Llano Yellow Jacket head football coach and Athletic Director Matt Green is entering his eighth year at the helm of the Llano program. Only John Baskin from 1976 thru 1983 held the position as long. Green has lead the Jackets to three District Championships, an 58-26 overall record, and a 10-6 post season record. All school records and counting.

Coach Green’s winning percentage is at .691% Only Llano Coach Ken Gray has equaled the percentage. Gray’s two district championships and over all record of 23-10-1 in three seasons, plus Gray’s 2-2 post season mark places him in the top three all time.

Llano Coach David Yeager was in Llano for 7 years, and had a 43-36 over all record. His 5-5 record in the state play offs was remarkable.

Coach Karl McCormack was head coach for five seasons, and had a 35-22 record. Karl resigned after being told by then Llano School Superintendent Jack Patton that the school board had met, and had decided to fire Karl at their next meeting. Karl, being the stand-up guy that he was, immediately resigned. It was weeks later that Karl found out the school board had never met. I owned the The Llano Buzz at the time, but Karl asked me not to tell the story. Many years later, I called Karl and asked him if it was OK for me to tell Llano what had happened. He agreed. I published the story.

Due to inexperience on both sides of the ball, the Jackets took a small step back, going 5-5 for the season. Last season, the Jackets were expecting to be at the top of the district race. But when returning All State quarterback Briggs Green had a season ending injury the week before the first game, all bets were off. So many great seniors last season all had to be at their best. And for most parts, they were. As mentioned in last weeks article, the games won against Jarrell, Austin Crockett and San Antonio Cole were stunning. But inexperience at most positions raised its ugly head as Llano came into the home stretch.

With strong freshman and sophomore classes now moving towards the varsity level, the Jackets look to be more experienced. Many very good players got invaluable experience last season. And maybe best of all, the expectations will be more sound. These players now have a feeling of what to expect, and be prepared for the unexpected.

Scrimmage at Mason Friday night. Then scrimmage with Brady here at Jacket Stadium the following Thursday. And on August 30th, Llano travels to Lytle, somewhere south of San Antonio. Llano has never beaten Lytle in two games. These young Jackets can start their own legacy on August 30th.