After ranking fourth in PFF"s special teams rankings in 2017, Hightower's unit never ranked . Bears Hall of Fame middle linebacker Brian Urlacher enjoyed being part of the NFL 100 commercial that aired during the Super Bowl and features many of the best players in NFL history. Sams Hightower team this year finished 3-4 in the regular season, but pulled off a major first-round win over Port Arthur Memorial, a team that was 9-0 entering bi-district play. General manager - Monti Ossenfort. Phillips won 10 games twice in two stints with Waller but the team has not made the postseason since 2014. Football Outsiders ranked the 49ers 26th and the Bears seventh. Jonathan Pry has coached for St. Thomas More since 2013. 2023 Football Support Staff. Kicker Robbie Gould connected on 23 of 31 field goal attempts and finished the season with 110 points, marking his third-consecutive 100-or-more point season with the 49ers. Email: Punt returner Jacoby Jones finished fifth in the NFL and second in Texans single-season annals with a 12.1 average, including a franchise single-season record two punt return touchdowns. I agree to receive the "Pick Six Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. As assistant defensive back coach, Hightower helped the unit rank sixth in the NFL in interceptions (37) and tied for second in the NFL in interception returns for touchdowns (seven) over the two-year span. Senior writer Larry Mayer discusses Leonard Floyd's recovery from a knee injury, the undrafted free agent with the best chance of making the roster and if Tarik Cohen and Taylor Gabriel will be on the field together. He was also named Special Teams Player of the Month for December for the third-consecutive season since joining the 49ers in 2017. The Stanford alum played eight seasons in the NFL but never has been a position coach. He earned his second-career NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honor after Week 2 after his outing against the Eagles where he recorded two punts that pinned Philadelphia inside their own 10-yard line, neither resulting in points, and finished the day with five punts for 226 yards (45.2 average) with three landing inside the 20. From 2006-08, Hightower was on Houston's coaching staff as a coaching assistant (2006-07) before being elevated to special teams assistant (2008). The Bears, by contrast, were ninth. My students and I had a blast and enjoyed much success at district, state, and national competitions. He was University of Houston's director of high school relations last season. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. Those 11 punts were returned for a total of only 19 yards and of his 11 punts, six landed inside the opposition's 20-yard line. He went to Austin as an academic scholar and later earned an athletic scholarship after walking on. Coach Stephen Tyler is the Offensive Coordinator and coaches the offensive line. He'd leave the Bears for a promotion with the 49ers but, half a decade later, he's heading back to Soldier Field. The leadership skills that new Bears tight end Trey Burton displays on a daily basis at Halas Hall stem from his days as a quarterback at Venice High School in Florida. Robert E. Lee High School basketball coach; Jones was a head basketball coach for 28 years, including 21 as head coach at Lee. McGinnis maintained Hightower as one of Houstons better programs since taking over in 2012. In 2019, Hightower led the 49ers special teams unit that had an average starting field position of the 32.1-yard line, ranking second in the NFL. The hire, first reported by Vype Magazine and confirmed by the Chronicle, fills the void left by Michael Watkins, who was suspended in October and eventually would not return. Sam had to miss that game, and the next one, due to being in close contact with someone with COVID-19, according to a Houston news organization. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. McAuliffe was the head coach at Converse Judson the past five seasons, going 54-13 and taking his team to the state semifinals twice. Strother is a St. Thomas More alumni from the class of 1996. He earned his undergraduate degree from Arkansas Tech University in 2000 and a masters degree from Felician University. From the Tony Heath coaching tree at Pearland, Kanipes helped Santa Fe to its first playoff berth since 2009 this season. Email: In addition, San Francisco's punt coverage ranked second over that timespan, holding opponent punt returns to an average of 5.7 yards per return (Ind. Policies DAA, DIA. $('span#sw-emailmask-173854').replaceWith(''); Designed by CWP Design Studio and Managed by Strategic Websites. Johnson left to take the head coaching job at Waller. var encodedEmail = swrot13('Fgrcura.ZpPbezvpx@sbegoraqvfq.pbz'); Shanle is a Nebraska Blackshirt with a Super Bowl ring from when he was on the New York Giants practice squad. and I look forward to continuing my journey with the staff and students at Hightower! The two were walk-ons Hightower was a defensive back on an academic scholarship who were awarded scholarships by coach Mack Brown on the same day in 2002. Hightower won his first state title in 1978 at Catholic Point Coupee and grinded away for 39 years before winning his second state title at St. Thomas More in 2016. Hightower brings a wealth of experience to the role in Chicago, having spent the last five seasons as special teams coordinator under head coach Kyle Shanahan in San Francisco, having ascended to . He was also named Special Teams Player of the Month for December for the third-consecutive season since joining the 49ers in 2017. As an assistant special teams coach with Chicago in 2016, the Bears kickoff