Coaching Carousel Spins Through Grapevine

By Michael Wright
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Updated: May 8, 2017

Mike Alexander & Randy Jackson Land New Gigs

North Forney's Lance Gary resigned after going 12-38 during his five years with the Falcons. Randy Jackson then took the job after being at Grapevine for the past three years. He went 21-13 during his time there.

Jackson has been a head coach at several other schools:

Plano East (1 year 5-5)
Mesquite Poteet (3 years 30-9)
Lone Oak (6 years 50-20)
DeKalb (1 year 9-4)
Mason (1 year 5-7)
Paducah (2 years 21-5)

He was also an assistant at Quinlan Ford, Athens, Lone Oak, West Mesquite and Greenville. He currently ranks #277 on the all-time coaching wins list with a record of 120-58.

Coach Randy Jackson was a guest on the Lone Star Gridiron Texas High School Football Coaches Show last year in Season 1. In it, he talks about his coaching path, beliefs and influences.

Mike Alexander takes over the Mustangs at Grapevine. He was the Defensive Coordinator for the past two years. This will be his second time to as a Head Coach. He was at Mount Vernon from 2011-2014 going 15-25. He has also been assistant at Rockwall, Abilene and Garland Lakeview Centennial.