[Hoot Gibson]

Does anyone know who the frontrunner(s) are for the JC job? They certainly aren't going to replace Matney but, they'll need to make a great hire, if they want to keep the train rollin'.

Joe Chirico

No way….he would be on the list of the last people on earth JC would hire, he’s a great coach but not the man for this job. Front runners and more like than likely only people considered for the job Justin Arms, Jesse Peck, Blake gamble.

Hahahaha they would be head over hills for him.

Joe Chirico did a great job at Paintsville and if Johnson Central decides to hire from outside, he would definitely be on their shortlist if he was interested - but there is no reason to look outside the district, IMO. Jim Matney delivered a recipe for successful football to Johnson Central that works and he left behind a staff that knows how to build teams. There is no reason to rebuild the program from the ground up unless there are no current or recent qualified staff members interested in taking the helm.

I will not voice a preference for the next JC head coach because I am not qualified to make that call, but Johnson Central's football program should be mature enough now to hire from within and avoid any political influences in making the hiring decision. There were good reasons for hiring outside the district when Bill Musick and Jim Matney were hired but hopefully, Johnson Central's current administration learned from the mistakes that administrations prior to Musick's hiring learned and will hire the best available man for the job. Johnson Central's football program is among the most successful in the state and there are undoubtedly multiple well-qualified candidates to succeed Jim Matney.