Defensive Coordinator / LBs @ McKendree University
Lebanon, IL
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Blessed to continue helping make Griffon Football the best it can be!
GO GRIFFS ๐ฆ
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How 'bout we make this a full-time gig, Coach Franks?
We are proud to announce Dalton Franks (@CoachDFranks) as Griffon Football's new outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator!
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@MWSU_Football | #StayGold๐
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๐จ NEBRASKA RECRUITS:
On your way home from the Lindenwood Mega Camp, look to your right on I-29 in St. Joe and you will see the state of the art Indoor that the Griffs use! ๐๐
Great Facilities โ
Great Campus โ
Great People โ
Weโve got it going on in Griff Country! ๐ฆ
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Thank you Texarkana ISD for the opportunity to coach alongside and learn from some great people!
Excited to join @CoachWillie and @MWSU_Football as a Defensive Graduate Assistant! GO GRIFFS!
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Cannot express enough how fortunate I am to have the opportunity to coach these guys!
Great Football players, but even better men! Proud to be called โCoach Franksโ by these guys!
Another spring in the books as a Griff
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Grateful that the Griffs were able to stop by Eugene Field Elementary this morning to read to Mrs. Mense & Ms. Wilsonโs 2nd grade classes! We had a great time interacting with our community! ๐ฆ
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Oooooweeeeeee ๐คฉ
Weโve got it going on here in Griffon Land fellas! ๐ฆ
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"Our coaches and our students deserve this type of facility and we're going to continue to do that and upgrade as we go."
Check out the new @MWSU_Football locker room!
#GriffUp๐ฆ
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GO BEARS! ๐ป๐ป๐ป
Conference USA announces Missouri State University will join the league on July 1, 2025
CUSA ๐ค @MissouriStBears
#NoLimitsOnUs | bit.ly/3wBPoR9
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Itโs going down April 15th! Come out to The Spratt and see what the Griffs have cookin! ๐ฆ
๐ฆ #GriffUp
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๐จCamp will be here before you know it. Get registered now! โฐโฐ
GO GRIFFS! ๐ฆ
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Wing Stop always hits the spot! Glad I got to fed these Linebackers before we pour into the season! Football is Family! #PTK #TigerFamily
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๐จ๐จK State Campers
The Griffs are coming for you! ๐ฆ
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See you tonightโฆโฆ Letโs work!
#StayGold
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Texas High LBโs chowing down! Looking forward to watching them grow this Spring Ball Season! #TigerFamily #PTK #Linebackers
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Doesn't matter what level you play at, The League will find you! ๐๐๐
THREE Griffs playing in the NFL right now! ๐๐
๐จ2 Defensive Backs
๐จ1 Kicker
#OurCity ๐ฆ
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๐จ๐จ Iowa & Nebraska Football Players!!
Come spend the day with the Griffs at our Junior Day on April 22nd:
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Top-Notch Facilities
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Fantastic Coaching Staff
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Beautiful Campus
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Spring Game
See you there! ๐ฆ
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First Spring Ball in the books with my dudes. Love these guys like sons and excited to watch them grow this summer! #blessed #TigerFamily #PTK
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The Texas Tigers are working! Ready to get the train rolling! The eyes of Texas are upon us! #TIGERS
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Letโs get it dudes! Camp season is right around the corner!
GET EVALUATED ๐
GET COACHED ๐
See you at The Spratt!!
#GriffUp ๐ฆ๐ฆ
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๐จ2024โs
You are on the clock! โฐโฐโฐ
Come get evaluated โ
Come get great coaching โ
Come get recruited. ๐ฐ๐ฐ
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Week Two on the road looking for future GRIFFS! ๐๐๐
Speed like an Eagle๐ฆ
Strong as a Lion ๐ฆ
#GriffUp
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Almost that time for Camp Season dudes!
Come camp with the Griffs! ๐ฆ
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Get registered TODAY!
