FOOTBALL
BRANDON BARNA- Strength & Conditioning Coordinator, Gulfport High School
CHIP BILDERBACK- Head Coach, Columbia High School
CORNELIUS BLOUNT- Head Coach, Kentwood High School (Louisiana)
CLIFF COLLINS- Defensive Coordinator, Pearl River Community College
AKEEM DAVIS- Assistant Coach, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
DARIEN DORSEY- Head Coach, Brookhaven High School
TOMMY FERRILL- Special Teams Coordinator, Holmes Community College
PETE GOLDING- Head Coach, University of Mississippi
BO GOULD- Offensive Line Coach, Southside High School (Arkansas)
ZACH GREEN- Head Coach, Pascagoula High School
EDDIE HICKS- Defensive Backs Coach, University of Arkansas
RYAN HIDGON- Head Coach, Raleigh High School
M.D. JENNINGS- Head Coach, Calhoun City High School
CHRIS JONES- Head Coach, Hinds Community College
JUSTIN JONES- Offensive Line Coach, Gulfport High School
RICK JONES- Assistant Coach, University of Missouri
BRANDON LECHTENBERG- Head Coach, Millsaps College
BEN LONGMIRE- Offensive Line Coach, Kemper County High School
JOSH MORGAN - Head Coach, Warren Central High School
KACEY MYERS- Offensive Line Coach, Warren Central High School
BLAKE PENNOCK- Head Coach, Gulfport High School
JOHN PERRY- Head Coach, Nixa High School (Missouri)
TERRANCE POPE- Defensive Coordinator, Hinds Community College
RON PRICE- Head Coach, East Webster
DONOVAN TATE- Director of Recruiting, Louisiana State University
T.C. TAYLOR- Head Coach, Jackson State University
TY WARREN- Defensive Line Coach, Mississippi State University
CHRIS YEAGER- Head Coach, Mountainbrook High School (Alabama)
Please note: All dates and times are subject to change.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2026
GRAND BALLROOMS A & B
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. GOLDING: Rebel Football (A & B)
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
WARREN: Defensive Line Fundamentals (A)
LECHTENBERG: Majors Defense (B)
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
DAVIS: DB Fundamentals (A)
JONES: What Determines Winning (B)
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
BLOUNT: Small School Success (A)
YEAGER: Wide Zone & Bend Part One (B)
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
HICKS: DB Techniques to be Successful (A)
YEAGER: Wide Zone & Bend Part Two (B)
5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. HINDS CC FOOTBALL STAFF LEAD BY HEAD COACH CHRIS JONES:
X'S & O'S Chalk Talk Breakout Sessions (A & B)
THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2026
GRAND BALLROOMS A & B
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
GOULD: Offensive Line Play in the Gun-T (A)
BILDERBACK: TBA (B)
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
PENNOCK: Plug & Play RPOs- 2nd Level Reads for Inside & Outside Runs (A)
POPE: Defensive Circuit Drills (B)
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
PERRY: Championship Mindset (A)
FERRILL: Special Teams Concepts & Drills (B)
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
TAYLOR: Tiger Football (A)
COLLINS: Defensive Game Planning (B)
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
TATE: NIL & Portal-Impact on High School Recruiting (A)
GREEN: Championship Defense (B)
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
HIGDON, JENNINGS, PRICE: State Champion Round Table (Small Schools) (A)
JONES, MYERS, LONGMIRE: Offensive Line Round Table (B)
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
BARNA: Admirals Strength & Conditioning (A)
DORSEY, MORGAN, PENNOCK: State Champion Round Table (Large Schools) (B)
FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2026
GRAND BALLROOMS A & B
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
MHSAA: Rules & Eligibility (A & B)
