Uzelac Resigns as Head Football Coach at St. Joseph High School

by Jeff Fisher
Indiana High School Football Huddle

With practice set to begin across the state on August 8th, St. Joseph High School is going to have to rush to find a new head football coach.

The reason?

After five successful years, Elliot Uzelac has resigned as St. Joseph's head coach.  The Bears were 45-13 under Uzelac.  Last season, St. Joseph finished 8-3.

Getts Leaves South Bend Adams Before Coaching a Game

by Jeff Fisher
Indiana High School Football Huddle

For the fifth time since 2008, South Bend Adams will have a new football coach.

School officials announced that Larry Getts, who was hired earlier this year has resigned to take the head coaching job at Bellmont High School.  Getts, who didn't coach at game at Adams, was 29-36 in five years at Fort Wayne Wayne High School from 2005 to 2009.

Indiana Football Coaches Association Looks to Change Face of High School Football Playoffs

by Jeff Fisher
Indiana High School Football Huddle

After years of discussion, it looks like there could be some major changes to Indiana post-season high school football.

The Indiana Football Coaches Association is expected to put forth a proposal sometime later this year that will address competitive balance.  The IFCA began looking at the playoffs in March with a committee of 15 coaches from around the state.

According to a report in the Indy Star, the IFCA is developing a proposal that will have four main points and will include the creation of a 6A classification.

Redman Steps Down after Only One Season at Jeffersonville HS

by Jeff Fisher
Indiana High School Football Huddle

Bob Redman won over 318 games as a head football coach in Kentucky, but his one year in Indiana was very different.

Redman, who was 1-9 in his first season at Jeffersonville, has announced that he's stepping down as the head coach of the Red Devils.  The News and Tribune reports that Redman is resigning for personal reasons.

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

Fishers Needs Only Five Years to Win Indiana State High School Football Title

by Jeff Fisher
Indiana High School Football Huddle

In only its fifth year of football, Fishers is Indiana's Class 5A champs.

Fishers beat national-ranked Lawrence Central 38-19.  The championship marked the end of a great post-season run by head coach Rick Wimmer's team.  Fishers beat four Top 10 teams in the post-season.

Wimmer is now one of four guys to be lead two schools to state titles.  Wimmer was the head coach at Zionsville when it won the 1987 Class 3A title.

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