#StayGold
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Trestin Whitehead finished 22nd in the State of Texas in the 5A Division 1 220 Weight Class with a total of 1425! Really proud of how he performed this season. Looking forward to next year! #PTK #TigerStrong #TigerProud @CoachJHarrellOL
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๐จ2024 IOWA RECRUITS:
I hope to see a bunch of you guys at the University of Iowa today at 4pm for their Elite Camp!
Looking for the next great Griff! ๐๐
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#StayGold
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Texas High Tigers pushing heavy weight tonight Powerlifting at the Redwater Invitational! Great job tonight fellas! Proud of you! #PTK
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Trestin Whitehead with a 560lb Squat! Moving that heavy weight here at Regionals. @CoachJHarrellOL #PTK #TigerStrong
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Proud of how our kids fought tonight.
Onto the next one. ROUND 2 here we come. Lock in!
GO TIGERS!
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Trestin Whitehead with the 550LB Squat at the State Powerlifting Meet! A Texas Tiger throwing up heavy weight at State! #PTK #TigerStrong @CoachJHarrellOL
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To know how to defend it, you gotta know how they block it! Excited to learn with these OL Coaches why they do what they do! Thank @BUFootball for this great clinic!
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REGIONAL CHAMP. HEADED TO STATE. Abilene here we come. This Tiger is headed to STATE! #PTK #TigerStrong
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Trestin Whitehead with the 375LB Benchpress at the State Powerlifting Meet! A Texas Tiger throwing up heavy weight at State! #PTK #TigerStrong @CoachJHarrellOL
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Blessed to be on this staff, work with a great group of coaches, and get to impact the lives of some outstanding kids!
FOR THE CITY!
#PTK
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Great job by all of our dudes that Power Lifted in the FCA Lift Off on Saturday! These guys put in a bunch of work these past couple of weeks! Congrats to those who received metals! Keep moving that weight fellas!! #PTK
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Trestin Whitehead with a 350lb Bench! Moving that heavy weight here at Regionals. @CoachJHarrellOL #PTK #TigerStrong
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The road to the Super Bowl starts at Missouri Western ๐ฆ
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Facilities that are fit for a professional sports organization ๐๐
โThe best that money can buyโ
"Start in St. Joe, win another Super Bowl" has a nice ring to it ๐
The 2023 @Chiefs Training Camp schedule at Missouri Western is official!
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#ChiefsKingdom | #StayGold๐
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Fired up about this FCA Powerlifting meet tomorrow morning. Letโs throw some weight on that bar! #PTK #TigerStrong
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Donโt aspire to be the best ON the team. Aspire to be the best FOR the team. Itโs bigger than yourself. #Selfless #TheTeamTheTeamTheTeam
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My boy @halter_jackson leading the way for some New Tigers! Atta way kid! ๐ค๐ผ
Senior Jackson Halter talks to a group of incoming freshmen during the annual Tiger Camp. Students and faculty that attended wore masks and met together in small groups to tour the high school. Photos by Caden Rainwater #txhigh
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Bear Stock rising! ๐๐๐๐ป๐ป๐ป
Movin' On Up ๐
The Bears check in at No. 20 in this week's @WeAreAFCA FCS Coaches Poll!
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#GoBears | #OutHitOutHustle
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In the house that Leonard Wester built!
All-Time Griffon Great & NFL Veteran Offensive Lineman! Coached by @ToddThrockmort3
On the hunt for the next great Griffon ๐ฆ
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As you can tell, the guys were pretty fired up about movie night tonight!
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Excited to talk some Football!
Itโs up and stuck this Thursday!! Sign up link is below donโt miss week 1 of the round table!!!
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Thanks for having me coach! Great to talk to you this morning about your dudes!
Hunting for future Griffs! ๐ฆ๐ฆ
We Appreciate Linebacker coach @CoachDFranks from Missouri Western stopping by this morning to get ahead start on the 24' class!
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Please pray for Todric, his family, and our Bears Football Family.
