Coach TG

Excited to announce that I’ve accepted an Offensive Quality Control position with Lafayette Football. Grateful for the opportunity and excited to get to work @CoachTJD @LafColFootball

1️⃣ GET THE RIGHT GUYS IN THE BUILDING 🟤🟡 #FIGHT_VU

Proud of my brotha 🫡

Lab Work 🧪 #FIGHT_VU | #GOVALPO

Former 2x 1st Team All-PFL and Valpo U Alum Solomon Davis (@SoloDavis10) has signed with @TorontoArgos! Congrats Solo! #FIGHT_VU | #GOVALPO

Staying Home🏡 Welcome to the Family Tyne! @TVettickal #FIGHT_VU | #GOVALPO

Ring the Bell🔔 Welcome Home Raphiel! @raphielstewart7 #FIGHT_VU | #GOVALPO

Officially Official✍️ Welcome to the Family Cy! @CyLongley97422 #FIGHT_VU | #GOVALPO

Signed✍️ Welcome Home Reece! @ReeceWilson82 #FIGHT_VU | #GOVALPO

Signed✍️ Welcome to the Family Braden! @braden_harms #FIGHT_VU | #GOVALPO

Officially Official✍️ Welcome to the Family Jayden! @jayden9anthony #FIGHT_VU | #GOVALPO

ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴀ ʟᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏᴍᴏʀʀᴏᴡ 🤫 10 ᴀᴍ ᴄꜱᴛ 🟤🟡 #FIGHT_VU | #GOVALPO

Beacons had 79 players on the Academic Honor Roll last semester🟤🟡 🔗: bit.ly/4tcPgA8 #FIGHT_VU | #GOVALPO

Standards create standards. Not slogans. 🫡

Offensive Collective talk on point this afternoon @CoachJMath @CoachVogler @CoachLittle7 @CoachKellerGC @ChaseBurton02 @HaydenHThomas @CoachTBolen @CoachBMoyers @CoachOrts @coachkhalilp Absolutely DIALED ☎️

Yessuh🤟🏾

Transferring schools is not the answer unless you are getting a great opportunity to move up and start at a higher level! Celebrating portal announcements is not what builds character! What builds character is going through adversity and growing to become your best self through weight room and field work. When you find a coach who challenges you everyday you know you found the right opportunity! Gravitate to that coach and continue to develop!! 🙌💚🏆🔥🔥

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from the Valpo Football Family to you! 🎄 #FIGHT_VU | #GOVALPO

Why Coaching Is Harder Than People Think (A Holiday Reminder)… Because coaching isn’t just about plays, drills, or game nights. It’s about people. It’s about walking into practice every day and managing emotions you didn’t create but are responsible for. Your own. Your players. Your assistants. Parents. Administrators. Fans. It’s about teaching kids who are all at different stages. Different maturity levels. Different confidence levels. Different home situations. And somehow holding them to the same standards while still meeting them where they are. It’s about decisions that look simple from the stands but feel heavy from the sideline. Who plays. When. Why. How you communicate it. And how that decision might land on a 16-year-old who ties their identity to minutes. It’s about losing sleep over kids who won’t buy in. Over conversations you need to have. Over mistakes you replay in your head long after everyone else moved on. It’s about being judged by people who see the outcome, not the process. The scoreboard, not the hours. The result, not the relationships. And yet, you show up again. You plan. You teach. You model. You care. As the season slows and the holidays arrive, this is the reminder: What you do matters. Even when it goes unseen. Even when it feels heavy. Even when it’s hard. Coaching is about influence. And influence lasts longer than any season. That’s why coaching is harder than people think. And also why it matters so much. As the year winds down, I hope you find a little rest, a little perspective, and a lot of pride in the work you’re doing. 🎄Happy Holidays, Coach.