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MADISON TOWNSHIP — The Madison Rams didn’t have to look far for the right guy.
Kobi Johnson, a 2012 Madison graduate, has been named the new head football coach, pending board approval, for the Rams after spending nearly a decade on the coaching staff, most recently as the defensive coordinator.
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“He has given everything he has had for nearly a decade here,” Madison Athletic Director Doug Rickert said. “He busts his butt for this program and he said everything we wanted to hear in his interview. So we are proud to have Kobi Johnson as our next football coach.”
This will be Johnson’s first head coaching gig of his young career, but he and everyone around the program are already excited for what is to come.
“We just got the football team together here at Madison and we announced it to the kids and they all just went crazy,” Rickert said. “It was really cool to see their reaction and their excitement to have Kobi lead them.”
Johnson was introduced Tuesday morning to the team and was met with many cheers and hugs from his players, a moment he won’t soon forget.
“It was a very emotional moment for me,” Johnson said. “It means the world to me to have their support because they all have mine. I think we are trending in the right direction and played in some very competitive games last year. With those guys coming back, I think we have something positive moving forward. It is a great opportunity to turn the corner this season and in the future. I really love these kids and Madison and I think they like me, too, even if I am the one pushing them to their limits.”
Kobi Johnson has been named the next head football coach of the Madison Rams.
Johnson inherits a program that has been struggling of late. Last year, the Rams went 2-8 for…
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Author : Mansfield News Journal
Publish date : 2025-03-04 16:27:00
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