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JUST IN: UIL suspends TXHSFB head coach for 2026 season
The UIL handed down major penalties to Gainesville football, including a season-long suspension for head coach Neil Searcy.
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Updated Thursday 6:45pm
The UIL State Executive Committee handed down significant penalties to the Gainesville football program on Thursday, suspending head coach Neil Searcy from all coaching duties for the 2026 season and stripping the Leopards of four days of preseason practice after determining Searcy made a “willful decision” to violate offseason practice rules. Searcy also received a public reprimand and was placed on probation for three years.
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