The 2026 Gallatin Green Wave Football Schedule is officially here. New challenges. Old rivals. Friday nights in Green and Gold. 📅 2026 Schedule 🏟️ Home & Away 🔥 Region battles 🌊 One Wave. One Standard. #GWP #DMGB

Day 2 of the Richard Stephenson Two-Man Ramble teeing off of in 45 minutes at the Gallatin Country Club #DMGB #GWP

Had an amazing time at the @ETSUFootball camp this weekend, Was a great experience to compete and grow. @CoachB_Blackmon @Cdj18_ @CoachStroup @BrintRussell19 @GHSWaveFootball @CSmithScout

Had a great day @EKUFootball yesterday. Thank you for the invite @CoachDerekDay @BrintRussell19 @CoachStroup @JBzy0047

Welcoming 3x State Champs Gallatin to SpiralXO! 🔋⚡️ @GHSWaveFootball @CoachStroup @BrintRussell19

79 Days Until Kickoff! The countdown is on. Every workout, every rep, every sacrifice brings us one step closer to Friday nights under the lights. 79 days. One Team. One Town. One Goal. #GreenWavePride #DMGB #79DaysUntilKickoff

Facilities alone do not create success, discipline, or culture. But facilities absolutely communicate priorities. They communicate where investment is being made and which communities are being supported.

I had a good time at the spring game. Looking forward to the season. @VisionQb @QBHitList @GHSWaveFootball @CoachStroup @BrintRussell19 @quarterbackmag @rileywatkins0 @JPWalters4 @CoachScerb @NxgnCamps @One11Recruiting @keegan_linwood @Hunter_DeNote @CoachHayward

Friday nights in 2026 at Calvin Short Field are about to feel different. #DMGB

TEAMS TO KNOW 2026: Gallatin (TN) Gallatin enters 2026 young, athletic, and built around a standard. The Green Wave went 6-4 last season and return 8 defensive starters, with Preston Mooney (@MooneyPres68878), Jason Morton, K’Saun Barksdale, Jo Jo McMurray (@Jojo_mcmurray), Christian Gentry (@CGentryCO28), and Zae McMurry (@Tmd_Zae08) among the names to know. Hendersonville, Station Camp, and Beech make the rivalry slate one to watch. @GHSWaveFootball #PublicSchoolsTop25

No names needed. Just the work. Just the standard. Just the Wave. #GWP #DMGB

“Life is going to hit you. Keep getting up.” — Bear Bryant

Everybody wants Friday night success… until it’s time to invest in the programs that feed it. For example, middle school athletics are not separate from the high school program — they ARE the foundation of it. If the middle school and high school aren’t aligned philosophically, schematically, and culturally, you’re building a house on sand. The best programs are connected from the bottom up: • Same expectations • Same standards • Same language • Same vision When middle school programs refuse to collaborate or operate independently because of ego, arrogance, or “this is how I do it,” the high school program eventually pays the price. Administrations has to see the big picture. Stop making easy hires just to fill a spot. Hire coaches who can TEACH, LEAD, DEVELOP, and WORK WITH PEOPLE. Here’s the reality: If schools hired teachers the way some coaches are hired, parents would send 10,000 more emails than they currently do over bad teachers. But in athletics, people sometimes ignore: • inability to communicate • inability to work with others • lack of organization • refusal to align • failure to develop kids Then years later everybody wonders why the high school program struggles. The best high school programs are built long before Friday nights ever arrive.

Thank you @coachburke89 @UIndyFB for stopping by @GHSWaveFootball today!

Thank you @coachburke89 @UIndyFB for stopping by @GHSWaveFootball and talking with us. @BrintRussell19 @CoachStroup

To all of our Green Wave Football Moms! Thank you for every early morning, late night, sideline cheer, team meal, ride home, pep talk, washed practice gear, and prayer whispered before kickoff. Your love, sacrifice, and support are a huge part of what makes this program special.

We’re excited to continue building relationships with college programs and showcasing the talent, character, and toughness of our student-athletes. Thank you to the coaches who have stopped by this spring — and we’d love to have more programs come through Gallatin Football.

Thank you @CoachB_Blackmon for taking the time to stop by watch practice and to talk me. Excited to Attend a Camp and visit the school. @CoachStroup @BrintRussell19 @TrustynKemp

Tonight was a great reminder of what makes this program special. Thank you to everyone who came out to support our players & to those who donated to our LAT. Your support impacts our athletes & helps us continue building something special here at Gallatin. #GWP | #DMGB