2026 Florida Coaches Moving Van

Prior to the 2025 season coming to a close for a lot of teams, the Florida Coaches Van got started and shifted into third gear. At FloridaHSFootball.com, our goal is track them as best to our abilities with our annual Florida Coaches Moving Van. On the 2026 Coaches Moving Van you can see which schools have changed coaches going into the 2026 season along with notes on each team that has had a head coaching change so far.

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LAST UPDATED: Tue. November 4, 2025 – 2:32 PM ET

NUMBER OF CHANGES TO DATE: 6

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EUSTIS

Old Coach: George Wade (interim)
New Coach:
Quick Notes: Wade stepped in as head coach for the Panthers after Darnell Harrison stepped down after one game so far going 1-8 in seven games as the interim head coach, and the school has posted an opening with the FHSAA Classifieds.

FHSF ARTICLE: Eustis and Orangewood Christian announce vacancies as 2025 regular season starts to wrap up

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FREEDOM (TAMPA)

Old Coach: Ron Perisee
New Coach:
Quick Notes: Perisee stepped down after two seasons as the head coach after two seasons at the Tampa school going, 5-14 in two seasons.

FHSF ARTICLE: Perisee resigns after two seasons at Freedom (Tampa)

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GADSDEN COUNTY

Old Coaches: Travis Gordon (interim); Russell Ellington (previous)
New Coach:
Quick Notes: Gordon led the team on an interim basis for the remainder of the season after Ellington resigned as the season got going, after the program was hit with FHSAA sanctions and players being declared ineligible, along with an FHSAA postseason ban for 2025. Now the school has posted an FHSAA classified ad as of Tuesday, November 4, 2025, seeking a new head coach for the 2026 season.

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MIAMI NORLAND

Old Coach: Tyronn Johnson
New Coach:
Quick Notes: Johnson was dismissed after going 4-5 in the first nine games as the Vikings’ head coach with the one game left on the 2025 regular season schedule and a potential playoff berth sitting in the balance.

FHSF ARTICLE: Miami Norland dismisses Tyronn Johnson as head coach prior to regular season finale

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ORANGEWOOD CHRISTIAN

Old Coach: Carey Metts
New Coach:
Quick Notes: Carey Metts appears to not be returning at the Rams’ head man in 2026 as the school has already posted an FHSAA classified ad seeking a new head coach. Metts so far in five seasons is 21-28 with at least two games left on the schedule (regular season and postseason).

FHSF ARTICLE: Eustis and Orangewood Christian announce vacancies as 2025 regular season starts to wrap up

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WELLEN PARK

Old Coach: New School
New Coach: Sascha Hyer
Quick Notes: On October 27, Hyer was announced as the first-ever head coach for the new program that is set to launch in 2026, located between Venice and North Port. Hyer has previous head coaching experience and served as a longtime assistant coach at Venice, where he was a part of several state championship-winning teams under John Peacock.