Jason Reel, Bledsoe County’s football coach the past seven seasons, has moved into the role of athletic director for the high school and middle school programs and Josh Owensby has been promoted to head football coach.
Owensby’s promotion was approved earlier this month.
Josh Owensby was named the new football coach at Bledsoe County High School in Pikeville.“Over the past few years in looking at our football program and our kids, more importantly you’re always looking at things that could make you more successful,” Reel said. “It’s not always the X’s and O’s or the talent. It’s the leadership in the programs, in the school system and in the athletic department.”
Reel considered continuing as football coach but felt there was much he could accomplish as athletic director.
“Our administration felt athletics was something it wanted to stress, and I felt I could make a difference,” he said. “The transition question was continuing as head coach of the football and be athletic director. After praying about it and talking with my wife, leading the department and being head coach was not the ideal situation.”