SOCAL COYOTES SEND CLEAR MESSAGE WITH HIRING OF ZACH HUFF AS INTERIM HEAD COACH (PALM SPRINGS) — The six-time champion SoCal Coyotes sent a clear message when their non-profit founder J David Miller chose relatively unknown 30-year-old Zach Huff – a former SoCal standout linebacker and team captain – as their interim head coach. “The best way to demonstrate our absolute belief in the character and competence of our young men like Zach Huff … Read More
LINEBACKER ZACH HUFF: ‘I KNOW GOD HAS A PLAN’ (PALM SPRINGS) — A year ago, Zach Huff appeared ready to make “the leap” SoCal Coyotes head coach J David Miller has come to expect from his players during their second seasons in the Coyotes organization. One awkward play against Santa Clarita Valley changed everything. Huff was tracking down a Tigers player last March when his left knee exploded, shredding … Read More
COYOTES NAME WELSHMAN DAMIAN JENKINS NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR (CATHEDRAL CITY, Ca.) – Welshman and former rugby star Damian Jenkins, Regional President of The Management Trust, has been named the new Director of Athletics for The SoCal Coyotes Nonprofit Organization effective February 1, 2022, pending approval of The SoCal Coyotes Board of Trustees, America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program™ announced this week. The 43-year-old Jenkins, who is widely respected … 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
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
SOCAL COYOTES RELEASE 2021 GDFL SCHEDULE – OPEN TRAINING CAMP MARCH 13 (CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif.) – After a year stolen by the unforeseen Covid-19 pandemic, the six-time champion SoCal Coyotes will report to work March 12 for orientation, begin training camp March 13th, and open their 13th season at home against San Diego, April 17th. In its quest for a seventh title, the Coyote organization is competing in the Southern California Division … Read More
SOCAL COYOTES NAME SCOTT ALVAREZ YOUNGEST GM IN FRANCHISE HISTORY (CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif.) – The six-time champion SoCal Coyotes promoted from within their own ranks this week when they made Penn State product Scott Alvarez, 32, their youngest General Manager of Football Operations in their 10-year history. Alvarez and the Coyotes are preparing for their first post-Covid football season – Spring 2021 – in the Gridiron Developmental Football League (GDFL). The Coyotes, … Read More
CLASSIC CLUB NEW HOME TO COYOTE CLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENT (PALM DESERT) – It takes a Classic to know a Classic. The Coyote Classic golf tournament, which raises thousands of dollars annually for the SoCal Coyotes non-profit leadership organization and its numerous youth outreach programs, has relocated to Classic Club in Palm Desert and will be played Thursday, May 9, with a shotgun start. Cost is $200 a player, which includes … Read More
AT RAE OF HOPE BOYS RETREAT, COYOTES DROP FAITH, FAMILY AND FOOTBALLS – LITERALLY (RANCHO MIRAGE) – Players, coaches and staff of the five-time champion SoCal Coyotes headlined the ‘Rae of Hope’ Retreat for Boys at Palm Valley School this month, inspiring hundreds of participants with passion and purpose. Hosted by the Bianca Rae Foundation, the day was a game-changer in the lives of scores of middle-school boys who were able to learn about … Read More
IN ONE EXTRAORDINARY DAY, SOCAL COYOTES IMPACT TWO COMMUNITIES (PALM SPRINGS) – In one extraordinary day, the SoCal Coyotes non-profit leadership organization impacted hundreds of youth from Palm Springs to Rancho Mirage, incorporating life lessons of perseverance, passion, and integrity into their award-winning Above the Line™ series. Led by SVP Ron DiGrandi, the five-time champion Coyotes began at the crack of dawn with the International Walk to School Day … Read More