coverage team finished seventh in the NFL in opponent drive start average. DeAngelo Hall led the NFL in defensive touchdowns (three). }); Email: Hightower's coaching on special teams helped Lorenzo Alexander lead the NFL with 21 special teams tackles en route to being named the NFC's special teams player in the Pro Bowl, in 2012. The hiring was first reported by Dave Campbells Texas Footballs Matt Stepp. Pasadenas last winning season was in 2002. Report: Houston is the No. Carter, who was the Cinco Ranch defensive coordinator, accepted the Goose Creek Memorial job on May 6. }); Bachelor of Science; University of Houston Master of Education in Educational Leadership. Hightower's coaching on special teams helped Lorenzo Alexander lead the NFL with 21 special teams tackles en route to being named the NFC's special teams player in the Pro Bowl, in 2012. 22 TCUs win over No. Hightower has nine seasons of NFL coaching experience, most recently serving as assistant special teams coach with the 49ers in 2015. As assistant defensive back coach, Hightower helped the unit rank sixth in the NFL in interceptions (37) and tied for second in the NFL in interception returns for touchdowns (seven) over the two-year span. Kerry Coombs. Yates missed the playoffs last year for the second time in four seasons. }); University of Missouri; Bachelor of Science in Mathematics University of Houston-Victoria; Masters in Education Administration. In 2015, Hightower first joined San Francisco as an assistant special teams coach. Hightower arrives with 15 years of NFL coaching experience, including the last five as special teams coordinator with the San Francisco 49ers. $(document).ready(function () { at Cleveland has not made the postseason since 2013. After landing Matt Eberflus as the new head coach, the Chicago Bears went to work fleshing out his staff, and that included figuring out who'd be the club's special teams coordinator. Yates to hire former Hightower football coach Padriac McGinnis. I later received my masters degree in Educational Management from the University of Houston, Clear Lake. After graduating from the University of Missouri with an Engineering degree, I started my career in Education at Fort Bend ISD. Hightower spent the 2014 season working on offense in Cleveland assisting the wide receivers after working as an assistant special teams coach for four seasons in Washington (2010-13). Rookie WR Richie James Jr. was named All-NFC kick returner by the PFWA as he averaged 25.2 yards per kickoff return, which ranked seventh in the NFL. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. He has an overall record of 541-316 and a mark of 383-248 at Lee. section: | slug: bears-matt-eberflus-adds-to-new-chicago-staff-hires-richard-hightower-as-special-teams-coordinator | sport: football | route: article_single.us | And, thanks to that special teams touchdown, the Packers were flung into an early offseason and questions about the future of Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay instantly reemerged, as Hightower and the 49ers went on to advance to the NFC Championship before being narrowly ousted by the Los Angeles Rams -- in large part thanks to a dropped interception by safety Jaquiski Tartt and a season-ending INT tossed by quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. Vice president of football operations & facilities - Matt Caracciolo. Owner/chairman/president - Michael Bidwill. From 2017-19, the 49ers kicking unit ranked first in the NFL in made field goals (102) and fourth in field goal percentage (89.5). That is our goal at Hightower High School. Hendrix resigned after Cleveland went 0-10 this season. Founder and CEO Howard Schultz has launched a series of Oleato Italian for oiled coffees in Milan, the city that inspired his coffee house empire. Bears coordinators Luke Getsy (offense), Alan Williams (defense) and Richard Hightower (special teams) spoke to the media Thursday about their expectations for Sunday's season opener against the 49ers. The high-water mark was the 11-2 and 10-4 Brazoswood teams in 2006 and 2009, respectively. JESSE . He was 91-74 in 14 years with a regional final berth in 2017 at the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD outfit. Clayton, who announced his retirement in April, was the head coach at Cinco Ranch since the school opened in 1999, going 151-108 and making the playoffs 13 times. In between his time in Houston and Washington, Hightower spent the 2009 season as wide receivers coach at the University of Minnesota. Hightower joins offensive coordinator Luke Getsy and defensive coordinator Alan Williams on a revamped Bears coaching staff. While students do come first in our industry, teachers are vital to their growth and maturity. Dudley had been a Cinco Ranch assistant since 2003 before taking the job as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Katy Taylor last season. The Porter assistant and Galena Park graduate returns home to take the job. In 2017, the 49ers special teams units excelled under Hightower's guidance. On December 12, 1965 rookie RB Gale Sayers delivered a historic performance that, 50 years later, stands among the NFL's greatest games. Ganske retired after 11 years. McGuire, a 2020 inductee into the Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor and a 2022 member of the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame, was named the 17th head coach in program history by Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt on Nov. 9, 2021. Bears name Richard Hightower special-teams coordinator, Colts GM not sure if trading with Bears is right course of business. