Texas High School Football - Coverage From Dave Campbell's Texas Football (2024)

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Danaher's career record is 445 - 108 - 4. His teams have made the playoffs 37 times in his 43 years as a head coach. He has coached in 113 playoff games and is currently the winningest coach in TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HISTORY.

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High school football is a huge part of the culture in Texas, and the spotlight it provides young athletes is unlike any other sport. High school football has tradition and glamour, and with marching bands, cheerleaders, drill teams and thousands of fans, each game is an event.

1) Kyler Murray, QB, Allen High School

The only player to be named Mr. Texas twice, Kyler Murray stands alone atop the list of greatest Texas high school football players. In three seasons (2012-2014), Murray won three state championships without losing a game (42-0).

The winningest programs in Texas high school football history include West Orange-Stark, Southlake Carroll, Austin Westlake, Highland Park and Odessa Permian.

Barbers Hill HS (TX) is home to the Houston area's highest paid coach, and it's by a wide margin. Carl Abseck makes $179,917 leading the Barbers Hill program. That's $25k more than #2 on the list, a spot that belongs to Dickinson HS (TX) head coach John Snelson ($154,030).

The Bearcat's 12 State Championships are the most by any high school in Texas.

Dave is the founder of the Bible of the king of sports in the state, Texas Football Magazine, and the former sports editor at the Waco Tribune-Herald. He has perhaps witnessed more Baylor athletic endeavors than anyone else.

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Professional football is also intensely popular in Texas, and the state is home to two National Football League (NFL) franchises, the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans. In addition to the Cowboys and Texans, two current NFL teams previously played in the state, and one now-defunct NFL team also called the state home.

1 (12/19/2023) SBLive's final Texas Power 25 power rankings of 2023 are here.

Giant Texas football star Byron Washington's photo goes viral after he dominated State Championship game: 'It looks photoshopped but it's not' A picture of a gigantic high school football player from Texas manhandling the opposition during a State Championship game has gone viral on social media.

Desoto High School ties Allen also producing six athletes currently in the NFL. The Desoto Eagles are responsible for: A.J. Green, CLE; Ed Ingram, MIN; Von Miller, BUF; Jalen Mills, NE; James Proche, BAL; Laviska Shenault, CAR.

HIGH SCHOOL CITIES WITH MOST NFL PLAYERS

With 12 cities producing at least four players on Kickoff Weekend rosters, Texas, with 187 players, produced the most players of any state, followed by Florida (178), California (173) and Georgia (150).