Nellie's Podcast

Ben Reaves has been around championship culture his whole life. Listen in on stories from his High school/College days and what it takes to win a state championship in the highest classification of Georgia!  

Matt Napier is the Head Football Coach at LaGrange High School. He comes from a football family. Matt talks about how important it is to have strong support systems as a football coach. He talks about how important of a role his wife plays. He also talks about how you can't come home after being away at college and expect the TV remote to still be yours- even if you're Billy Napier. 

Steve Pardue's coaching career spanned from 1985-2018. As the Head Football Coach at LaGrange HS: The Grangers won the state title in 2001 with a 14-0 record and took home back-to-back state crowns in 2003 and 2004, featuring 14-1 and 15-0 records. Coach Pardue also spent some time at UK where he coached RB's and was the HFC at LaGrange College. Coach Pardue is a Legend. 

Benji Harrison is the Head Football Coach at Habersham Central. In this episode he talks about his playing career, the wrestling league they created in college and how he got into coaching. We finish it with a story you don't want to miss. If you want to hear good stories and laugh... Listen to this. 

Greg Vandagriff is the head football coach at Prince Ave Christian. Coming off of 3 state championships in 4 years, coach Vandagriff has cultivated a winning culture. He shares what he thinks is the best thing they do for success. Listen as Coach tells his story of how and why he got into coaching. 

Michael Davis is the Head Football Coach at Rabun County High School. In this episode- Coach tells stories of the state championship game of beating Buford, His transition from Calhoun to Rabun, and what it was like being an assistant for 29 years before becoming the Head Man. 

Jaybo Shaw is the Head Coach at Greenville High School in SC. He grew up playing High School football for his dad in Flowery Branch, GA. He played college ball at Georgia Tech and Georgia Southern. Jaybo tells stories about growing up as a coach's son, playing against Alabama and his experience in Death Valley watching Connor Shaw play.