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Francois Ransom - President / Head Football Coach, was born in Dallas, Texas at Baylor Hospital. He was in Catholic & Private School during his formative years, went to school in Nacogdoches Texas for seven years, then came back home to Dallas in 1979. He attended RL. Paschal High School for a short stint, and then graduated from Lincoln High School in Dallas. He attended Prairie View A & M University and also took classes at Brookhaven Community College, Richland College, and finally at The University of Phoenix. During his sports career he was a six time All Star Baseball Player, played all three linebacker positions as well as big tail back in Football, threw the discus in track for four years, and finally worked in sports talk radio for 18 years. Preston Pearson, great former Dallas Cowboy was his radio partner for six years and he also was the “color” analyst for Plano High School Football for four years.

Donovan Smith - Defensive Backs Coach, was born in Dallas, Texas and attended school in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD. Over the course of six years, he gained invaluable experience at institutions of learning, notably Vivian Field Middle School and RL Turner High School, where he proudly participated on the Varsity Football team. His versatility as a player, excelling in multiple positions such as receiver, halfback, corner back, and safety, has endowed him with a profound understanding of the multifaceted nature of football. While in high school, as an active member of the football team he also contributed as an avid member of the power lifting team, earning a place in the regional competition. This additional commitment to power lifting underscored the significance of discipline and unwavering consistency in shaping a formidable athlete. He currently pursues a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology at the University of North Texas in Denton, as well as a career in personal training. With great enthusiasm and a strong desire to guide and nurture the remarkable potential of every child, he looks forward to collaborating with a group of talented young individuals. Here's to a prosperous and triumphant season ahead! Let us unite and strive to bring home victory.

Jason Kelley - Asst. D-Line Coach / 12U Head Coach, was born in Canton, OH and raised in Sumter, SC. After graduating high school, he joined the U.S. Navy serving 10 years on active duty. During his tenure in the Navy, he developed a passion for coaching and played RB and Safety on the semi-pro level. After his Naval career, Jason moved to Dallas, TX where he continued to serve in the community of Carrollton coaching youth football and has a successful career in the financial service and real estate industry. Jason continues to serve as a conduit for God, teaching life skills through the fundamentals of football.

Zakery Thurman - Assistant Head Coach / OL and Special Teams, was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He went to high school in Allen, Texas where he played varsity football and competed in shot put and discuss. After high school he joined the Navy working as a Master At Arms in 2007. He began coaching as an offensive line coach for DoDDS Europe as a part of the Sigonella High school Jaguars in 2009. He was medically separated in 2014. He later continued coaching in the fall of 2019 as a pee wee head coach where he coached for 2 years and 2 years in Semi Pro. The following spring in 2021 he became the Assistant head coach, offensive line coach, and Special teams coach for the Carrollton Colts where he coached for 2 years. During that time he also acted as the assistant commissioner for 2 seasons. Since 2019 he has trained offensive linemen from ages 10 to 17 and has helped 9 of his last 10 offensive linemen he has coached or trained be starters at the varsity level within their first 2 years of high school. He now runs his own training program named Front 5 Training.

Adrien Martinez - Wide Receivers Coach, was born in Irving Texas but attended R.L Turner High School in Carrollton Texas. There he played Football all four Years and was a member of the Track Team as well. Being away from the Game for a while helped him realize that he had a “burning” passion to Coach.He began his Coaching Career in The Carrollton Youth Football League where he has Coached 9-12 Years olds for the past three years.He looks to instill character, discipline, determination, and hard work into his Players.He is excited about the opportunity to Coach talented 14-15 Year olds getting them ready for Varsity & College Football. He plans to go back to school in an effort to pursue a kinesiology degree…or a degree in Physical Therapy.

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