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 NAMES JENNIFER BRAUN DIRECTOR OF FUND DEVELOPMENT (LOS ANGELES) – Developmental Football International (DFI) announced Jennifer Braun will serve as Director of Fund Development, and will lead the planning, execution, control and evaluation of fundraising, public relations, and outreach as it relates to fund generation for the organization. Ms. Braun brings 20 years of experience in nonprofit consulting and fund development & grant writing services for nonprofit … 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
ABOVE & BEYOND AWARD: COACH MILLER TO BE HONORED BY ANGEL LIGHT ACADEMY OCT. 9 By Gisselle Romo-Gonzalez ([email protected]) (INDIAN WELLS, Calif.) – The founder of the faith-based SoCal Coyotes non-profit organization – and one of the winningest head football coaches in Coachella Valley history – has been selected by Angel Light Academy (ALA) to receive its prestigious ‘Above & Beyond Award‘ at its 12th Annual Gala, Saturday, October 9th, at Indian Wells Golf Resort. … 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
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
FAITH UNDER FIRE: COACH MILLER, COYOTES INSPIRE MENS MINISTRY AT DESERT SPRINGS CHURCH (PALM DESERT, Ca.) – Anyone can sing when the sun is shining, but a testimony of faith galvanized in hardship resonates loudest in the lives around us. Those were the words of SoCal Coyotes’ Hall of Fame head coach J David Miller, who offered a personal message of hope to a packed men’s prayer breakfast this week at Desert Springs … Read More