COYOTES’ ‘DARKSIDE DEFENSE’ STIFLES SAN DIEGO IN 2022 DFI SEASON OPENER (SAN DIEGO) — The ‘Darkside Defense’ of the SoCal Coyotes led the six-time champions to an odd 6-2 victory over the San Diego Silverbacks. A scoop and score by rookie SoCal linebacker Justin Taylor from 10 yards out in the first half provided the game’s only touchdown. Both offenses struggled mightily in the season opener for both teams – although … 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
COYOTES’ HONOR RADIO VOICE CONRAD A. NEGRON III With unexpected sadness surrounding him, Conrad A. Negron III, of Indian Wells, Calif., one of the hallmark SoCal Coyotes’ radio voices in recent years, passed away in Indian Wells on December 31, 2021. He was 63. Conrad, founder of Negwood Studios in the Coachella Valley, hailed from Montebello, Calif., and was regarded as not just a soothing, energetic voice to … 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
DFI RELEASES SOCAL COYOTES 2022 SPRING SCHEDULE (CATHEDRAL CITY, Ca.) – Developmental Football International (DFI) has officially released its football schedule for the spring 2022 season, which includes a six-week regular-season, culminating in two weeks of playoffs, with a championship crowned April 30th. The SoCal Coyotes kick off their 2022 football schedule in San Diego against the Silverbacks on Saturday, March 5, and notably play home and … Read More
SOCAL COYOTES 2021 SEASON RECAP: ‘WE ACHIEVED EVERY GOAL BUT ONE’ By Gisselle Romo-Gonzalez ([email protected]) (CATHEDRAL CITY, Ca.) – After their spring-summer season fell four quarters short of another title in July, SoCal Coyotes head coach J David Miller, GM Scott Alvarez and Assistant Head Coach Lawrence Coffey officially wrapped up the 2021 campaign recently with a video conference call, patiently answering questions on what went right, what went wrong, and what … Read More
KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY NAMES SOCAL COYOTES ALUM JACOB RUSSELL HEAD COACH By Gisselle Romo-Gonzalez ([email protected]) (GRAYSON, Kentucky) – Former SoCal Coyotes quarterback Jacob ‘Jake’ Russell, who broke seven franchise records and led America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program™ to an undefeated season in 2016, has been named Head Coach at Kentucky Christian University. “My next chapter as Head Coach at Kentucky Christian University is an amazing opportunity to advance the Gospel through the … 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
SOCAL COYOTES NAMED ‘2021 NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR’ BY STATE SENATOR MELISSA MELENDEZ (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. … Read More