Alan Campos said he didn’t like the way it happened, but he’s excited to have his first opportunity as the head coach of a high school football program.
Campos was named the head coach at Valley earlier this week. He replaces Crad Jaggers, who stepped down last month without coaching a game for what he called “personal reasons.”
“I don’t really know the situation, but it’s unfortunate for a guy who wanted to coach who can’t coach,” Campos said. “I’m fortunate to have the opportunity to be a head coach and look forward to doing the best I can for the kids.”
Campos, 43, is a Miami native who played linebacker at the University of Louisville. He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL Draft and played one season with them. He also had brief stints with the Indianapolis Colts and Carolina Panthers and with NFL Europe and the Arena Football League.
He previously was as an assistant coach at Shawnee before spending the past two seasons at Valley, coaching linebackers in 2014 and serving as defensive coordinator last year when the Vikings finished 6-5.
The Vikings will return several key players from last season, including quarterback Brayden Campos, who is Alan’s son.
“I’ve got about two months now to get them ready for our first game,” Alan Campos said. “It’s not a whole lot of time, but I’ll do the best I can with the time we have. We have some great kids on the team, and there are going to be a lot of expectations on them.”