TISD head football coaches respond to high school name changes

TYLER — One day after the name changes of two Tyler High Schools were adopted KTBB spoke with both Head Football Coaches/Athletic Coordinators. On Friday, the Lions Ricklan Holmes said, “When you think of Tyler High School, now you’re going to think about the city of Tyler. So, what we have to do is continue to do everything we have been doing to, not just represent John Tyler, but to represent the Lions, because now the Lions are now the Tyler High Lions.” The Red Raiders Joe Willis said, “People have come together and made the decision on what name they wanted and it ended up being Legacy. I believe that’s a good thing, because I think our team and our group, going forward now, we kind of have a vision of leaving our own legacy here.”