HIGHLAND PARK, Texas If you take a look at the Highland Park sideline, youll see a determined, gritty disciplined bunch. Allen ISD announced Wednesday the hiring of Chad Morris as the new head coach of the Allen Eagles football program. He brings a national network of college coaching contacts, and hopefully, this will result in even more resources and opportunities for our student-athletes.. #1. Greg Abbott. Low 52F. ", Under the legendary Coach Allen, its special for sure. Check out the latest high school scores from around the country. Professor Diggs State Championship Picks, Week 16 Professors Picks: Every UIL 11-Man Playoff Game in Texas, Week 15 Professors Picks: Every UIL 11-Man Playoff Game in Texas, Week 14 Professors Picks: Every UIL 11-Man Playoff Game in Texas, Week 13 Professors Picks: Every UIL 11-Man Playoff Game in Texas, Week 12 Professors Picks: Every UIL 11-Man Playoff Game in Texas, Week 5 Professors Picks: Every game in North Texas in 6A-2A, Veritas Academy vs Texas School for the Deaf Highlights, #6 Euless Trinity vs #1 Austin Westlake Highlights, #9 Arlington Martin vs #8 Lake Travis Highlights. We would be blue poker chips, opposing teams would be red poker chips.. 6 nationally by MaxPreps. As far as state titles go, he came close in 1996 coaching for his alma mater Abilene Cooper. I was not a great college player but I contributed to the team, he said. We are very excited for the future of the Allen Eagles football program with Coach Wiginton at the helm.. "Coach Wiginton checked all the right boxes for Allen during the interview process: producing a solid plan of instilling a winning culture in every facet of the program, leading with innovation while also honoring Allens incredible traditions, and focusing on the importance of uniting our community by providing communication between players, coaches, parents, and stakeholders," Allen athletics director Kim Garner said in a statement. Once your account is created, you'll be logged-in to this account. Example video title will go here for this video. 17 YEARS | Marcus Marauders' Journey to the Texas State Mansfield Timberview QB Jordan Davis commits to Texas Southern, Darius Snow Skills Training | 4 Michigan State Commit. Receive our newspaper electronically with the e-Edition email. Allen High School is known throughout the state and nation for having a storied tradition of excellence in everything it does, and the football team is certainly included in that discussion. Wiginton joins Allen as its third head football coach in as many years. 2023-2024 Allen Eagles Varsity Football Schedule, Lee WigintonHead Football CoachAssistant Athletic DirectorDavid BranscomJohn BroomCraig CarpenterWill CockerillDavid CollinsCooper CrowellKendall HillRyan MartinJeff NeillEfe OsawenwenzeDrew Sexton, Tom NicklasHead CoachCollin BuckleyStephen HoltCorey KenyonRob NavarroAdam Pemberton, Victor GonzalesHead CoachChad AdamsJaylen EllisNick O'NeillHouston PattersonJohn RickenJames TaylorRoger "Whit" Whitlock. Coach Randy Allen intense on the sidelines in this image from 2021. You have permission to edit this article. 4, 2021 at 2:30 PM PDT. Less than 24 hours after its annual spring game, the Allen football team is without a head coach. Allen High School, which won its first Texas state title under Coach Tom Westerberg in 2008, is building a $60 million, 18,000-seat football stadium. He was most recently the head football coach at the University of Hawaii at Mnoa (2020-2021). The Allen Eagles have named Lee Wiginton as their new Head Coach. James Shillam, a teacher and assistant football coach at Allen High School, died on Sunday after a two-and-a-half week battle with COVID-19, just days from the start of the 2021 season.. For the second straight year, Allen ISD wasted very little time in their search for a head coach. Be Nice. This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. Get the latest Lewisville sports delivered to your inbox every week.