Oregon onside-kick coach fired

Sports · Heat 1.0 / 10 · 2 shows · 4m airtime

Marist Catholic High School in Oregon fired its football coach on October 14, 2026, the day after a 63-0 win over Cottage Grove in which he called two onside kicks while leading by 57 points. Coverage has since established that one onside kick was intercepted and the opposing team scored with 30 seconds left. The debate over sportsmanship versus running up the score continues, while what the school has said about its reasoning, and whether the coach contests the dismissal, remain open.

How 2 podcasts covered it

1. The Dan Le Batard Show, 2026-10-14 (5:53 to 7:00)
   Debates the fired coach's onside kicks
   JuJu raises the firing of a Marist Catholic coach who called two onside kicks while up 57 in a 63-0 win, arguing he should not have lost his job; Mike says he would have fired him mid-game because sportsmanship matters in high school football.
   New angle: A Marist Catholic coach in Oregon was fired the day after two onside kicks while up 57.
2. Nightcap, 2026-10-16 (34:04 to 36:47)
   Reacts to the firing and defends the onside kick
   Reacts to the Oregon high school firing and lands on the onside kick as the offense, not the score. Adds one detail the record did not have: the onside kick was intercepted and turned into another touchdown with 30 seconds left before halftime.
   New angle: The onside kick was intercepted and the opposing team scored again with 30 seconds left.