Players have to love football to survive in Waxahachie's program, which is run like a small college. The team takes on the identity of its head coach, Shane Tolleson, a former walk-on linebacker in the junior college ranks who earned a scholarship. His mentality is to outwork everybody.
The Indians won eight games from 2018-2020. They've posted a 19–6 record in the last two seasons. In the past three years, they've had 39 kids sign to college programs from the Power Four to NAIA. Even more impressive in today's college football environment, only three athletes have transferred.