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USA Academy schedules first game

USA Academy schedules first game.

Rush Propst is the former coach of powerhouse Hoover High School in Alabama that gained notoriety on the MTV show Two-A-Days. In 2004, Jeremy Pruitt got his first break in the coaching business when Propst hired him as an assistant. Propst has now been hired as USA Academy’s head coach.

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USA Academy hired Rush Propst as head coach on Jan. 2. The former Hoover and Colquitt County High School head coach has since hired Jeff Kent as defensive coordinator and Kenyatta Watson as Director of Football Operations.

The Academy will begin play in 2020 with a mission to seek exceptionally promising student-athletes of all backgrounds from across the nation and the world. USA Academy will educate student-athletes through mental and physical discipline, athletic experience, while placing them on a national stage and preparing for the next chapter of their lives.

On Tuesday, USA Academy announced that the Eagles will kickoff the 2020 season against Riverside Academy in Canada. The contest is set for August 22.

Rush Propst makes first coaching hire at USA Academy

2020 USA Academy football.

Rush Propst is the former coach of powerhouse Hoover High School in Alabama that gained notoriety on the MTV show Two-A-Days. In 2004, Jeremy Pruitt got his first break in the coaching business when Propst hired him as an assistant. Propst has now been hired as USA Academy’s head coach.

Rush Propst was hired as head coach at the Ultimate Student Athletes (USA) Academy, located in Coosada, Ala. on Jan. 2.

USA Academy will begin play in 2020 with a mission to seek exceptionally promising student-athletes of all backgrounds from across the nation and the world. USA Academy will educate student-athletes through mental and physical discipline, athletic experience, while placing them on a national stage and preparing for the next chapter of their lives.

Propst made his first coaching staff hire on Monday. Jeff Kent has been named defensive coordinator for USA Academy.

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Notable players Kent has coached recently include Quay Walker (Georgia), J.J. Peterson (Tennessee), Markaveist “Big Kat” Bryant (Auburn), Rashard Revels (UAB), Marcus Anderson (Georgia State) and Camari “Juicy” Louis (Kennesaw State).