Ric Renner Texas High School Hysteria

The King of H-town! Gary Joseph is already in the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame and in the THSCA’s Hall of Honor but continues to coach one of the State’s most elite programs. It’s a football hobby that turned into a lifetime passion with the mighty Katy Tigers! Coach Joseph has enjoyed every bit of 4 decades of commitment at one school where he’s had a hand in 8 State Championships, Several 16-0’s, and won more than 90% of his games. He comes from a tremendous coaching family... from taking PNG back to prominence to winning the Cotton Bowl with the Green Wave of Tulane! It all starts with his legendary Christian Dad.

We talk about his youngest team ever ! and how the expectations are always high in a district that’s grown so much that conference play starts in August. He’s coached some of the State’s most memorable players in Seth Davis, Andy Dalton, Collin Wilder, Kyle Porter, Rodney Anderson, Coen Echols, Jed Olotu-Judah, and many more. Is the 2015 team the Best ??? Coach Joseph even won a title in a pandemic. So many great battles over the years with Cedar Hill, GP North Shore, Austin Westlake, and Cibolo Steele. Katy and Cedar Hill were a “State Championship Holiday Tradition” that left Texas Tech Head Coach Joey McGuire and Joseph as good friends.

Gary won’t wear Mike Johnston’s Suspenders... but, he raises the community’s standards and builds great young men who are successful in life, not just football! The Program is built on unselfishness, smarts, and an obsession to Win!

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Todd Dodge is one of the most accomplished Coaches in Texas High School Football History! He’s in the Texas High School Coaches Association’s “Hall of Honor”, a 7-Time State Champion, The QB Whisperer, and the only Coach in Lone Star History to win a 3-Peat at 2 different schools. At Southlake Carroll, Todd did the unthinkable...leading the Dragons to 4 State Titles in 5 years during a run of 79-1. No-one will ever do that again...But, his son Riley isn’t far off at 52-4 including a journey to the State Championship against his Dad in Dodge Bowl 1. As a Player, Todd was part of one of the greatest teams in State History at Port Aurthur Jefferson that sent 4 Stars to the Texas Longhorns. Todd became the first Texas HS Quarterback to throw for 3000 yards in a run-first State in the 70’s and 80’s. His son Riley threw for that in the playoffs at Southlake Carroll on the way to the State Title MVP and Player of the Year! Todd broke several passing records with the Texas Longhorns and talks about how you can get booed and cheered on the same day in Austin. Todd might be the busiest retired guy in the country! When he’s not tearing up the links at Horseshoe Bay, he’s continuing the tradition of QB/WR Camps all over the State! (Todddodgefootballcamps.com) He’s been doing that for 31 whopping years and changing lives forever. When he’s not traveling the country with his wife to check on ex-players like Cade Klubnik/Clemson, Jaden Greathouse/Notre Dame, the Twin Towers/UTexas, Sam Elhinger/NFL, or Chase Daniel/on his latest NFL Team... he’s teaching his Grandsons how to Spin-the-Ball as the next great Dodge QB! You could make a serious case that Todd, Sam Harrell/Ennis, Art Briles/Stephenville, and Randy Allen/Highland Park changed football with their pass-happy offenses that won State Titles. You can see the effects throughout college football and the NFL. It was 7-on-7 before 7-on-7! and a revolution that’s never going back! It was a storybook ending to finish off his illustrious career at Austin Westlake with 3 State Championships in a row! It was a Bucket List thing coaching at the school his father-in-law, Ebbie Neptune built. We talk about all these sensational players that stood out and how it could be gnarly when bleach blondes and unshaven kids meet in the State Title!

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Coach Buc built Aledo Football from dirt battling the Southlake Carrolls on the 2A level. Nobody gave him a chance to become a winner much less a State Power except for him and a community that he made believe. The Rest is History! 11 State Championships!! No program in Texas has won more on the Football Field. We talk 11 rings, nipple ring, 11 giant Italian Marble Statues, Greatest Aledo Players, Bullying, Should have been an Architect, and Legacy!

