Fullington Academy heads back to the gridiron for playoffs

The year 2020 was off to a historic start for the Fullington Academy football program when the Trojans took a chance on hiring Brian Breland to become the new head coach. “He brought me his resume and said, ‘I know I’m too young, but I’d at least like to have the chance to have an interview,’” recalled headmaster Gail Nelson. “He was absolutely the best interview that we had and I felt like he deserved a chance.” Breland is 24-years-old and took on a 1-9 team that he was an assistant with just a year ago…and then the pandemic hit. The Trojans had to deal with an early quarantine due to five players testing positive for the virus. They missed two weeks of competition.