VALDOSTA — Former Colquitt County High School head football coach Rush Propst is headed back to the sidelines.
Propst, who coached at Colquitt County for 12 seasons, did not coach in the high school ranks in 2019.
He did, however, coach at the collegiate level last season, serving as a volunteer assistant at UAB.
Propst also previously coached at Hoover High School in Alabama. There, he won four consecutive state championships in the early to mid-2000’s.
He was approved to be the next head coach at Valdosta on Tuesday night in an online meeting of the Valdosta City School Board. He was approved to coach by a 5-4 vote, which took place after a 30-minute executive session.
His Georgia teaching certificate was also reinstated.
In three decades as a high school coach, Propst has won 295 games and seven state championships in Georgia and Alabama.
At Valdosta, he replaces Alan Rodemaker, who was fired after four seasons, including a 10-3 record in 2019.