Letter From the Editor

With the 2003 season officially over, I can’t help but look back at the outstanding coaching jobs done this past season. In high school football, Bob Ladouceur continued to do the unthinkable by adding to De La Salle’s monumental streak (151 and counting) and solidified his legacy as one of the game’s greatest coaches. At age 77, St. John’s (Minn.) head coach John Gagliardi not only broke Eddie Robinson’s all-time college wins record by six victories (414), but he also captured the NCAA Division III national title with a win over D3 juggernaut Mt. Union led by legend-in-the-making Larry Kehres. Coaches like Nick Saban, Pete Carroll, Gary Patterson, Dan Hawkins, Bob Stoops, Larry Coker and American Football Monthly’s Schutt Sports Division I-A Coach of the Year Terry Hoeppner of Miami (Ohio) proved why college football is hard to beat in terms of coaching competitiveness and