Boyd-Buchanan School

Q&A with Coach Gary Rankin

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Q. How would you characterize this year’s team?

A. Young, but full of confidence!
Lots of experience back.

Q. What will be the keys to your success?

A. Finding depth and continuing
to build mental toughness.

Q. Who will be your key leaders on the team?

A. Caleb Howard, Houston Hicks, David Green, Jayden Moore, Darin Shannon, and Ethan Lane.

Q. What are your biggest reasons for optimism?

A. Momentum that we built last year in trying to establish ourselves as a program with a high degree of consistency.

Q. What will keep you up at night?

A. Just making sure we are preparing our kids in the best way possible as good football players but better people.

Q. What can you build on from last year?

A. Lots of buzz and momentum around our program.

Q. Any lessons learned from last year?

A. Needed one more win!

Q. Will we see anything different this year?

A. More physicality and toughness.

Q. How would you characterize your team’s speed?

A. Very good!

Stats

Coach name: Gary Rankin (40 yrs. as a head coach, 3rd as head coach at Boyd-Buchanan)

Division/Class/Region:
TN Div. II-AA – East

2023 Overall Record: 13-1

2023 Region Finish: 1st

Mascot: Buccaneers

 

2024 Schedule

August

23 Chattanooga Prep (H)

30 Brainerd (H)

September

6 Christian Academy of Knoxville (A)

13 Franklin Christian (H)

20 Silverdale (H)

27 CCS (A)

October

4 Notre Dame (A)

10 Lakeway Christian (H)

25 Webb (A)

November

1 Grace Christian – Knoxville (H)

 

Coach’s View

You have to be ready every single week in this league! There are great coaches at every school with good players. Depth becomes a factor when it’s tough every week. No sneaking up on people this year – that will be an added challenge weekly!

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