LEADERSHIP, AND SOLITUDE: Q&A WITH COYOTES ALL-TIME SACK-LEADER JAKE SHEFFIELD (INDIO) – It’s a Wednesday night, and the SoCal Coyotes all-time sack leader is sitting in church alone, flipping through his Bible, waiting on the service to begin. He is quiet, and calm, the opposite of the violent maelstrom he is on the field. An unstoppable force with America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program™ since 2014, Sheffield has laid out … Read More
INSIDE THE CHAMPION COYOTES 2018 REBUILD OF TEAM, STAFF Spring marks the start of a new season for Coyote football. J David Miller faces the tough challenge of rebuilding his championship team – again. (INDIO) – The blessing and curse of SoCal Coyotes football is that every season’s success or failure is only measured by a championship – followed by an exodus of great players the organization recruited, nurtured and … Read More
LOCAL PREP FOOTBALL STARS JOIN COYOTES TO TEACH A LIFE ‘ABOVE THE LINE’ (INDIO) – Nearly 1,500 local young leaders at Desert Ridge Academy middle school learned to calibrate their moral compass, embrace authority, and discover powerful life skills during a rollicking ‘Above the Line’ leadership symposium from the SoCal Coyotes non-profit organization. Team football captains from Cathedral City High and Shadow Hills High – both of whom participate in the Coyotes award-winning … Read More
PEEBLES, HARRINGTON EARN ROSTER SPOT WITH IFL CHAMPION RATTLERS (PHOENIX) – Running back Dylan Peebles and slot back Jarrod Harrington, who never lost a game over their two-season tenure (2016-17) with the SoCal Coyotes, have both made the final roster of the IFL’s reigning champion Arizona Rattlers for their upcoming 2018 season. The former collegiate All-Americans shredded defenses and impacted thousands of Coachella Valley youth during their time with … Read More
DFI, SOCAL COYOTES ANNOUNCE 2018 PARTNERSHIP (INDIO) – The five-time champion SoCal Coyotes announced today they have partnered with Developmental Football International LLC (DFI) in the launch of a scalable franchise platform designed to produce ‘game-ready players’ and ‘life-ready men.’ The Coyotes, America’s #1 Developmental Football Program™, will play an eight-game schedule this fall in a four-team conference. DFI executives are relying on the Coyote brand to … Read More
COYOTES SEUNG JUN OH EARNS ALL-AMERICAN BOWL SELECTION (MINNEAPOLIS) – SoCal Coyotes offensive tackle Seung Jun Oh, 6-3, 330, was recently selected to play in the All-American Bowl at U.S. Stadium, home of the Minnesota Vikings. One hundred of the nation’s top collegiates and free agents are picked annually in the All American Bowl, founded in 1996 to give athletes the opportunity to compete against the best for … Read More
‘HOW DO I GET THERE FROM HERE?’ COYOTES OFFER VISION OF HOPE (INDIO) – Youth are the Coachella Valley’s most precious resource – and furthering education, building opportunity and creating employment is the driving force of the SoCal Coyotes non-profit organization, their head coach told Coachella Valley Rotarians Wednesday. “Hoover Dam required big thinkers with unshakable belief, and the end result was a lifetime of power and opportunity,” said J David Miller. … Read More
BIG ROCK COYOTE CLASSIC DEC. 15 AT INDIAN SPRINGS GOLF CLUB (INDIO) – The Big Rock Pub invites you to kick off your Christmas holiday at Indian Springs Golf Club on Friday, December 15, with 18 holes of golf, a silent auction that includes a Rolling Stones-autographed guitar and an evening of live entertainment – with all proceeds benefiting upwards of 30,000 Coachella Valley youth through the SoCal Coyotes non-profit organization. … Read More
‘BE THE FIRST ONE TO DO THE RIGHT THING’ – COYOTES ROCK INDIO MIDDLE (INDIO) – The performance of any individual is a reflection of a personal culture that you alone create. Fresh off their fifth championship last weekend, that was the message delivered by the SoCal Coyotes to over 1,500 students at Indio Middle School Thursday. Coyotes Athletic Director Robert L. Cummings, head coach J David Miller and a pack of Coyote players … Read More
DARKSIDE DEFENSE LEADS COYOTES TO PACIFIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIP, FIFTH TITLE (INDIO) – A merciless ‘Darkside Defense’ and a pounding ground game led by surprising option quarterback Ridge Turner and S-back Dylan Peebles led the SoCal Coyotes to a 50-0 victory over the Los Angeles Scorpions to claim the Pacific Coast Championship of the World Developmental Football League. Turner, a former Louisiana prep legend and West Alabama standout at cornerback, was … Read More