Photo: Marvin Hall - Studio M Sports (2022)
Vincent Cook is entering his 10th season overall coaching Grand Ledge Football, and his 2nd as the JV Head Coach. Coach Cook began coaching during the 2016 season as the JV Linebackers coach. He was then an assistant Defensive coach for 2 years with Coach Bird before spending 5 years as Coach Brya's Varsity Defensive Coordinator. He coached his 1st season as a Head Coach fall of 2024 as the JV Head Coach. Coach Cook is a 2011 grad of Grand Ledge HS where he earned 5 Varsity letters total in Football and Track. Coach Cook was a senior captain on the fourth team in school history to go 9-0 in 2010. In football, Coach Cook was named All-Conference & Academic All-Conference in 2009 and 2010, and Academic All-State in 2010. Additionally, Coach Cook was a recipient of the CAAC Scholar Athlete Award (awarded to senior, multiple-sport, athletes who are top 10 in GPA from each CAAC school). After high school, he went on to play football as a Linebacker and an H-Back for 5 seasons with Hillsdale College. Coach Cook was a member of the 2011 Hillsdale College team that would end up being the first outright GLIAC Champions at Hillsdale since 1988. Coach Cook spent the entirety of his final spring semester at Hillsdale living in Sevilla, Spain to complete his Spanish major. He graduated in 2016 from Hillsdale College with a double major in Spanish & English and a minor in Math. He spent the 2016-2017 school year teaching Spanish at Hayes Middle School in Grand Ledge. He is entering his 9th year teaching Spanish & English at Grand Ledge HS. Coach Cook and his wife Caroline, also a 2011 GLHS grad, reside in Grand Ledge with their son, Calvin, and daughter, Chloe.
Photo: Marvin Hall - Studio M Sports (2021)
Jim Price is returning to coach GL football for the first time since the 2021 season after spending the last 3 school years as the Middle School Athletic Director (2022-2024). He is entering his 27th season coaching Grand Ledge football, and his 31st season overall coaching High School Football. Coach Price is a 1985 graduate of Grand Ledge High School. While at Grand Ledge he earned Varsity letters in Football, Wrestling, and Track. After high school, Coach Price received a scholarship to wrestle at Grand Valley State University where he was named a 2x All-American his junior and senior seasons in 1989 and 1990. Coach Price graduated from GVSU in 1990 and rejoined the GVSU wrestling team the following season in 1990-1991 as an Assistant Coach. After college, Coach Price coached football for two seasons at Spring Lake High School in 1991 and 1992. He returned to Grand Ledge to coach football in 1994. Coach Price was the Head Coach or an Assistant Coach at the Freshman and JV levels every year through the 2014 season. From 1996-2000, the JVs won 39 straight games, including four straight undefeated seasons. The entire decade of the 90s the JV team only lost 3 total games. He became an Assistant Football coach at Charlotte High School during the 2015 and 2016 seasons before rejoining GL as the Freshman Head Coach in 2017 and 2018. For 3 seasons (2019-2021), Coach Price was a Varsity Assistant under Head Coach Joe Brya. Coach Price was a Teacher at Hayes & Beagle Middle Schools in Grand Ledge from 1993-2024 before retiring this last year.
Photo: Marvin Hall - Studio M Sports (2022)
Matt Nixon is entering his 3rd season coaching Grand Ledge High School Football. He spent the 2023 season as the Freshman Defensive Coordinator under Coach McDaniels, and the 2024 season as the Freshman Head Coach. Coach Nixon also spent time as a Grand Ledge Middle School Head Coach before joining the High School staff.
Photo: Marvin Hall - Studio M Sports (2024)
Mike Rebec is entering his 2nd year coaching Grand Ledge High School Football and his 22nd year coaching high school football overall. He joined the GL staff in 2024 as the JV OL & DL coach. He has coached football for 20 years with staffs at East Jordan High School, Alma College, Charlotte High School, and Lansing Eastern High School. He has coached every position, including play-calling duties as an offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator. He has also spent time coaching Middle School Basketball and High School Track and Field. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education and Health Education as well as a Master's Degree in Educational Administration from Central Michigan University. He currently teaches Health Education at Lansing Eastern High School. He resides in Grand Ledge, and he has two daughters, Ryan and Reese.
Photo: Marvin Hall - Studio M Sports (2016)
Dylon McMann is returning to GL football as a coach for the first time since the 2018 season, he is entering his 4th year coaching Grand Ledge High School Football, and his 5th year coaching football overall. He joined the GL staff in 2015 as a middle school coach. He then coached with the JV team for 3 seasons from 2016-2018. He is a 2013 graduate of Grand Ledge High School, and he earned multiple varsity letters playing football. He returns to GL football after a coaching hiatus to focus on his career.