High School
Pushups and a Pep Rally: Malakoff's long road to a state title
Head coach Jamie Driskell, quarterback Mike Jones and wide receiver Chauncey Hogg help the Malakoff Tigers earn their first state championship in program history.
ARLINGTON -- Soon after Jamie Driskell took over head coaching duties at Malakoff High School in 2009, he instituted a seven pushups rule after every offseason practice and Friday night game. Except the players wouldn't count it out. Instead, they'd chant.
"Every. Decision. I. Make. Affects. The. Team."
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