Legendary head coach Rush Propst not opposed to coaching in South Georgia again

It isn’t official and, well, it hasn’t even been considered in much depth, really. But legendary and, as some would say, infamous head coach Rush Propst might – and that is a big might – be back in the Georgia high school coaching ranks in the upcoming seasons.

“Well, I haven’t even looked much, really,” Propst said. “But some of my family are down in South Georgia and that place has been a great home to me and my family and I wouldn’t say no to going back.”

Propst will coach Alabama’s Coosa Christian in the Class 2A state championship game against Lanett Friday at 4 p.m. and if any possible news develops on a coaching shift to Georgia, it will come after that game.

“I would consider it,” Propst said. “I don’t know if I would fully say South Georgia, but preferably South Georgia. I have two granddaughters in Moultrie, so I wouldn’t mind getting back close to them if somebody is interested. There are a lot of things that I do like about South Georgia and the Macon, Middle Georgia area.”

Propst rose to fame on the mid-2000’s TV show ‘Two-A-Days’ which centered around the Hoover football program in Hoover, Ala. Prior to Hoover, he coached at Alabama programs Ashville (1989-1992), Eufaula (1993-1996), Alba (1997) and Alma Bryant (1998). He led Hoover to five state titles in 2000, and 2002-05.

He took over the coaching job at Colquitt County in 2008 and led the Packers to two state championships in 2014 and 2015 with a national championship in 2015. He left Colquitt, took a year off, and then coached at Valdosta in 2020, which was featured on Netflix’s series Titletown. The team made it to the semifinals but had to vacate each of its 12 victories.

If Propst does return to Georgia, it will be an interesting development and could produce various meetings from various athletic departments that will undoubtedly weigh any pros and cons of the hiring of such a figure.

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