Hemphill is open

[AggiesAreWe]

From @Matthew328 on his X account:

Hemphill will have a new HFC in 2025 as Brandon Layne has resigned his post

Hemphill is OPEN

[Vini vidi]

Didn’t take long for the carousel to start spinning.  

[ponderossa220]

They are losing kids and now coach is gone, numbers are so low there

[Warrior8648]

Yea Hemphill is falling apart at the moment!! 

[Bulldogs1996]

Who do y'all think gets this job???

[TXHORN_ET]

Oh there will be numerous coaches near and far to apply for this job.
It’s gonna take a special person to come in and turn it around.

Will the powers that be make the right choice this time or not.

[JPTPRIDE]

On 11/13/2025 at 9:22 AM, TXHORN_ET said:

Oh there will be numerous coaches near and far to apply for this job.
It’s gonna take a special person to come in and turn it around.

Will the powers that be make the right choice this time or not.

The right person’s season ended Friday night after an incredible playoff run. Without a shadow of a doubt, he is the right man for this job. It’s time to bring in a "hometown" guy who genuinely will care for and love the kids, and who will get those who quit back on the field

[taylercoooper]

6 hours ago, JPTPRIDE said:

The right person’s season ended Friday night after an incredible playoff run. Without a shadow of a doubt, he is the right man for this job. It’s time to bring in a "hometown" guy who genuinely will care for and love the kids, and who will get those who quit back on the field

Did he find out if the school is actually considering someone local for the position? And did he say what the next step is after Friday’s game?

[JPTPRIDE]

2 hours ago, taylercoooper said:

Did he find out if the school is actually considering someone local for the position? And did he say what the next step is after Friday’s game?

I’m not sure what will happen, I was just sharing my opinion on who the "right guy" is. Who knows what they’ll do, but I’m sure he’ll stay where he’s at. Still, I’d be trying HARD to get him if they want to get the program back on the right track.

[BigWillie2003]

17 minutes ago, JPTPRIDE said:

I’m not sure what will happen, I was just sharing my opinion on who the "right guy" is. Who knows what they’ll do, but I’m sure he’ll stay where he’s at. Still, I’d be trying HARD to get him if they want to get the program back on the right track.

A coach in Texas or Louisiana?

[JPTPRIDE]

7 minutes ago, BigWillie2003 said:

A coach in Texas or Louisiana?

Texas 

[whodat22]

2000     TRI             9-3-0          461-149         Larry Upshaw
2001      C--           12-2-0          391-163         Larry Upshaw
2002     TH              9-3-0          293-212         Larry Upshaw
2003                       5-5-0          222-164         Larry Upshaw
2004     TRI             8-3-0          300-144         Larry Upshaw
2005      C               7-3-0          276-192         Tommy Hall
2006     TH              6-5-0          221-242         Tommy Hall
2007      R               6-5-0          279-277         Tommy Hall
2008                       2-8-0          208-357         Tommy Hall
2009                       4-6-0          208-343         Tommy Hall
2010                      0-10-0         208-458         Tommy Hall
2011                       5-5-0          474-502         Ken Stanley
2012                       1-9-0          181-479         Ken Stanley
2013                      0-10-0           96-417         John Launius
2014                       3-7-0          180-382         John Launius
2015                       3-7-0          188-312         John Launius
2016                      0-10-0         152-364         Gary Vanya
2017     TH              6-5-0          275-342         Gary Vanya
2018      F--             4-7-0          286-378         Gary Vanya
2019      R               6-5-0          494-388         Gary Vanya
2020      F--             6-3-0          336-252         Gary Vanya
2021                       4-5-0          272-219         Tod Stark
2022      R               9-2-0          482-153         Tod Stark
2023      F--             5-6-0          252-426         Tod Stark
2024                       1-9-0          197-437         Brandon Layne

The right guy can't have connections to Hemphill...then you'll be complaining about how they know nothing about winning. Last 25 years have been VERY average at best. 

[TXHORN_ET]

13 hours ago, JPTPRIDE said:

The right person’s season ended Friday night after an incredible playoff run. Without a shadow of a doubt, he is the right man for this job. It’s time to bring in a "hometown" guy who genuinely will care for and love the kids, and who will get those who quit back on the field

Wonder who that might be. 
Hemphill graduate, former hornet coach that moved up the road a little way? 
Curious minds want to know.

[89Falcon]

2 hours ago, BigWillie2003 said:

A coach in Texas or Louisiana?

Are you talking about Parks? 

[JPTPRIDE]

2 hours ago, whodat22 said:

2000     TRI             9-3-0          461-149         Larry Upshaw
2001      C--           12-2-0          391-163         Larry Upshaw
2002     TH              9-3-0          293-212         Larry Upshaw
2003                       5-5-0          222-164         Larry Upshaw
2004     TRI             8-3-0          300-144         Larry Upshaw
2005      C               7-3-0          276-192         Tommy Hall
2006     TH              6-5-0          221-242         Tommy Hall
2007      R               6-5-0          279-277         Tommy Hall
2008                       2-8-0          208-357         Tommy Hall
2009                       4-6-0          208-343         Tommy Hall
2010                      0-10-0         208-458         Tommy Hall
2011                       5-5-0          474-502         Ken Stanley
2012                       1-9-0          181-479         Ken Stanley
2013                      0-10-0           96-417         John Launius
2014                       3-7-0          180-382         John Launius
2015                       3-7-0          188-312         John Launius
2016                      0-10-0         152-364         Gary Vanya
2017     TH              6-5-0          275-342         Gary Vanya
2018      F--             4-7-0          286-378         Gary Vanya
2019      R               6-5-0          494-388         Gary Vanya
2020      F--             6-3-0          336-252         Gary Vanya
2021                       4-5-0          272-219         Tod Stark
2022      R               9-2-0          482-153         Tod Stark
2023      F--             5-6-0          252-426         Tod Stark
2024                       1-9-0          197-437         Brandon Layne

The right guy can't have connections to Hemphill...then you'll be complaining about how they know nothing about winning. Last 25 years have been VERY average at best. 

By “the right guy,” I mean someone who can get the kids back that chose not to play. Whoever they hire isn’t walking in and winning a state or even a district championship right away. Right now, it’s about getting kids back on the field and rebuilding the program.

They had the opportunity to bring Larry Upshaw back, but they passed on it. The program is so far down that it’s not about winning games at this point it’s about winning the kids.

[89Falcon]

4 hours ago, JPTPRIDE said:

Texas 

Parks?