Rush Propst is back coaching high school football, this time as the associate head coach at 1A
Coosa Christian (Gadsden, Ala.). He joins Mark O'Bryant, who led Conquerors to a 10-5 record, a state semifinal berth and was named the 1A coach of the year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association.
The oft-traveled and controversial Propst also will serve as athletic director for Coosa Christian after being away from the game for the past two seasons.
Propst last coached at
Valdosta (Ga.), which was chronicled in the Netflix series "Title Town." He was fired amid allegations of illegally recruiting five players to Valdosta, including Californian Jake Garcia. The coach was the subject of a lengthy deposition that alleged he was involved in recruiting, mishandling "funny money" and even interfering in the hiring process that brought him to the program to begin with.
It wasn't the first time Propst was featured on television or embroiled in controversy. He garnered national attention while at
Hoover (Ala.), which was featured on MTV's popular "Two-A-Days" reality show. He resigned there in 2007 and was dismissed at
Colquitt County (Norman Park, Ga.) in 2019 after being charged with lack of compliance, improper conduct with students, dishonesty and misuse of public funds and property.
"I'm getting back in because I need to get back in," Propst told
AL.com. "I was a dad for two years (watching his son play football). I enjoyed it. I wouldn't trade it for anything, but I do want to get back into coaching."
He reached 300 career wins at Valdosta, but was forced to forfeit seven of those victories leaving his with 295.
Rush Propst has returned to coaching, taking an assoicate head coach role at Alabama's Coosa Christian. (Photo: Gary McCullough)
