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<\/p>\nHe brings a philosophy of attitude, character, effort<\/p>\n
The Newcastle School Board said they are proud to announce the promotion of Bo Bradshaw to Head Football Coach of the Newcastle Racers.<\/p>\n
The selection follows a nationwide search led by Athletic Director Jeff Brickman, who retired from coaching in early February to focus on his administrative duties. With the renewed success of Racer football as a powerhouse in Oklahoma, Bradshaw emerged as the premier choice from a competitive pool of more than 50 applicants.<\/p>\n
\u201cBo is a great leader of men,\u201d said Athletic Director Jeff Brickman. \u201cHe has been mentored by Hall of Fame and state championship coaches Gary Rose, Mike Corley, and Mike Dunn during his time at Carl Albert, as well as Chris Jensen at Oklahoma Baptist University. Bo has an infectious personality, and I am beyond thrilled to have him take the football program to even greater success.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bradshaw taught and coached at Carl Albert (his alma mater) from 2017 to 2023. He is now a familiar face in the Racer community, having served as the program\u2019s Defensive Coordinator for the past three seasons (2023\u2013 2025). Under his leadership, the defense was instrumental in Newcastle\u2019s back-to-back runs to the Oklahoma Class 5A State Semifinals in 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n
Superintendent Dr. Cathy Walker expressed full confidence in the appointment, stating, \u201cCoach Bradshaw meets all of our needs for what it means to be a Newcastle Racer coach. He is deeply invested in the community and has a clear vision for the football program that aligns with the community as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n
Beyond the turf, Bradshaw has distinguished himself as an elite English teacher. High School Principal Adam Hull praised his impact as an educator, noting that Bradshaw embodies the philosophy that elite coaching is rooted in elite teaching. \u201cThe best teachers coach their students, and the best coaches are great teachers,\u201d added Brickman, citing the philosophy of legendary coach Grant Teaff. \u201cBo is ready to do it the right way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bradshaw has been nominated for Teacher of the Year at Carl Albert High School (2020\u20132021 and 2022\u2013 2023) and at Newcastle High School (2025\u20132026). He also received the Geraldine Burns Award for Excellence in English Studies from the Oklahoma Council of Teachers of English (OKCTE).<\/p>\n
Coach Bradshaw holds a Bachelor\u2019s degree in English Education from Oklahoma Baptist University, where he was also a member of the football team. This is where he and Coach Brickman first crossed paths when Brickman served as the offensive coordinator and Bradshaw played linebacker. They initially met in 2012 when Brickman coached against Carl Albert and Bradshaw was the Titans\u2019 starting linebacker. Their coaching paths crossed several times over the years before Bradshaw was hired as the Racers\u2019 Defensive Coordinator in 2023.<\/p>\n
Bradshaw was a four-year letterman at Carl Albert High School, a two-time state champion (2009, 2012), an All-District selection, the team\u2019s Defensive Player of the Year, and a team captain. He went on to play four years of college football at Oklahoma Baptist University, where he was an Academic All-American, a Student-Athlete Advisory Board BRADSHAW on page 3 member, and a special teams captain.<\/p>\n
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BRADSHAW: looks to equip players for their futures<\/p>\n
As an assistant coach at Carl Albert, Bradshaw was part of a staff that won five state championships (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022). He served as the school\u2019s recruiting coordinator, helping multiple players earn college scholarships, including two who eventually reached the NFL.<\/p>\n
Bradshaw also served as the program\u2019s social media content coordinator and coached linebackers, defensive backs, running backs, and quarterbacks.<\/p>\n
During his tenure as Defensive Coordinator at Newcastle High School, his defenses helped the Racers become the second-ranked program in Class 5A (behind only his alma mater Carl Albert) over the past two seasons based on district points.<\/p>\n
In his first season as defensive coordinator, the Racers reached the Class 4A quarterfinals. In 2024 and 2025, Newcastle advanced to the Class 5A State Semifinals.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is an honor to be named the next head football coach at Newcastle High School,\u201d said Coach Bradshaw. \u201cCoach Brickman has left a legacy here that I am excited to continue, and I am thankful to grow under his leadership as he remains the Athletic Director. I\u2019ve enjoyed coaching the \u2018Fast \u2018N Furious\u2019 defense the last three seasons, and I look forward to implementing that same mindset and vision for the program as a whole. It is a privilege to be in such an influential position. This game has made an incredible impact on my life, and I look forward to using football to equip these players for their futures.\u201d<\/p>\n
Newcastle can look forward to a program built on Bradshaw\u2019s \u201cACE\u201d philosophy: controlling the controllables through Attitude, Character, and Effort.<\/p>\n
Bradshaw and his wife, Kenzi have been married for nearly nine years. She is the new Children\u2019s Pastor at VFC Newcastle. They have two children: their son, Beckham, is in kindergarten at the ECC, and their daughter, Whitley, is in preschool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"He brings a philosophy of attitude, character, effort The Newcastle School Board said they are proud to announce…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":821123,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[7],"class_list":{"0":"post-821122","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116255912190369384","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821122","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=821122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/821123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=821122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=821122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=821122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}