Football: Andrews candidates come from near and far

From Andrews to New York to South Carolina to Oregon, the applicants for the Andrews ISD athletic director and head football coach are scattered across the country.

Ten states, including Texas, are represented. There are college coaches and applicants from every Texas classification except for six-man.

The final list won’t be determined until 4:30 p.m. today, but no matter who applies today Andrews is in a good position based on the 85 who had applied through Tuesday.

“It has been a pleasant surprise,” Andrews ISD superintendent David Mitchell said. “The level of experience and success we are seeing, it creates one of those good problems.

“There are several out there that can do the job. We want to find one that not only fits the qualifications, but also fits the community.”

Hometown favorites Jay McWilliams, McCamey’s head coach, and Ted Willman, Permian assistant head coach, are on the applicants list.

Sweetwater head coach Kent Jackson has applied, as has Littlefield head coach Bryan Huseman and Wolfforth Frenship assistant Randy Doege.

In the larger school ranks, Class 4A power LaMarque’s head coach Chris Jones and offensive coordinator Will Compton have thrown their hats in.

Class 5A head coaches in Aldine’s Bob Jones and R.L. Turner’s Larry McBroom also have applied.

“We will meet as early as next week or the following week to pare down and try to get a list of potential interviews,” Mitchell said. “I don’t know how many we will have, but we could have a dozen or more.”

The opening was created after Blaine Springston turned in his resignation effective at the end of the 2007-08 football season.

Springston was head coach at Andrews from 2002-2007, compiling a 38-31 record and leading the Mustangs to the Class 3A Division I quarterfinals in 2007 before losing to Abilene Wylie 28-14.

“We would love to have it done by February,” Mitchell said. “In a perfect world it will be done by realignment, but I have my doubts about that, though that is our goal.”

According to Andrews ISD, Springston’s salary was $86,225 for the 2007-08 school year and included the use of a Chevrolet Suburban.

The school district also recently completed work on a $15 million athletic facility that includes two swimming pools, a 2,000-seat gymnasium, a 1,000-seat theater, five dressing rooms for football, one for basketball, a training room and a girls facility.

All that together has made this one of the most coveted jobs in West Texas as shown by the number of applicants.

Coaches in New York, Minnesota, South Carolina, Oregon, Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Florida and Indiana all applied as well.

Of those candidates, Delta High School (Ind.) head coach Grant Zgunda has compiled a career record of 135-34, including 98-22 Delta, which plays in Class 4A — the second-largest in Indiana.

Andrews Independent School District Athletic Director/Head Football Coach applicants:

Tim Anuszkiewicz, athletic director/head football coach, Borger ISD

Adam Archibeque, defensive line coordinator/teacher, Midland ISD

Adam Arroyo, athletic director/head football coach, Skidmore-Tynan ISD

Jim Barber, assistant head football coach/defensive coordinator, Fort Bend ISD

Claude Bassett, offensive coordinator/teacher, San Benito CISD

Daryl Beck, head football coach/teacher, Bennett, Colo.

Marcus Booker, athletic director/head football coach, Cotulla ISD

Joe Bowden, special teams coordinator, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Okla.

Heath Brown, assistant head football coach/defensive coordinator, Jacksboro ISD

Brad Brunson, athletic director/head football coach, Haskell ISD

Matthew Carroll, offensive coordinator/teacher, North East ISD

Josh Castles, offensive coordinator/teacher, Wichita Falls ISD

Rodney Chant, offensive coordinator/teacher, Pasadena ISD

Kevin Childers, middle school boys athletic coordinator, Mansfield ISD

Cody Chisum, defensive coordinator/teacher, Garland ISD

Will Compton, offensive coordinator, La Marque ISD

Jeff Cordell, athletic director/head football coach, Greenville ISD

Alan Cornelius, student support administrator, Canyon ISD

Casey Dacus, offensive coordinator/teacher, Early ISD

Shane Deel, defensive coordinator/teacher, Bryan ISD

Ross Dodson, defensive coordinator, Carrollton-Farmer’s Branch ISD

Randy Doege, assistant principal/assistant coach, Frenship ISD

Darren Earhart, defensive coordinator/teacher, Mathis ISD

Mike Faulkner, offensive coordinator/teacher, Whitney ISD

Toby Foreman, offensive coordinator, Goose Creek CISD

Paul Frye, athletic director/head football coach, Alba-Golden ISD

Michael Gaston, athletic coordinator/head football coach, Northside ISD

Buddy Griffin, coach, Italy ISD

Kevin Hall, assistant coach/teacher, Andrews ISD

Bryan Hallmark, offensive coordinator, La Grange ISD

Rex Henderson, assistant football coach/teacher, Artesia, N.M.

