Photo: Marvin Hall - Studio M Sports (2025)
Vincent Cook is entering his 11th season overall coaching Grand Ledge Football, and his 3rd 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.
Coach Cook's tenure as JV Head Coach at GL:
2024: 4-5,
2025: 6-3 (CAAC Blue Runner-Up).
2026: 6-3 (CAAC Blue Runner-Up).
Photo: Marvin Hall - Studio M Sports (2022)
Matt Nixon is entering his 4th 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 3rd year coaching Grand Ledge High School Football and his 23rd year coaching high school football overall. He joined the GL staff in 2024 as the JV OL & DL coach. He has coached football for over 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 (2025)
Dylon McMann returned to GL football in 2025 as a coach for the first time since the 2018 season, he is entering his 5th year coaching Grand Ledge High School Football, and his 6th 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.