. Arneault is the only Oak Glen coach to lead his team to back-to-back state playoff berths, having done so in 2019 and 2020.





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