Gainesville, Lumpkin County, Cook and Temple announced football coaching hires Monday.
Gainesville formally introduced Josh Niblett, who led Hoover to six Alabama state titles. Niblett’s record at Hoover was 171-26 over 14 seasons. Gainesville was 5-5 last season in Class 7A and will fall back to 6A next season.
Gainesville’s former coach, Heath Webb, landed quickly at Lumpkin County, a 3A school. Lumpkin County was 2-8 this season. Webb has been a Georgia head coach for four seasons each at Gainesville, Winder-Barrow and North Paulding.
Cook, a Class 2A school, hired Byron Slack, Colquitt County’s defensive line coach. Slack was Hillgrove’s coach in 2020 when his team finished 4-5. Slack previously was on staff at Lowndes and Camden County. Cook was 5-6 this season under Jamie Rodgers.
Temple, a 2A school, hired Carrollton defensive coordinator Cory Nix to replace Scotty Ward, who retired. Nix had been a head coach at Gordon Central in 2017 and 2018, where his teams were 5-15 after going 0-10 the season prior. A Cherokee County native, Nix has been on staff at Villa Rica, Roswell, Woodstock, Sequoyah and Chamblee. Temple was 1-7 this season.
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