North Putnam HS Head Coach Heads to Indiana State

by Jeff Fisher
Indiana High School Football Huddle

After leading North Putnam to the Class 2A title game last season, head coach Greg Barrett is heading to the college ranks.

Indiana State University has announced that Barrett has been hired as the Sycamore' special teams, running backs and tight ends coach.

In his three years with the Cougars, Barrett led the team to an overall record 33-5.

IHSAA Re-Classifies 39 Schools in Football

by Jeff Fisher
Indiana High School Football Huddle

39 football teams will be playing in new classification during the 2011 and 2012 high school football seasons.

The Indiana High School Athletics Association re-classified the teams as part of its two-year examination of enrollments for all sports in the state's four classification system.

Here are the football changes according to a news release on the IHSAA website.

Moving from 4A to 5A (4)
Anderson, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Franklin Community

Moving from 5A to 4A (4)
Columbus East, East Chicago Central, Mishawaka, Richmond

Moving from 3A to 4A (6)
Frankfort, Hammond Clark, Leo, New Prairie, NorthWood, Norwell

Moving from 4A to 3A (3)
Gary Wallace, Indianapolis Arlington, Indianapolis Northwest

Moving from 4A to 2A (1)
Indianapolis Broad Ripple

Moving from 2A to 3A (6)
Brownstown Central, Garrett, Greencastle, Mitchell, Tri-West Hendricks, Whitko

Moving from 3A to 2A (3)
Andrean, Benton Central, Rochester

Moving from A to 2A (4)
Churubusco, Fountain Central, Guerin Catholic, Lake Station Edison

Moving from 2A to A (3)
Central Noble, Cloverdale, Hammond Bishop Noll

Two South Bend High School Get New Head Football Coaches

by Jeff Fisher
Indiana High School Football Huddle

Adams and Riley High Schools in South Bend have new football coaches

Larry Getts is the new head football coach at Adams, while Brian Stultz takes over at Riley.

Getts, who is the former Fort Wayne Wayne head coach, takes over for Frank Amato who resigned in November.   Getts was 19-36 from 2005-09 at Fort Wayne Wayne.

Stultz is a Riley alum, who spent four years as the head coach at LaVille.  He takes over for Jim Berger, who resigned in November.

Indiana - 2011 National Signing Day

Ralston Evans (Arlington, OL) - Indiana
Sam Flicken (Valparaiso, K) - Penn St.
Joe Hale (Center Grove, DL) - Ohio St.
Kris Harley (Warren Central, DT) - Virginia Tech
Ted Karras (Indianapolis Cathedral, OL) - Illinois
Kyle Kennedy (Indianapolis Cathedral, LB) - Indiana
Kenny Mullen (Bishop Luers, CB) - Indiana
Jake Reed (Columbus North, DL) - Indiana
Tre Roberson (Lawrence Central, QB) - Indiana
D'Angelo Roberts (Bloomington North, RB) - Indiana
Nick Stoner (Center Grove, CB) - Indiana