James Rogers named head coach at Madison High School
Congratulations to James Rogers who was just announced as the head football coach at Madison High School. Interestingly, he will bring Devin Gardner and Cam Gordon along as assistant coaches. Hopefully this will be of great benefit to their program and will create another strong connection to a local high school for the 'M' football program. All the best to them!
(I suppose we could also add in a good-natured joke about how well qualified Rogers is to coach both sides of the ball.)
December 14th, 2015 at 7:44 PM ^
Great for all of them. I always liked James Rogers for doing everything he could for the team. Wish Devin was still on an NFL team though.
December 14th, 2015 at 7:45 PM ^
December 14th, 2015 at 7:45 PM ^
Very cool.
Good Luck!
December 14th, 2015 at 7:46 PM ^
Poor Damned Devin Gardner.
December 14th, 2015 at 7:52 PM ^
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December 14th, 2015 at 7:48 PM ^
wikipedia page says he's a receiver in the Canadian Football League.
Also, every time I think of Devin Gardner I get sad. He was such a great guy and such a talented player. If only Harbaugh had a few years with him... :(
EDIT: Nevermind, he was a cornerback for us back when I was a freshman. I don't remember him very well.
December 14th, 2015 at 7:52 PM ^
Rogers is a Madison Heights Lamphere and University of Michigan graduate who went on to play in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs. He played his youth football with the Madison Heights Wolverines, a club many of the Eagle players move up from.
Rogers, currently an education student specialist at Madison High, used his connections with the University of Michigan to bring in an all-star staff – which includes former Wolverines teammates Devin Gardner and Cam Gordon, who also saw stints in the NFL this past year.
December 14th, 2015 at 9:09 PM ^
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December 16th, 2015 at 8:17 AM ^
December 16th, 2015 at 8:54 AM ^
You're an asshole.
December 14th, 2015 at 7:48 PM ^
December 14th, 2015 at 8:31 PM ^
Unless you are Carlos Brown and are much closer with these 3 than I would think.
December 14th, 2015 at 7:53 PM ^
Why not... stranger things have happened.
December 14th, 2015 at 7:56 PM ^
Hoke as DL coach? Would be epic.
December 14th, 2015 at 8:30 PM ^
December 14th, 2015 at 7:56 PM ^
Looks like Madison is Division 6 (small school) so wont be a pipeline of any sort but still cool.
http://www.mhsaa.com/DesktopModules/MHSAA-Tournaments-Brackets/Printabl…
December 14th, 2015 at 9:49 PM ^
The OP said Madison which is a small school by Adrian but I think he meant Madison Heights which is over by Royal Oak
Edit: Wait looks like you meant Madison Heights too. Looks like I'm the only one confused
December 14th, 2015 at 8:02 PM ^
That is great news for JR as he seems to be doing what he loves and great that DG and CG will assist as we need to keep a pipeline strong to Michigan.
December 14th, 2015 at 8:02 PM ^
I grad'ed from MH Lamphere, the same school as Rogers (though my heart was down at Pershing) so I know the area pretty well.
Across the street from Madison High school is Wolverine Street. Wolverine St. only runs for a half-mile and there are few intersecting streets, but there is one short dead-end that is appropriately named by someone with an obvious keen sense of humor.
December 14th, 2015 at 8:08 PM ^
December 14th, 2015 at 8:12 PM ^
They do a good job of capitalizing on school of choice
December 14th, 2015 at 8:13 PM ^
December 14th, 2015 at 8:14 PM ^
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December 14th, 2015 at 8:16 PM ^
Hoke will be tarred and feathered at the kickoff banquet to the season.
December 14th, 2015 at 8:16 PM ^
My Son played against James in football and basketball. Yes, going all the way back to the Madison youth Wolverines football. James was always a nice kid.
December 14th, 2015 at 8:33 PM ^
Good for James. I think James Rogers was alot more solid than people gave him credit for.
December 14th, 2015 at 8:58 PM ^
Rogers wasn't a Hoke player. He was one of the poor damn defensive backs who went from 3rd or 4th string to starting after RR's secondary exodus.
December 14th, 2015 at 9:05 PM ^
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December 14th, 2015 at 9:13 PM ^
December 14th, 2015 at 11:35 PM ^
Did anything ever come out about why the former coach was let go?
Early in the week before their playoff game (district final? vs. Clinton), it was announced he was suspended for the game. Subsequently, he was let go at some point. I believe he was a teacher at the high school as well. Does anyone know if he still is? I coach at a school that played them and the kids seemed well behaved, good sports.
Not to speculate BUT: Several weeks after we played each other, our school received a phone call from the Madison Heights athletic director saying they had to forfeit the game because they had played with ineligible players. Maybe it was something to do with that.
Edit: Coach Drake Wilkins was suspended for district final vs. Clinton, and the next Monday his resignation from teaching and coaching became official. He was investigated for "possible unprofessional conduct" by the school.
Either way, congratulations Rogers, Gardner, and Gordon! On MHSAA.com, James Rogers is listed as Madison's Assistant Athletic Director too.
December 16th, 2015 at 6:28 PM ^