Tyler Rosenthal is taking over one of the state’s best small-school football programs of the past decade, and he’s more than a little excited.
Rosenthal is the new head coach at Biggersville. He replaces Case Ingram, who left after five seasons to take the head post at Saltillo. Ingram led Biggersville to its first state championship in 2023, and the Lions have gone 93-21 over the past nine seasons and six times have recorded double-digit win totals.
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“Super, super pumped, super excited,” Rosenthal said. “Excited to be at a great program like Biggersville. I’ve had tremendous community support already, coming in after a great coach and a great man, coach Ingram. I’m just trying to keep things going and put my own spin on it.”
Rosenthal, 35, has spent the past five seasons as defensive coordinator at Amory. He helped head coach Brooks Dampeer lead the Panthers to four winning seasons and nine playoff wins over the past five years.
“Coach Dampeer meant the world to me,” Rosenthal said. “He gave me my first shot to call one side of the football. Unbelievable human, very, very organized to the T. His organization skills, play-calling skills, leading kids – I’m taking a lot of what he’s doing with me, from what I’ve learned from him.”
Biggersville has been a highly athletic team this past decade, although it’s graduating a lot of talent from last year’s team, including two-way stars Zialis Blackmon, Xae Mayes and Brooks Seago. But the Lions have made a habit of reloading, and Rosenthal’s approach on the field will be anything but timid, no matter who’s out there.
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“Offensively I want to be a first-step football team,” he said. “We’re going to run the ball, and we’re going to spread it out, and we’re going to throw it, and we’re going to get it to our best players. On defense, we are going to relentlessly pursue the football and just rally to the ball, force turnovers, get lined up and play hard.”
Rosenthal is the son of Bill Rosenthal, who was a head coach at Saltillo, Holly Springs and Oak Hill Academy.
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