Claude Mathis led arguably the greatest team this State has ever seen in a perfect season! An average margin of victory of 35 points. Destroyed a gauntlet of DFW Super Powers: Beat 6AD1 Champ Duncanville by 14, Allen by 32, SOC by 40, and Big Rival Cedar Hill twice. Claude may have earned a 25-year contract extension for winning the “Battle of Beltline” by 110 points in the last 3 contests! It was a Record-Breaking Season with an historic finish, 74-14 over Summer Creek in the Title Game. That was a 6A record for most points scored, shattering Kyler Murray’s record of 63 points during Allen’s 3-Peat! The Closest game was against Southlake Carroll in the State Semifinals where the Eagles overcame 4 turnovers to persevere by 7! Claude did it with the greatest DeSoto QB ever in DJ Bailey who threw for over 7100 yards, 90 Tds, 67% Completion Rate, and Just 4 INTs in 2 State Title Runs. The Eagles had a bevy of weapons with 2, 1000 yard RBs in Marvin Duffey and Tiger Riden with a trio of WRs that made the Eagles unstoppable with Daylon Singleton, TJ Pride, and “Boobie” Feaster. It all starts with that incredible OLine with Leon Brigham and Social Media Sensation Byron Washington who stands at 6’8’’ and a whopping 380 lbs. Defense was loaded with Brandon Booker (SMU), Mario Buford (Neb), Sael Reyes, and State Title MVP “KeKe” Abrams (Purdue).

In 2008, Claude took over the program and saw something in a community nobody else did! He turned DeSoto into a perennial national power. In 2020, Claude fought for his life in a COVID hospital room that only 3% make it out of. Thanks to incredible support from his family and a relentless fight, he’s one in a million. Mathis led DeSoto to Back2Back Titles in his second stint as head coach in South Dallas. Now, he’s walking on red carpets, enjoying the parades, and polishing his rings! His Locker Room Speeches and Band Dances are legendary and “DeSoto U” is a Statewide Passion. He’s changed many lives along the way... including mine! He was the first guest on my podcast when I had no idea what I was doing... and now we make it an annual thing after all of his State Championships! So Proud to call him my good friend!

Jeff Joseph is a rising star in the Texas High School Football Coaching Ranks. In just 2 short years as a head coach, he’s coached in every game possible at Port Neches-Groves. Back-to-Back State Championship Games and brought his Golden Triangle Community it’s first title in nearly 50 years! And even more impressive, took-out the defending champs of South Oak Cliff who were trying to complete the 3-Peat! Led by the biggest and baddest offensive line in the State on the 5A level...PNG’s Stars like Jackson Christian, Isaiah Nguyen, Connor Bailey, Shea Adams could really shine! Defense wins Championships and the Purple Wall was just too much for SOC.

Jeff is making his own legacy from an enormous coaching family! He’s a 3rd Generation Coach with Hall of Fame Pedigree. His Dad, Gary Joseph, led the Katy Tigers to 8 appearances in the State Title Game and 4 State Championships. Jeff played in one of those title games at the Houston Astrodome where he learned about the football crazed community of PNG that would eventually lure him there for his first Head Coaching Job. Jeff’s Grandfather Eddie had a long successful coaching career at Wharton HS and became the Executive VP of the Texas High School Coaches Association. Jeff has been surrounded by coaching greatness in stops as an assistant at Katy, Katy Seven Lakes, Magnolia West, Austin Westlake, Southlake Carroll, and Texas A&M. Jeff has coached in 4 State Title Games and 3 NCAA Bowl Games. The famous Dodge family has an assist in his coaching development. Coaching Icon Todd Dodge was on the district’s selection committee and recommended Jeff who had no head coaching experience for the job and the rest is history! Jeff also coached under Todd’s son Riley Dodge at Southlake Carroll. It always seems like 7-degrees of separation from the Dodge Football Family. Jeff is 28-4 in 2 seasons with a Ring and was born to coach with a heart of tradition at Powerhouse PNG.