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Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas

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Go beyond the Friday night lights and get an insider’s look at the world of Texas high school football and the coaches and towns that make it so unique. Hosted by retired head coach and athletic director Brandon Brown. Follow Beyond the Lights Instagram: @FootballAcrossTexas Facebook Beyond the lights: Football Across Texas and X: @fbacrosstexas

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01:07:07

Episode 37: Head Football Coach and AD for Ruidoso...

Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas ·

2025/07/16

Head football coach and AD for Ruidoso HS, Shane Eidson is taking over as the new coach for the Ruidoso Warriors. Expanding his role for the district from AD to the combination job, he will take what he has learned from his mentors as a coach in Texas and apply those same principles to football in New Mexico. Coach Eidson talks about the similarities, differences and challenges for programs in New Mexico versus Texas. My older brother, Heath Brown, retired head football coach/AD and high school

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54:09

Episode 36: new Blanco athletic director and head...

Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas ·

2025/07/09

Kent Walker left his very successful program in Liberty Hill for the rolling hills of Blanco. Coach Walker brings to Blanco a toughness that he has acquired through the difficult times in his life, that he hopes to pass on to his new athletes so they are prepared to handle the challenges life brings.

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01:12:59

Episode 35: Highlights from Season 1

Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas ·

2025/07/02

Season 1 had a lot of good information shared by coaches from all of the schools we visited. I put together some of the more memorable moments and some of the funniest/unusual moments to wrap up the season.

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50:48

Episode 34: Mason Puncher head football coach and...

Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas ·

2025/06/25

From Texas to Oklahoma and back, from small schools to big schools and back, head football coach and AD for Mason ISD, Wade Griffin has seen it all. With four kids in school and a wife who is also a coach, he hopes to make Mason his final resting place on his coaching journey. Join us as Coach Griffin shares his thoughts and ideas for successful football programs and what he is bringing to a town with a rich history of success in academics and athletics.

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46:02

Episode 33: Strawn Greyhound head football coach and...

Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas ·

2025/05/13

Coach Dewaine Lee wears a lot of big hats in the small 6-man community of Strawn. Superintendent, head football coach and city council member are just a few. In his 27 years as a head coach he has amassed over 250 wins and 5 state championships. The lure of bigger and better things has not been able to drag him away from the town he has called home for the last 22 years. We discuss the documentary "Texas 6" that was filmed with his 2019 and 2020 teams and also what it means to be "MIS- made in

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57:46

Episode 32: Join me and head football coach/boys...

Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas ·

2025/05/07

Eli Reinhart is fresh off his state championship win as the OC for the North Crowley Panthers. He is taking over for the Hutto Hippos with his first head coaching role. We discuss everything from Michigan high school football to his expectations for his new athletes as he begins a new era in Hippo football.

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01:15:27

Episode 31: Establishing YOUR program. Randy...

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2025/04/30

Randy Jackson has had experience as a head coach and specifically turning programs around by developing culture and very intentional actions to bring about the desired result: a successful program. Listen to Coach Jackson talk about the first steps and priorities you will want to attend to as you start your program.

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42:52

Episode 30: Brent Kornegay takes the reigns for his...

Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas ·

2025/04/25

Brent Kornegay enters his 22nd year as a head coach and athletic director, starting anew at Johnson City in the hill country. After retiring once, the pull to get back on the field brought him back in 2 years ago and now he looks to revive the Eagles program for Johnson City.

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01:01:49

Episode 29: Azle Hornet head football coach and...

Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas ·

2025/04/09

Devon Dorris is closing out his 15th season as head coach for Azle ISD and that is probably the longest tenure of any head football coach in Azle high school history. He has returned to his hometown and kept the hornets playing consistently at a high level against 5A powerhouses in the DFW area. Coach Dorris has taken what he learned from his coaches in high school and college and put them into practice for the Hornets.

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01:11:25

Episode 28: Head football coach for the Albany...

Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas ·

2025/03/31

Denney Faith is the 2nd winningest active football coach in the state of Texas with 369 wins. Coach Faith talks about what keeps the Lions consistently in winners circle and what the keys are to staying in one place so long. (and it's not just the bass fishing up there!)

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01:12:16

Episode 27: Conroe High School Head football coach...

Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas ·

2025/03/23

Coach Cedric Hardeman of Conroe High School talks about his move from the business world back to the football field. He also talks about the importance of "finding your David", what has God given you to be successful in life and how he teaches that to his athletes to prepare them for life after graduation.

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54:53

Episode 26: Schreiner University head football coach...

Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas ·

2025/03/09

Keith Allen has been selected as the head football coach at Schreiner University as they lay the foundation for their new football program, which will begin games this fall. We talk about what it's like recruiting kids to start a program and how he sells Kerrville and Schreiner University to new recruits.

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50:23

Episode 25: East Texas A&M head football coach Clint...

Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas ·

2025/03/02

Clint Dolezel, head football coach for East Texas A&M just finished his second football season as the man in charge for the Lions. Recently they have moved from the divison 2 level to division 1-FCS. As they have changed classifications they have also changed names from Texas A&M Commerce back to East Texas A&M. There is a lot going on in Commerce! Coach Dolezel brings us through his years in the arena football league and what brought him back to his alma mater as he discusses how

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37:00

Episode 24: Blinn College head football coach Ryan...

Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas ·

2025/02/24

Ryan Mahon is the head football coach for the Blinn Buccaneers. Blinn competes in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Coach Mahon talks about how he recruits, what his goal is for his athletes and how the portal has affected his level of football.

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43:33

Episode 23: TCU special teams coach and director of...

Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas ·

2025/02/17

Bob Wager, former high school football coach and current TCU director of football relations talks about recruiting at the D1 level. We also discuss the effect the portal and NIL are having on college football today.

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01:07:38

Episode 22: Jesse Burleson of the Hardin Simmons...

Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas ·

2025/02/09

Episode 22Jesse Burleson of the Hardin Simmons Cowboys Coach Burleson is the head football coach for Hardin Simmons University. Hardin Simmons is a Division 3 university that participates athletically in the American Southwest Conference. In this episode he talks to us about the recruiting process for prospective student athletes, how to get noticed and the effect of the portal and NIL on his program.

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01:05:46

Episode 21: David Jones, head football coach and AD...

Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas ·

2025/02/02

Head football coach David Jones talks about a variety of issues that affect programs and some of the things he does to keep parents involved with their kids as they participate.

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50:51

Fast N Wide Clinic mini-interviews

Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas ·

2025/01/30

While attending Randy Jackson's Fast N Wide Clinic in Plano, I took time to do some short interviews with Joe Cary from Tomball Memorial HS, Brent Pickard of Eau Claire Memorial HS in Wisconsin, Canon McWilliams of Big Spring HS, Dennis Dunn of North Desoto HS in Louisiana and Jeff Caffey of Big Spring.

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53:33

Episode 20: Eric Luster, head football coach and...

Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas ·

2025/01/26

Coach Eric Luster of Brazoswood HS sits down with me at Randy Jackson's Fast N Wide clinic and talks about the importance of T.H.I.S. : Trust, Heart, Intentionality, and Service.

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01:11:06

Episode 19: Michael Hurd author of Thursday Night...

Beyond the Lights: Football Across Texas ·

2025/01/19

Michael Hurd, author, sports writer, historian, veteran and occasional baker discusses his book Thursday Night Lights. This book documents the history of black high school football in Texas. Mr. Hurd spent years researching for this book to bring well-deserved recognition to many of the individuals responsible for making Texas high school football what it is today.

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