SOCAL COYOTES ANNOUNCE LANDMARK NFL FLAG PARTNERSHIP WITH DESERT RECREATION DISTRICT A New Era of Coachella Valley Youth Football (Palm Springs, CA) — The award-winning SoCal Coyotes non-profit leadership organization has finalized an exclusive partnership with the Desert Recreation District (“Desert Rec”) to launch NFL FLAG — the NFL’s official youth football platform and the world’s fastest-growing sport — beginning January 2026. This strategic alliance unites two of the region’s most …Read More
PORTLAND STATE HONORS LIVING LEGEND —AND SOCAL COYOTES’ MENTOR — DARREL ‘MOUSE’ DAVIS The Godfather of the Run ‘n’ Shoot Leaves an Eternal Legacy — From Portland to Palm Springs By Sam Maggio Strategic Operating Partner (PORTLAND, Ore.) — Portland State University will honor 93-year-old coaching legend Darrel ‘Mouse’ Davis with a two-day tribute Nov. 14–15, celebrating the unveiling of the Darrel ‘Mouse’ Davis Monument and the launch of the Football Innovation Endowment …Read More
DESERT CHAPEL’S SLINGIN’ SAMMY MOURHESS ISN’T ‘NEXT’ — HE’S NOW By Sam Maggio Strategic Operating Partner (PALM SPRINGS, Calif.) — In the storied lineage of Run ‘n’ Shoot quarterbacks developed by the SoCal Coyotes — a pantheon that includes some of the most prolific passers in developmental football history — a new name is generating buzz and expectation. Slingin’ Sammy Mourhess — a chiseled 6-foot-4, 220-pound junior — enters the …Read More
INT’L PAIN-RECOVERY LEADER SUPPOLOGY COYOTES’ NEWEST CORPORATE PARTNER (PALM SPRINGS, Calif.) – Suppology – an internationally renowned pain reliever and nutritional supplement manufacturer approved by the World Anti-Doping Agency and the UFC Anti-Doping Agency – has joined the SoCal Coyotes as an official corporate partner. Over the 2022 spring season, America’s #1 Developmental Football Program™ trialed the Suppology roll-on pain relievers among players, coaches and staff. Beginning with …Read More
COYOTES’ DR. BEN S. WEHRLI EARNS PRESTIGIOUS ‘ABOVE & BEYOND’ HONOR FROM ANGEL LIGHT ACADEMY (PALM SPRINGS) – Renowned surgeon and SoCal Coyotes team physician Dr. Ben S. Wehrli will be recognized by Angel Light Academy (ALA) for his “proven excellence in community leadership and service” at the 13th Annual Above & Beyond Awards on April 30 at the Indian Wells Golf & Country Club. Dr. Wehrli, founder of Coachella Valley Foot and Ankle Institute, …Read More
SOCAL COYOTES NAME TAMPA BAY STORM LEGEND SHANE STAFFORD OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR (PALM SPRINGS, Calif.) – Heralded professional football coach ‘Sugar’ Shane Stafford – who was the most prolific quarterback in Tampa Bay Storm history during the heyday of the Arena Football League – has signed with the six-time champion SoCal Coyotes as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for the 2022 season. Stafford is a formidable addition to America’s #1 Developmental …Read More
IN PURSUIT OF SEVENTH TITLE, COYOTES RE-SIGN MIAMI VETERAN KELVIN CAIN (CATHEDRAL CITY) – “We’re bringin’ nasty back.” The words of head coach and non-profit founder J David Miller said it all after the six-time champion SoCal Coyotes came to terms with former University of Miami Hurricane and veteran defensive lineman/linebacker Kelvin Cain, who in previous stints with America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program led the team in tackles for loss …Read More
DFI, LDFL ANNOUNCE JOINT-VENTURE PARTNERSHIP (PALM SPRINGS, Ca.) – Two of the most respected American football developmental organizations sent shockwaves through the sport today with the announcement of a Southern California joint-venture partnership for the 2022 season – which both sides believe is an ‘audition’ for even bigger things to come. Palm Springs-based Developmental Football International (DFI) has partnered with the LaBelle Developmental Football League …Read More
SOCAL COYOTES, ‘DARKSIDE DEFENSE’ SHUT OUT SANTA CLARITA VALLEY 34-0 (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 …Read More
SURGING SOCAL COYOTES SMOKE WEST COAST LIONS 38-22 (RANCHO MIRAGE) – Quarterback Michael Karls threw five touchdowns to four different receivers and ran for a sixth to lead the maturing six-time champion SoCal Coyotes (5-1) to a 38-22 victory over the West Coast Lions. “Perception and potential are the roommates of losers,'” said SoCal Hall of Fame head coach J David Miller. “You only win with perseverance and performance. Today you witnessed …Read More
