Plainview In The Market For New Head Football Coach

After three straight years of losing in the opening round of the 3A playoffs, Tim Cochran has stepped down as the head coach at Plainview High School. Cochran wnet 20-13 in his three seasons with the Bears.

To read more on Cochran's resignation and the rumors surrounding his replacement from the Times-Journal, please click on the Alabama High School Football Huddle headline "Plainview In The Market For New Head Football Coach".

Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame Inducts Class of 2006

Four of the nine individuals inducted as the 16th Class of the Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame have roots in high school football.

Inducted during a banquet and induction ceremony in Montgomery last week were George Cochran, who coached Eufaula to state championships in 1978 and 1981; Jackie Ferguson who led Hazelwood's football and track teams to state championships in 1985-86, 1988-89 and 1989-90; Jim Hubbert, who coached at Ohatchee, Oxford, Bibb County, Lanett and Maplesville, and led Maplesville to the state title in 1986; and Jack Ray who led Wetkumpka High to three undefeated seasons while compiling a 82-40-8 record.

To read a completed news release on the Class of 2006 from AHSAA.com, please click on the Alabama High School Football Huddle headline "Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame Inducts Class of 2006".

Bama Names Roster For All-Star Game Against Mississippi

The Alabama roster is set for this summer's 19th Annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star High School Football Game. This year's game will be played in Mobile on June 3rd.

To check-out the Alabama roster from the AHSAA.com website, please click on the Alabama High School Football Huddle headline "Bama Names Roster For All-Star Game Against Mississippi".

Hoover High To Shine On Small Screen

Here's hoping that four-time Alabama 6A champion Hoover High's venture into the world of reality television isn't a bust like it was for Montour High School in western Pennsylvania.

MTV has announced that sometime this summer it will air "Two-a-Days" (tentative title), which will chronical the Bucanneers run to their 2005 state championship. No air dates or times have been set for the eight part series, but the Birmingham News quotes an MTV official saying the show should air in MTV's primetime line-up at either 9 or 9:30.

This will be the first time that MTV has dipped its toe in the holy waters that are high school football. ESPN has done it several times including last year's "Bound For Glory" in which Hall of Famer Dick Butkus was an assistant on the Mountour High School staff. In my opinion and that of critics "Bound For Glory" was a flop.

Being a television producer myself, I believe that most show makers aren't interested in showing the real in reality. The passion and drama that is high school football doesn't have to be staged. However, also knowing the industry like I do, I know that people don't always act real when the cameras roll.

To read more from the Birmingham News about the show, please click on The High School Huddle's headline "Hoover High To Shine On Small Screen".