FW Eastern Hills looking for new football coach as former NFL linebacker steps down
Fort Worth Eastern Hills head football coach Tracy Simien stepped down from his position on Thursday, according to Dave Campbell’s Matt Stepp. The Highlanders will be searching for a new coach in 2021.
Simien, a former TCU and NFL linebacker, was in charge of the Highlanders for the past nine seasons and posted a 31-58 record. Eastern Hills went 3-5 in 2020-21 with two wins over Diamond Hill-Jarvis and another against Carter-Riverside.
The Highlanders reached the playoffs in 2018, snapping a nine-year drought.
A graduate of Sweeny High School, Simien played at TCU before he played 117 games in the NFL. Simien played nine seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego/LA Chargers.
Other coaching changes in Fort Worth area:
Arlington Bowie: Danny DeArman out, Joseph Sam in
LD Bell: Mike Glaze out, TJ Dibble in
South Grand Prairie: Brent Whitson out
Waxahachie: Todd Alexander out, Shane Tolleson in
Weatherford: Billy Mathis out, Aubrey Sims in
Joshua: Gary Robinson out, Danny DeArman in
Brock: Chad Worrell out, Billy Mathis in
This story was originally published March 25, 2021 at 11:06 AM.
