Jesse Parker, who is tied for the most high school football coaching wins in state history with 309, resigned Wednesday as Gilbert’s head coach but still hopes to continue coaching elsewhere.

Gilbert football coach Leland Rodgers said he was fired by the school Friday afternoon.

A work transfer has caused Jeff Cook to resign as Gilbert Christian's football coach, he said Monday.

Gilbert hired Mesquite defensive coordinator Leland Rodgers as its new football coach on Tuesday.

Gilbert coach Dan Dunn said he's stepping down as the Tigers football coach.

There is no doubt Dan Dunn is battle tested. With three state titles and three state runner-up finishes to his prep coaching credit in the 1970s and early ’80s, Dunn has credentials.

Gilbert Tigers

Two football coaching changes have already taken place at the varsity level in the Gilbert school district for next year.

Mesa Dobson High is still trying to find a successor to Tom DeMassa as its football coach.

Longtime football assistant Tim Rutt is expected to become Gilbert's new football coach, according to three sources with knowledge of the situation.

Gilbert Tigers

Gilbert Christian Knights

As an assistant football coach in his mid-20s at Amarillo Caprock High School, Jesse Parker was headstrong and frustrated in his first assignment. His desire to win was all consuming.

Local or Utah?

Gilbert Highland saw its football coach head elsewhere last month, and this month it was the Hawks’ turn to snatch a coach from a neighboring school.

It’s an array of football openings of biblical proportion.

For the time being, spring football gets overshadowed a bit by the spring sports’ state tournaments, but it’s in (or about) to be full swing ahead.

Not four hours after being officially named Gilbert's new football coach, Leland Rodgers was headed for a Booster Club meeting.

As the Pop Warner football season winds down, a Gilbert team will represent the Eastern Conference in the state championship game on Saturday morning at Chaparral High School in Scottsdale.