MEET OUR WONDERFUL COACHES!
Coach Gossage was born and raised in Colorado Springs. He graduated from Coronado High School and played football at Fort Lewis College on a full scholarship. Coach Gossage has been teaching at Roosevelt Charter School (District 11) since August 1995. Coach Gossage has coached football since 1992. He started at Fort Lewis College as the offensive line coach. Coach Gossage has also coached at Coronado High School, Wasson High School, Watson Junior High School, Palmer High School, and Sand Creek High School. Coach Gossage was at Liberty High School for two years as the offensive and defensive line coach before becoming the Head Coach in 2018.
How many years coaching? 32 years of coaching
How many years coaching at Liberty? 8 years at Liberty
What position/s do you coach? Head Football Coach/Def. Cor. DL
Favorite part of coaching? Watching kids improve and grow.
Favorite snack/food and drink? Beef Jerky and Mountain Dew
Favorite sports team? Broncos, Avs, Chadron State
How many years coaching? 12 years
How many years coaching at Liberty? 9 years
What position/s do you coach? Inside Linebackers
Favorite part of coaching? Teaching the game that I love and instilling the life lessons that come from the game
Favorite snack/food and drink? Boneless wings and Gatorade
Favorite sports team? Professional: Detroit Lions, Division 1: University of Michigan, Division 2: Grand Valley State University
How many years coaching? 25+ years of coaching
How many years coaching at Liberty? 8 years of coaching at Liberty
What position/s do you coach? DBs and Special Teams Coordinator
Favorite part of coaching? Developing young athletes of character
Favorite snack/food and drink? Wings and Water
Favorite sports team? Liberty High School Football, Ole Miss Football and then Alabama and anything SEC.
How many years coaching? Officiated both high school basketball and football before coaching
How many years of coaching at Liberty? 11 Years Basketball / 5 Years Football
What position/s do you coach? Outside Linebacker
Favorite part of coaching? Being part of a community / Helping young people develop
Favorite snack/food and drink? Reece's cups or Pieces / Mountain Dew Zero
Favorite Sports Team: Ohio State Buckeyes / Pittsburgh Steelers
How many years coaching? 1 year
How many years coaching at Liberty? 1 year
What position/s do you coach? Offensive Line and Defensive Line
Favorite part of coaching? Pushing Others To Greatness
Favorite snack/food and drink? Doritos Flamin Hot Limon and Milos Extra Sweet Tea
Favorite sports team? Minnesota Vikings
Coach James Souders
C Squad Head Coach
C Team Offensive Coordinator, Varsity WRs, DBs
How many years coaching? 15+ years of coaching
How many years coaching at Liberty? 5 years of coaching at Liberty
What position/s do you coach? J/C HC and OC & J/C WRs, DBs coach
Favorite part of coaching? Working with the student athletes and watching them succeed!
Favorite snack/food and drink? Muscle Milk
Favorite sports team? Philadelphia Eagles and Penn State Nittany Lions
How many years coaching? This is my 11th year coaching high school football.
How many years of coaching at Liberty? This is year 7 with Liberty
What position/s do you coach? This year I coach Running Backs. Because of prior experience I will help the JV offensive line on game days and I assist with outside linebackers when necessary.
Favorite part of coaching? My favorite part of coaching is building relationships with the students and my fellow coaches.
Favorite snack/food and drink? Snickers and Dr. Pepper.
Favorite sports team? The Pittsburg Steelers
Coach Sean Brown
C Team Defensive Coordinator
How many years coaching? I've been involved in youth sports for 11 years.
How many years coaching at Liberty? This is my 3rd year at Liberty.
What position/s do you coach? Assistant coach/Defensive Coordinator J/C-Team
Favorite part of coaching? My favorite part about coaching is being able to have a positive impact on our players athletic journey and watching them celebrate their successes along the way!
Favorite snack/food and drink? Nothing beats a cheese steak and a Coke Zero.
Favorite sports team? Fly Eagles Fly
Coach Ben Lofton
How many years coaching? 15+
How many years coaching at Liberty? 2nd year
What position/s do you coach? Offensive Coordinator
Favorite part of coaching: Seeing everyone’s passion and love for the game grow. The bigger the community is involved the great the experience for players, students, parents and coaches. Making Football big is the funnest part of coaching. #SCOREMORE
Favorite snack/food and drink: MTN DEW SPARK ZERO & TACOS
Favorite sports team: My current situations demands that I name the following. Liberty HS Football, Oregon State Beavers Football, Air Force Academy Football & the University of Northwestern ST Paul Football.
Coach Mike Tyler
How many years coaching? 17 years
How many years coaching at Liberty? 2nd year
What position/s do you coach? Offensive Line
Favorite part of coaching? Working with the young men in all areas of their lives
Favorite snack/food and drink? Honey Roasted Cashews
Favorite sports team? Air Force Falcons
Coach Tyler Grundvig "Coach G"
How many years coaching? 12 years of coaching
How many years coaching at Liberty? 2nd year
What position/s do you coach? Wide Receivers/Offensive Signal Caller
Favorite part of coaching? Working with the young men in all areas of their lives
Favorite snack/food and drink? My favorite food is Italian food. My favorite drink is Pepsi Zero because coach Lofton made me switch from Coke.
Favorite sports team? My favorite sports team is the Georgia Bulldogs, Go Dawgs!