Marbury High hires Jason Wallace for second stint as head football coach

Marbury High School has rehired Jason Wallace as head football coach, bringing back the leader who guided the Bulldogs in 2019 and 2020. The move, announced Jan. 28, 2026, restores a familiar voice to Marbury’s sideline as the program prepares for offseason workouts and spring planning.

Wallace’s first stint at Marbury produced back-to-back 6-4 seasons in 2019 and 2020, with the Bulldogs exiting in the first round of the state playoffs both years. Those results established a baseline the community remembers as Wallace returns to direct the Bulldogs’ next chapter.

After 2020 Wallace left Marbury to take the head job at Prattville High School following Caleb Ross’s departure to pursue a college coaching role at Troy University. At Prattville, Wallace compiled a 21-20 record over four seasons. His best campaign came in his first year with the Lions, when Prattville went 7-4, finished third in Region 2 behind Central-Phenix City and Auburn, lost to Hoover in the regular season and then fell in the first round of the state playoffs.

Prattville’s subsequent seasons under Wallace were uneven. In 2022 the Lions finished fifth in the region after early losses to Smiths Station and Dothan, and late defeats to Auburn and Central-Phenix City knocked Prattville out of playoff contention. The 2023 season opened with a 45-19 loss at Foley and concluded at 3-7, including an embarrassing loss to Julian as Prattville finished seventh in the nine-team Region 2.

Prattville High athletic director Blake Boren accepted Wallace’s resignation “on Wednesday morning and announced the Lions would begin the search immediately for a new head coach.” Boren framed the search as one focused on fit and vision: “Every school is unique,” Boren said of the criteria for candidates. “Obviously, there are things that make high school athletics great and every school has its own identity in that. So I think ensuring that we get somebody who fits the criteria of what has built Prattville High School and made it great and understands what we’re about, that has a vision to push the program forward. We’re excited to start that process after Coach Wallace decided he wanted to step aside today.”

Local reaction at Marbury was immediate. A Facebook post reported, “The team was told today, and they are ready to work ... new head football coach at Marbury High School, Jason Wallace.” That early signal of buy-in from players and insiders will matter to boosters, parents and school leaders who prioritize continuity and early offseason preparation.

Wallace’s return affects staff decisions, spring practice timelines and short-term recruiting within the region. Prattville will begin a public coaching search while Marbury must now finalize Wallace’s staffing, program goals and any administrative approvals required for the hire. For Marbury fans and families, the coming weeks should yield announcements on assistants, conditioning plans and the timetable toward the next season as Wallace resumes leadership of the Bulldogs.