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Father-Son Rivalry Powers Former Air Force Colonel as TXHSFB Defensive Coordinator

Aug 04, 2023, 2:55 PM

Haslet Eaton defensive coordinator Craig Hardin used to fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon as a Colonel in the Air Force. Now he's hoping his defense will fly around the field in 2023 and figure out a way to slow down Keller Timber Creek's passing game, where his son, Jake Hardin, coaches.

Father-Son Rivalry Powers Former Air Force Colonel as TXHSFB Defensive Coordinator

Craig Hardin literally had other things on his radar while in the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon. The seed was always there, buried in the back of his mind, ready to sprout when the time was right.

Now, some years removed from his career in the skies, his title of Air Force Colonel now a memory, Hardin finds himself once again a pilot, albeit of a different plane. The plant has grown.

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