{"id":716673,"date":"2026-01-30T14:15:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/716673\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T14:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:15:17","slug":"matt-furino-named-as-the-new-head-coach-of-louisville-leopards-football-press-release-louisville-high-school-names-matt-furino-as-head-football-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/716673\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Furino Named as the New Head Coach of Louisville Leopards Football | Press Release: Louisville High School Names Matt Furino as Head Football Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>          Louisville High School Names Matt Furino as Head Football Coach<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westmainvetclinic.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79244 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/west-main-vet-clinic-ad.png\" alt=\"West Main Vet Clinic Ad\" width=\"285\" height=\"160\"\/><\/a>LOUISVILLE, OH \u2014 Louisville City Schools is pleased to announce Matt Furino as the new Head Football Coach at Louisville High School, following Board of Education approval this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Furino brings more than 30 years of experience in education and athletics, including a highly successful career as a head football coach, teacher, and athletic leader. During multiple tenures as Head Coach at Field High School, Furino recorded 108 career victories, led teams to league championships, guided the program to its first playoff appearance and first playoff win, and earned several Coach of the Year honors, most recently in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gioninos.com\/locations\/oh-canton-2692-easton-st-ne-44721\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-85993 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gioninos-Pizzeria-Oakwood-Mobile-Ad.png\" alt=\"Gionino's Pizzeria Oakwood - Mobile Ad\" width=\"285\" height=\"160\"\/><\/a>Furino is widely respected for building programs centered on character, accountability, and community. As a longtime high school mathematics teacher, former athletic director, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes leader, he brings a student-first approach to athletics and is committed to continuing the strong foundation and groundwork already in place at Louisville High School while helping the program move forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have great respect for the work that has been done here,\u201d Furino said. \u201cMy goal is to continue building on that foundation, invest in our student-athletes, and create a program that competes hard, represents Louisville with pride, and develops young men for life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/beattyssports.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49677 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Beattys-Playoff-Shirts-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\"  data-\/><\/a>Athletic Director Terrie Horn said Furino\u2019s experience and leadership made him a strong fit for the Leopards.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCoach Furino understands what it takes to build and sustain a successful program,\u201d Horn said. \u201cHe values the groundwork that has already been laid and brings the experience and vision to help take the program to the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Superintendent Michele Shaffer added that Furino\u2019s background as an educator was a key factor in the district\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/myfitlifept.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50420 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/My-Fit-Life-Personal-Trainer-Side-Ad.png\" alt=\"My Fit Life Personal Trainer Side Ad\" width=\"285\" height=\"161\"\/><\/a>\u201cHe understands that athletics are an extension of the classroom,\u201d Shaffer said. \u201cCoach Furino\u2019s commitment to character, teamwork, and excellence aligns well with our district\u2019s mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Coach Furino will begin transitioning into his role immediately and looks forward to meeting players, families, and the Louisville community in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Donate to Leopard Nation<\/p>\n<p>Donation Amount<br \/>Select Amount$5.00$10.00$20.00$50.00$100.00Other<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/louisvilleleopards.org\/advertise\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56045\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Advertise-On-Leopard-Nation.jpg\" alt=\"Advertise On Leopard Nation\" width=\"720\" height=\"340\"  data-\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Louisville High School Names Matt Furino as Head Football Coach LOUISVILLE, OH \u2014 Louisville City Schools is pleased&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":716674,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[7,103747,60478,103748,103749],"class_list":{"0":"post-716673","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-leopards-football","10":"tag-louisville-football","11":"tag-louisville-leopards","12":"tag-louisville-leopards-football"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115984475600595566","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=716673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/716674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=716673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=716673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=716673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}