Legendary football coach returns to the sidelines as Alabama school names him interim coach
One of the legendary, albeit controversial, high school head football coaches in the country is going to lead another team in the 2025 season.
Rush Propst, who has guided programs in Alabama and Georgia, has been named the interim coach at Coosa Christian, located in Gadsden, Ala. He is taking over for head coach Mark O'Bryant, who was recently suspended for the 2025 season, confirming that in an interview with AL.com.
O'Bryant led the Conquerors to a 9-1 record in '24 but was banned in the postseason and had to forfeit five games due to the use of an ineligible player. Because of the school suspending O'Bryant, the Alabama High School Athletic Association lifted the imposed postseason ban, meaning the Conquerors are eligible for the playoffs should they qualify.
Now, Coosa Christian turns its program temporarily over to someone who, though extremely successful, has a checkered past himself. Propst has won 296 career games along with seven state championships.
He may be well known for his tenure at another Alabama school, Hoover, where he won five state titles from 1999-2007. The program was also featured on the MTV documentary series Two-A-Days, which filmed for two of the Buccaneers' seasons.
However, Propst resigned at Hoover in 2007 in the wake of the program having to forfeit several wins due to using an ineligible player. He later coached at Georgia schools Colquitt County and Valdosta, as well as another Alabama school, Pell City.
While at Colquitt County, during a 2015 playoff game, Propst head-butted one of his players, which initially led to him being suspended for the 2016 season, though the decision was eventually appealed.
Propst resigned at Pell City following the 2023 season - his only season there - after the team went 1-10.
Now, Propst gets another chance to lead a team, while perhaps getting the opportunity to record his 300th career win.
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