Keith Hendrix, special teams coordinator, Conroe ISD

Mario Heredia, assistant head coach/defensive coordinator, Southwest ISD

Bren Holland, self employed, San Angelo

Stan Howard, assistant athletic coordinator, Katy ISD

Al Hunt, assistant head football coach/offensive coordinator/teacher, Sweetwater ISD

Bryan Huseman, athletic director/head football coach, Littlefield ISD

Craig Jackson, offensive coordinator/teacher, Louise ISD

Kent Jackson, athletic director/head football coach, Sweetwater ISD

Tim James, athletic director/head football coach, Post ISD

Bob Jones, athletic coordinator/head football coach, Aldine ISD

Chris Jones, athletic director/head football coach, La Marque ISD

Rocky Jones, offensive coordinator, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD

Lonnie Judd, offensive coordinator/teacher, Midway ISD

Luther Justus, head football coach/teacher, West Palm Beach, Fla.

Jeff King, coach/teacher, Tomball ISD

Doug Kuhlmann, athletic director/head football coach, Industrial ISD

Brad LaPlante, head football coach, Rochester Community & Technical College, Rochester, Minn.

David Lewis, head football coach/teacher, Hermiston School District, Hermiston, Ore.

Jose Martinez, athletic director/head football coach, Royal ISD

Chip Mayfield, athletic director/head football coach, Del Valle ISD

Larry McBroom, athletic director/head football coach, Carrollton-Farmer’s Branch ISD

Jay McCook, athletic director/principal, Hart ISD

Ronnie McCuin, coach, Loris, S.C.

Cody McGuire, defensive line coordinator/teacher, Klein ISD

Joey McQueen, athletic director, Lampasas ISD

Jay McWilliams, athletic director/head football coach, McCamey ISD

Shawn Meadows, assistant head football coach/defensive coordinator, De Soto ISD

Brent Mora, assistant football coach/teacher, Lockhart ISD

Greg Morgan, athletic director/head football coach, Madisonville CISD

Robert Morris, special teams coordinator/offensive coach/teacher, Andrews ISD

Rusty Nail, athletic director/head football coach, Mart ISD

Sam Parker, receivers coach/teacher, Ennis ISD

Will Paul, defense and special teams coordinator/teacher, Dallas ISD

Randy Perez, athletic director/head football coach, Austin ISD

Sam Pratt, offensive line coach/teacher, Lumberton ISD

Gary Profitt, athletic director/head football coach, Goldthwaite ISD

Scotty Pugh, co-offensive coordinator, Highland Park ISD

Brucy Ray, defensive coordinator/assistant head football coach/teacher, Andrews ISD

Edward Redmond, athletic director/head football coach, Lansing Central School, Ithaca, N.Y.

Kenneth Reidinger, coach/teacher, Buna ISD

Kevin Sherrill, head football coach/teacher, O’Donnell ISD

Max Smith, interim principal/coach, Arlington ISD

Jeff Streun, assistant coach/teacher, Midland ISD

Jimmy Thomas, defensive coordinator/assistant head football coach, Llano ISD

Michael Townsend, middle school coach/teacher, Fort Worth ISD

Glenn Tunstall, athletic director/head football coach, Palestine ISD

Jim Verden, coach, Athens ISD

Jake Wachsmuth, defensive coordinator, Ingleside ISD

Mike Washburn, assistant head football coach, Goose Creek CISD

Allan West, defensive line coach/teacher, Huntsville ISD

Rodney Williams, athletic director/head football coach, Tuloso-Midway ISD

Hank Willis Jr., interim head football coach/teacher, Arlington ISD

Ted Willman, assistant head football coach, ECISD

Grant Zgunda, head football coach/teacher, Delta High School, Muncie, Ind.