Legendary TXHSFB coach John Walsh has a new head coaching gig. Here's where he's headed.

In what may be the final big splash of the 2020 offseason coaching carousel, San Marcos sent shockwaves through the state Monday night, naming former Denton Guyer head coach John Walsh as the Rattlers next head football coach and athletic director. Walsh replaces Mark Soto, who resigned last month after eight seasons to take over at San Antonio Johnson. 

Walsh, who resigned his post at Guyer in March, built the powerful Wildcats program from the ground up, taking the school to a pair of state titles, two more title game appearances, and rolling up an impressive 132-55 overall record from 2006 to 2019. In Walsh’s first two seasons, Guyer was a combined 1-19 as the school struggled in its first two years as a varsity program. In  the third year in 2008, Guyer broke out with a 12-3 mark and a trip to the state semifinals, and the program took off from there. The Wildcats have made the playoffs in every season since 2008.