Texas high school coach reportedly fired for holding signing ceremony for PWO
By Adam Spencer
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National Signing Day is over and done for the 2018 recruiting cycle, but the consequences are still being felt by one coach in Texas.
According to a report, coach Eugene Rogers of North Crowley High School was “reassigned” from his position as head coach due to “misrepresenting a student-athlete signing.”
Apparently, Matt Stepp reports, Rogers allowed a preferred walk-on to hold a signing ceremony at the school, angering school officials:
One of the reasons stated Coach Rogers was reassigned was "misrepresenting a student athlete signing" this student athlete was given a ceremony for signing as a preferred walk-on sad CISD would use this as a reason for reassigning a Coach #txhsfb
— Matt Stepp (@Matt_Stepp817) February 21, 2018
FootballScoop.com reached out to Rogers, and the fired coach read a portion of his reassignment letter:
“This reassignment is due to a pattern of poor judgment and the allegation of your conscious misrepresentation of facts regarding a student-athlete’s college signing.”
He then comments on the school’s record, which was 4-6 this year, saying if that’s why he was reassigned, he wishes the school would be up front about it.
It’s a bizarre situation in Texas, but Texas high school football is not exactly the most logical sport on the planet.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
