I got to know him better after his diagnosis, and the way he carried himself during that time said a lot about his character. Through it all, he had an upbeat attitude.

We faxed the application to about 12 other (state high school) associations, and Florida was one that posted it.

As of right now, he is still the head coach, but all indications are that he will be the next coach at Sumrall.

We'll begin the screening process on Monday. Our timetable is to have someone by around mid-March to the first of April, but we hope we can have someone a little earlier than that, possibly in time for the March school board meeting.

Hopefully, we'll have someone by next week. There are a lot of rumors floating out there, but we're still in our process. We're taking our time, because we want to do it right.