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Tim Knicky congratulates Georgetown linebacker Ian Lewis during the 2022 football season. After spending the last two seasons as Georgetown’s defensive coordinator, Knicky was hired this week as the first coach at Liberty Hill Legacy Ranch.
There isn’t a school yet or technically any players, but the Austin area’s newest football program is up and running.
Liberty Hill ISD announced the hiring of Georgetown defensive coordinator Tim Knicky as the first head coach at Legacy Ranch earlier this week.
The school will officially open in the fall of 2026, which is when it will also play its first varsity season.
“I’m still kind of on cloud nine,” said Knicky when reached by the Statesman earlier this week. “I’m fired up about it, but I’ve got to catch my breath and get to work.”
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Knicky, 36, has an interesting football background with plenty of local ties.
He graduated from Cedar Park in 2006, played at Stephen F. Austin in college and had stints in the NFL as a defensive end with the Jets, Packers and Bengals.
After his playing days, he spent five years as an assistant at Georgetown and had stints at Cedar Park and Willis before returning to the Eagles to be the defensive coordinator the last two years.
When he initially got into coaching, Knicky said he didn’t have much desire to be a head coach.
“I love coaching kids and the big impact you can have on them as a position coach,” he said. “I always kind of thought you lose a little of that as a head coach, but my time at Willis opened some doors and opened my eyes. I guess when you get a little bit older you realize the affect the head coach can have on a program. So it became appealing as the years wore on.”
Knicky will literally be starting a program from scratch.
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Author : Austin American-Statesman
Publish date : 2024-01-26 23:11:38
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