Ryan Hamilton resigns as White House football coach, takes assistant position at Liberty Creek
White House football coach Ryan Hamilton has resigned from his position and will become the defensive line coach at Liberty Creek, Hamilton confirmed to The Tennessean on Friday.
Hamilton, who finished his seventh season as coach, cited a desire to spend more time with his family while remaining around high school football with less of a demand on his time. He finished his tenure at White House with a 36-30 record.
"It was a very, very tough decision," Hamilton said. "Being here for over 20 years, it's kind of all you know. White House is a great community and a great school. But the people who understand my situation understand why I made this decision.
"I can't buy back time with my kids and I don't want to lose any more time with them."
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White House finished 4-6 last fall, losing its last four games and missing the the TSSAA Class 4A playoff for the first time since 2019. Hamilton will remain at White House as its P.E. teacher and flag football coach through the end of the school year.
White House assistant and defensive coordinator Atlee Pond will take over as the interim coach while the administration searches for a new coach, according to Hamilton.
Liberty Creek football announced several moves to its coaching staff, including hiring assistant Josh Jones and promoting Brendan Segura to the program's strength and conditioning position.
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"My kids are getting older," Hamilton said. "I've got one in middle school who plays three different sports and is on a travel softball team. I have one who is in kindergarten and he's about to start getting into the sports world and play basketball. My wife and I have had to divide and conquer and we'd much rather do this together."
Hamilton graduated from White House in 2001 and attended Middle Tennessee State. He returned to the program in 2005 and worked as a volunteer coach under Jeff Porter before being hired as a teacher in 2008. After over a decade as an assistant, he took over the Blue Devils program in 2019 after Porter's resignation in December of 2018. Porter coached White House for 32 years and won the program's lone state title (3A) in 1997.
"I got a chance to play for (coach Porter) and coach with him," Hamilton said. "He's one of the greatest human beings I've ever known."
Reach sports writer George Robinson at georgerobinsontheleafchronicle.com and on the X platform (formerly Twitter) @Cville_Sports.
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