(PALM DESERT) – Forget the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field.  In the sizzling oven that is the Coachella Valley, the six-time champion SoCal Coyotes (6-2) baked the short-handed Santa Clarita Valley Tigers 34-0, in temperatures that reached 114 degrees at Freedom Field. Saturday’s game had Southern California conference playoff-bracket ramifications for both Gridiron Developmental Football League (GDFL) teams.   “The …

(CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif.) – In the nearly 10 years since founder and Hall of Fame football coach J David Miller humbly promised to provide a ‘lifeline of hope’ for every child in the Coachella Valley, the faith-based Socal Coyotes leadership organization has been selected by State Senator Melissa Melendez as the ‘2021 Nonprofit of the Year’ for the 28th District. …

(OKLAHOMA CITY) – When undefeated MMA prospect and former SoCal Coyotes safety Kris Vereen (5-0) fights veteran grappler Tyrone Paige here on June 19, he definitely won’t be alone when he steps back into the cage to ‘Defend the Shield.’  “My faith in God and my love for my family is what keeps me going,” says Vereen, who is enjoying …

(RANCHO MIRAGE) – The six-time champion SoCal Coyotes will honor the memory of former star defensive end Devin ‘Howie’ Howard with a special helmet decal featuring his famed number “69”. With his family by his side, Devin passed away at home December 28, 2020, at the age of 29, after a hard-fought battle with synovial sarcoma. Pain in his left …

(CATHEDRAL CITY) – While COVID-19 has temporarily grounded the high-flying developmental pro football program of The SoCal Coyotes, the non-profit organization is reaching for new heights to become one of California’s largest and most comprehensive behavioral health providers, at a time of critical new need.   The Coyote vision is to become a national leader in the sphere of youth …

(INDIO) – The six-time champion SoCal Coyotes non-profit organization was honored this week in the January 2020 issue of Desert Charities News (DCN) for “changing the desert, one life a time.” DCN released its annual “Men in Philanthropy” issue, which recognizes prominent local executives of charitable organizations, and the impact they make throughout the Coachella Valley. Non-profit founder and Head …

(INDIO) – For the fourth year, players and coaches of the perennial champion SoCal Coyotes non-profit sports leadership organization returned to Indio Middle School for College & Career Day. Linebacker Jordan Warford, running back Timothy Mack and defensive end Jake Sheffield joined head coach J David Miller for a day’s worth of prepping young learners on the impact of choices, …

(INDIO) – Fresh off an undefeated regular season, members of the SoCal Coyotes recently shared lessons in leadership and life to more than 700 students at their Second Annual Thomas Jefferson Middle School Leadership Expo. With candor and humility, players and coaches offered up the Coyotes ‘Above the Line’ leadership training to six consecutive packed auditoriums, encouraging students to earn …

(INDIO) – The November 2016 poll released by National Football Events, a Chicago-based governing organization that sanctions national polls and post-season competition for AAA professional football, delivered a clear message on what the country thinks about fall California developmental competition. There’s the undefeated, #11-ranked SoCal Coyotes (7-0, #1 in the Western Region), and not much else, which is why the …

(INDIO) – Put away his rocking chair – he’s not ready for football’s front porch just yet. Ageless Rashad ‘The Franchise’ Roberts – the SoCal Coyotes all-time leading scorer and receiver – saved his very best for the very last Sunday afternoon, hauling in a 31-yard touchdown from quarterback Jacob Russell with only 12 seconds left to beat the visiting …