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. He returns to Chicago after previously serving as assistant special teams coach for the Bears in 2016. He was 17-12 in three seasons at Dulles, including an 8-3 mark and playoff appearance in 2018. I will never forget the joys and trials of the classroom experience, which began in 1995 at Seguin High School (SISD) in Seguin, TX. His five seasons at Magnolia included back-to-back 10-win campaigns in 2015 and 2016 the first for the program since 1959 and 1960. Associate Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator. Strother is a St. Thomas More alumni from the class of 1996. Hightower was also instrumental in the development of first-year kicker Kai Forbath, who broke an NFL record by hitting his first 17 field goal attempts and led the NFL with a 94.4 field goal percentage. Rodrigue graduated from E.D. var encodedEmail = swrot13('wrffr.unlrf@sbegoraqvfq.pbz'); var encodedEmail = swrot13('Funeba.Qryrfober@sbegoraqvfq.pbz'); Gould was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for December and was a two-time recipient of the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week Award (Week 2 & 15). Under his tutelage, Eric Decker was named a First-Team All-Big Ten selection that season before being selected by the Denver Broncos in the third round (87th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. Assistant general manager - Dave Sears. In 2012, Washington ranked first in the NFC in passes defensed and had four returned touchdowns. Yates forfeited two wins last season due to playing two ineligible players. During Hightower's stint in Washington, the Redskins led the NFL in kickoff coverage in 2011 and 2012. Dr. D. is an FBISD alumni having attended school at Ridgemont Elementary, Missouri City Junior High School and Willowridge High School where she was the first African-American class valedictorian in school history. James Jr. also registered the team's first kickoff return for a touchdown (97 yards) since 2011. But the seventh-round pick still has plenty of room for improvement. 9 Texas: Frogs fans storm the court, How a Texas girl scared of school shootings was punished, Dallas-Fort Worth could see severe thunderstorms, large hail, tornadoes Thursday, Author of Texas drag bill says video of him wearing dress was a joke back in school, Dallas GOP dinner featuring Florida Gov. Broc Prejean has coached for St. Thomas More since 2006. He looks forward to learning, leading, and serving the Hightower community. Email: Email: He returns to Chicago after previously serving as assistant special teams coach for the Bears in 2016. var encodedEmail = swrot13('Nyvfun.Tertbel@sbegoraqvfq.pbz'); I received my Master of Education from the University of Houston. 1 overall. During his tenure at Americus High School from 1954-1971, he led his Panther football teams to an incredible 103-16-4 mark, winning two Class A state titles in 1962 and 1965 and claiming six region . He earned his undergraduate degree from Nicholls State University. When the playoffs arrive, Warren Sharps betting recommendations become even more profitable. Landrum resigned after a 9-1 season at John Cooper this season. Prior to STM, he was a graduate assistant for Auburn University from 2004-2005. Prior to his time in Corpus Christi, he was an offensive assistant at Cypress Springs. - Psychology University of Houston: M.Ed. The Fort Bend Hightower head coach has been hired as Arlington Bowies next head football coach, according to The Dallas Morning News Joseph Hoyt. Terry Tidwell may have the best feel in game than any other coach I have ever coached against. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Teykl was the head coach at Terry for 25 years, producing a record of 160-112-1 and going to the playoffs 16 times. That month, Wishnowsky registered 11 punts for 515 yards (46.8 average), including a long of 59. Hickey is a former Yates assistant and graduated from Yates in 1991. If Richard Hightower can do to the Packers in the future what he did the last time his team faced them, Bears fans will build a statue of him. They also blocked a field goal as time expired going into halftime to keep it a one-possession game. He earned his undergraduate degree from Milsaps College in 2013. Employment decisions will be made on the basis of each applicants job qualifications, experience, and abilities. Sam comes over after serving as Mansfield Legacys defensive coordinator. Hell have a hard act to follow after former Bears special-teams boss Chris Tabor joined the Panthers. In 2007, the kickoff return unit featuring Jerome Mathis and Andre Davis became only the fourth team in NFL history to score four touchdowns on kickoff returns in a single season. Punt returner Eddie Royal scored on a 65-yard touchdown on Monday Night Football against the Philadelphia Eagles, while Sherrick McManis led the Bears in special teams tackles and finished top 10 in the NFL, recording 13 stops. 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In 2011, I started my journey as a Campus Administrator when I became an Assistant Principal at Willowridge High School. Additionally, the District does not discriminate against an employee or applicant who acts to oppose such discrimination or participates in the investigation of a complaint related to a discriminatory employment practice. Bentley had been Kanipes' defensive coordinator at Santa Fe since 2014. $(document).ready(function () { As an All District Quarterback his playing career continued into college as he played on two Conference Championship Teams (McNeese State University '95, Arkansas Tech University '99). 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