ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos named Widefield High School’s Fred Marjerrison NFL Coach of the Week. Marjerrison led his Gladiators of the Class 4A Foothills League to a 42-24 victory over Cheyenne Mountain last Friday, securing the school’s first league title since 1996.
“At this time of year, you’re always going to be playing somebody good,” Marjerrison said. “The win was exciting and crazy.”
Marjerrison, 36, was born in Seoul, South Korea, and graduated from Widefield in 1994 and from Mesa State in 1998 where he received a degree in physical education. He went on to earn a master’s degree in school administration from the University of Phoenix in 2002. He played wide receiver at Mesa State. Marjerrison teaches physical education at WHS in addition to coaching football.
The Denver Broncos will recognize 10 High School Coach of the Week honorees during the regular season. Each weekly winner will receive a $1,000 donation from the NFL Youth Football Fund to be used in the school’s football program. Additionally, during the Broncos’ home game on January 1st, the NFL/Denver Broncos High School Coach of the Year will be named and presented with a $2,000 donation to the school’s football program. This year’s selection committee is led by Neil Devlin of the Denver Post and includes Ring of Fame Member Billy Thompson of the Denver Broncos and Andy Lindahl of KOA.
Congrats to Coach Marjerrison on his first title for the Widefield High Gladiators. Hope he continues. More good coaches are needed to lead these young people in the right direction.
I find it hard to take Colorado High School football too seriously after living 16 years in Florida and now 6 in Texas, two states where High School football is a religion, specially here in Texas, mass producer of college talent everywhere, more than half the Oklahoma teams rosters are made of players from Texas, it’s unbelievable, but glad to see the Broncos giving high school football a hand in Colorado, but a $12,000 contribution per year divided between10 High Schools out of a billion dollar business is kind of like a drop in the bucket you would think.
The question was asked whether or not Tebow could pass out of that roll-out run option play. I have had wondered several time as I’ve watched the replay of Tebow’s 32 yard run, if the slow passionless running at the beginning was Tebow looking for a receiver. Then Tebow realizes he’s already past scrimmage line.
I really like that play – loved it when the announcer says McG…no Tebow. And on both of the Tebow long runs they completely faked the camera.
Tebow seems to throw his most accurate passes as he charges the line of scrimmage. I expect to see more of that same fake with many more of it’s available options.