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Trestin Whitehead with a 545lb Dead Lift! Moving that heavy weight here at Regionals. @CoachJHarrellOL #PTK #TigerStrong
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Want to thank @mattarrufat for having me on @ChalkWar last night! What a great way to be able to bounce ideas around and compete! Itโs also a great way to donate to something meaningful that will make an impact! Looking forward to watching it grow! Iron sharpens Iron.
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โCoaching is a profession of love. You canโt coach people unless you love them.โ
- Eddie Robinson
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Trestin Whitehead with a 500LB Dead Lift at the State Powerlifting Meet! A Texas Tiger throwing up heavy weight at State! #PTK #TigerStrong @CoachJHarrellOL
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Iowaโฆ.. The Griffs are coming for ya!
Looking forward to talking with the great High School Coaches of the state of Iowa this week!
GO GRIFFS! ๐ฆ
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Come camp with the Bears! ๐ป๐ป๐ป
Now is your chance to come get evaluated by the ๐ป staff.
Sign up now!
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Laying the foundation for the road ahead!
Practice #1 โ
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GET ON BOARD THE TIGER TRAIN! Rolling bright and early tomorrow @ 5:30AM!!!! The Journey begins tomorrow! #TigerStrong #PTK
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It all started in The Joe! ๐ฆ๐ฆ
#OurCity
From training camp in St. Joseph to Super Bowl Champions.
Congratulations to the Kansas City @Chiefs on another sensational season!
#ChiefsKingdom | #StayGold๐
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WHAT. A. GAME. I love this state and its Football. #TXHSFB
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Excited & Honored to talk some football with some great people. Get signed up today!
Sunday Game Planning Clinic Schedule Update
Sunday March 24th
Free Clinic
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LFG!!!! Best AHC/Pitching Coach in the Country ๐บ๐ธ
Proud of you @lexikinnaird
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The Griffs are pumped for you DJ!
Go make some moves! Itโs going to be fun to watch you grow! ๐ฆ๐ฆ
#OurCity
Ready to work! @MWSUGriffons @MWSU_Football @DerekDZG11 @TommyKFEQ @BentonTDClub @SalineCourierSp @SaltBowlAR
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Texas High is at the State Powerlifting Meet in Abilene, Texas! Lifting starts tomorrow @ 8:30AM! @CoachJHarrellOL @carlalala7 @StanfordGerry @nortonp13 #TigerPride #TigerStrong #PTK
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Excited to be back on @ChalkWar tonight @ 8:45pm, drawing it up against some of the best and donating to a great cause! Pumped about tonight. Thank you @mattarrufat for the opportunity!
Tuesdayโs @ChalkWar lineup is set!
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SIX. MORE. DAYS. โฐโฐ
GET HERE. โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ
GET EVALUATED. โ
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GET BETTER. ๐ช๐ผ๐ช๐ผ
Pumped to have Spratt Stadium filled with campers July 25th, be sure to pre-register. See you there! ๐ฆ๐ฆ
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At a way to put em away @FARMERSsoftball one team down a couple more to go! #StayHungry #roadtoaCHAMPIONSHIP #GETTINGITDONE #FinishTheFight
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Congrats to @halter_jackson! Thankful I get to call you one of my Inside Linebackers. One of the hardest working dudes I know. Proud of all you have accomplished! Love you kid!
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Come on Bears โผ๏ธโผ๏ธ๐ค๐ป๐ป
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Great opportunity to create exposure for yourself!
Scan the QR Code & get signed up!
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๐จCamp season is getting closer!!
Do you want a chance to get a live evaluation?
Do you want to compete and show your skills?
A chance to EARN a scholarship?
Come get signed up and show off your skills!
Register here: griffonfootballcamps.com ๐จ
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๐จCome out & support the Griffs!๐จ
The guys have been working hard to be the best they can be! ๐ฆ
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Football is officially back at Spratt Stadium ๐
Missouri Western will hold its annual Spring Game this Saturday at 11 a.m. Parking lots open at 9 a.m. for tailgating.
@MWSU_Football | #StayGold๐
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Itโs always great to see our Elementary Schools be successful! Morriss Elementary is the standard in our area! #PTK #TigerPride
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