CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Miller football will have a new head coach leading the 2026 Buccaneers, as Justen Evans has resigned and is expected to take a job in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The news was first reported on X by Dave Campbell’s Matt Stepp.
“You know it was so hard to leave,” Evans said. “Going down to 4A. We kind of took on some lumps this year, but I felt really, really good about what was in the building, and I still feel good about what is in the building.”
Pending school board approval in Dallas Tuesday night, Evans will serve as a high school athletics coordinator and head football coach.
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Evans has led the Buccaneers for 9 years. Before that he served one season in Alice. Over 10 years, Evans has accumulated an (84-36) record and made seven straight playoff appearances. Miller won three football district championships under his tenure (2019, 2023, 2024) and advanced to the Regional Finals in three of the last six years.
“I just say just give me an opportunity and CCISD did that,”Evans said. “If I ever just get an opportunity to come back home and make an impact that’s what it’s about for me. Buc Nation is so much bigger than me. I’m just so blessed and honored to have led this program for the last nine years.”
His experience includes coaching CCISD teams through 14 playoff wins and recognition as Region 7 Coach of the Year.
“The Miller Bucs, our district and our community thank Coach Evans for leading the Bucs football team through some of the most exciting years of football that Buc Stadium has seen in recent memory,” said Superintendent Dr. Roland Hernandez. “We are grateful for his passion and dedication to developing young athletes into leaders. We wish him and his family the very best.”
In 2023, Evans became the winningest football coach in Miller program history when the Bucs held off Victoria West, surpassing 1960 state champion Pete Ragus (57-13-1). His other accomplishments include taking down No. 2 Lampasas 54-49 in 2020 and Alamo Heights 38-28 in 2024.
“I want to be remembered for the impact, the kids that we graduated, the kids that have now gone on like Andrew Body, Lonnie Adkism, Austin Leavell and you know Trevor Long,” Evans said. “All of those guys just have gone on and done great things.”
Corpus Christi Miller HFC Justen Evans has resigned his post, he’s expected to accept a HFC job in DFW later today
Corpus Christi Miller is OPEN#txhsfb @dctf
— Matt Stepp (@Matt_Stepp817) February 10, 2026
The 2001 Moody grad took over the Buccaneers program in 2017, and in his third season he turned the program around. In 2019 the Bucs went (12-1), ending their 6-year playoff drought and winning their first district championship since 2001. Before Evans arrival Miller finished three straight seasons (1-9).
Evans played tight end and defensive end for the Moody Trojans, and then continued his football journey to the collegiate level for one year at Southern Arkansas.
Prior to his head coaching career that began in 2016, Evans served as a Kaffie Middle School coordinator for four months before being promoted to offensive coordinator at King for two seasons. He totaled 12 years with CCISD.
Corpus Christi ISD will have two new football head coaches for the 2026 fall season, whomever takes over at Miller and Ray’s Brian Herman.