Columbus area high school football team will have new head coach next year, reports say
Smiths Station High School will have a new head football coach next season, multiple media outlets reported.
WRBL and WTVM reported Wednesday that Bryant Garrison won’t return to the position next year.
The Ledger-Enquirer has requested more information from the school.
Garrison said in a text message Wednesday that he wasn’t available to comment. SSHS Principal Adam Johnson didn’t reply to a phone call or an email Thursday requesting comment before publication.
The Panthers, who play in the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s highest classification (7A), went 1-19 in two seasons under Garrison, including 0-10 this year. They were outscored 436-101 in 2023 and 418-63 in 2024.
Garrison has one other season of head football coaching experience in AHSAA. At Class 4A Slocomb, his team went 5-5 in 2022.
His predecessor at SSHS, Mike Glisson, led the Panthers to a 15-35 record from 2018-22. They went 1-9 in 2022.
SSHS hasn’t reached the state football playoffs since 2013.
This story was originally published October 31, 2024 at 9:59 AM.
