(INDIO) – Great Passion + Clear Mission = Focused Action. Remove one of those, and you’ve got a challenge, perhaps even a career misfire. But add a little hardship – and some spiritual realignment – to an ordinary man with extraordinary skill, and the result? A man on fire. Just ask Washington State long-snapper/center Zach Koepp, 6-3, 250, once a …

(INDIO) – Former USC 1990 Rose Bowl winner and Los Angeles Raiders first-round draft pick Todd Marinovich, who last played professional football in 2001, has signed a contract with the SoCal Coyotes and will battle for the starting job with America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program™. The Coyotes announced that Marinovich, 6-4, 225, whose once-promising career was derailed by drug …

(PORTLAND) – A very sober Todd Marinovich, circa 2017, stepped off an airplane, hailed a  ride, and made his way to the Sheraton Resort, where he was about to meet Darrel ‘Mouse’ Davis, godfather of the Run ‘n’ Shoot and modern four-wide offense, for the first time. As they usually do, cameras and press had already beat him there. Veteran …

(INDIO) – The SoCal Coyotes signing this week of pro football comeback quarterback Todd Marinovich at age 48 begs the unavoidable question: How old is too old, to play pro sports? Currently, the oldest player in the NFL is Indianapolis Colts’ venerable kicker Adam Vinatieri, 44. In the NBA, it’s Vince Carter, 40, of the Memphis Grizzlies. In the NHL, …

(INDIO) – Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Sean Pamphilon, who produced, directed and narrated the ESPN ‘Run Ricky Run’ for the 30-for-30 documentary series, has confirmed that he will lead a documentary film crew that will be embedded with the perennial champion SoCal Coyotes for their entire 2017 season. Pamphilon, a Peabody Award winner who has produced multiple television features for …

(INDIO) – Blue-chip NFL receiver prospect Devon Blackmon, who attended Brigham Young University as a four-star transfer from Riverside City College, has been added to the perennial champion SoCal Coyotes potent Run ‘n’ Shoot attack, America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program™ confirmed. Blackmon, 5-11, 190, lettered at Brigham Young as a junior and senior while playing in a total of …

(INDIO) – The SoCal Coyotes – now in their fifth year working with the Riverside County Probation Department Youth Accountability Team (YAT) – are prominently featured in a recent publication of their ‘Reach New Heights’ magazine. Players, coaches and staff of the Coyotes non-profit sports leadership organization lead team-building seminars and host the annual flag football game several times a …

By Conrad Negron (RANCHO MIRAGE) – Trust the process. Do your job. Both sound familiar to football fans of the University of Alabama and the New England Patriots – and now, in recent years, the perennial champion SoCal Coyotes, who have become the nation’s model for pro developmental football. “If you’re not in college, and you’re not in the NFL,” …

(PALM SPRINGS) – The SoCal Coyotes continued their ‘Restore the Roar’ educational program recently at Cahuilla Elementary School this week with an afternoon of encouragement to third, fourth and fifth graders. Linebacker and Bemidji State graduate Gary Young, the Coyotes 2016 leading tackler, taught students to live a life that is ‘Above the Line.’ The Coyote captain shared personal stories …

(INDIO) – ESPN Radio 103.9 FM announced today it has reached agreement as the official flagship of the SoCal Coyotes, and will broadcast all six regular-season 2017 games plus playoffs of America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program™. In addition to play-by-play broadcast of the Coyotes inaugural season in the World Developmental Football League, the landmark announcement also includes a weekly …