QB Samuel Mourhess | Class of 2027Desert Chapel Christian School (CA)SoCal Coyotes Development Program (PALM SPRINGS, CA) — Some quarterbacks flash. Others compound. After a breakout junior season, Sam Mourhess is compounding — fast. Among California’s 2027 quarterback class, Mourhess has emerged as a rare blend of size, durability, intelligence, and production, earning All-State Nominee recognition while operating inside one …

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 …

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 …

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 …

By Scott Alvarez  (PALM SPRINGS) — “The most important thing we can ever tell a player is that we love them, and God loves them — and God has a plan for their life,” proclaimed SoCal Coyotes non-profit founder and Hall of Fame coach J David Miller Coach David Miller, during an unforgettable address at the 2025 National Run ‘n’ …

(PALM SPRINGS) – NFL and NCAA coaching legends June Jones and Hal Mumme will lead an elite lineup of high school, college, developmental and professional coaches January 10-11 at the Air Raid / Run & Shoot 2025 National Convention, bringing together some of the most accomplished minds in football to share insights and strategies that have redefined the modern game. …

(PALM SPRINGS) — Thirteen-year-old Samuel Mourhess — a 6’4”, 190-pound quarterback prospect — was named Most Valuable Player by his peers at the SoCal Coyotes Skills & Drills™ youth camp, hosted annually by the non-profit sports leadership organization.  The annual Skills & Drills camp underscores the commitment of America’s #1 Developmental Football Program™’ to promote teamwork, leadership, and character development in …

(PALM SPRINGS, Ca.) – In a fourth-quarter explosion of defense, offense and special teams, the six-time champion SoCal Coyotes overcame a late 12-6 deficit and rocketed to a 30-12 victory Saturday against the Santa Clarita Tigers. On a crisp spring afternoon made for football, a raucous, packed crowd at Desert Chapel Christian School – have you seen SoCal’s beautiful new …

(CATHEDRAL CITY, Ca.) – Savannah Bey Miller, a Presidential Scholar from the University of Colorado, who earned her Master’s in Social Work from Metropolitan State University, has been named Director of Youth Mental Health and Services by the non-profit SoCal Coyotes leadership organization.  Miller’s graduate thesis focused on the non-profit Coyotes, and became the centerpiece of her entire graduating class. …

(SAN DIEGO) – IT WAS A SNAP-CHAT-PERFECT Saturday afternoon, the kind that makes people who don’t live in Southern California sure wish they did. Quarterback Dominic Houghton was snaking down the I-15 freeway near Escondido, leaving the canyons for the coast, with no time to notice there was barely a cloud in the sky. Today was supposed to be his day. …