Bio

MACJC product Les George has been named assistant head coach/offensive line coach for the Holmes Community College Bulldogs. George will begin work for the Bulldogs on Jan. 1.

Prior to coming to Holmes, George, a Mississippi Gulf Coast alumnus, coached at Gulf Coast, where he sent a steady stream of players to the next level in addition to paving the way for the Gulf Coast's fifth national championship in 2019.

On Signing Day this past Wednesday, George had three offensive lineman sign with four-year schools including Jimmy Bennett, Jr. at Mississippi Valley State University, Jacob Cox at Central Arkansas and Percy Lewis at Mississippi State University. In 2020, he sent seven to the next level.

In 2021, the Gulf Coast Bulldogs averaged 387.1 yards per game including 185.6 yards per game on the ground and 201.6 yards per game in the air.

The previous three seasons have seen outstanding offensive production behind the Bulldogs' offensive line. The 2020 team went 5-0 playing in a division-only regular-season schedule, and its players ranked high on the national leaderboard. In 2019, the Bulldogs ranked seventh in the NJCAA in total offense (440.6 ypg) with a balanced attack that ranked 10th in rushing (202.2 ypg) and 16th in passing (238.4 ypg). In 2018, Gulf Coast led the MACJC in offense (412.1 yards/game).

George, an East Central High School product who played at Gulf Coast in 2005-06, was an All-Region 23 and All-MACJC performer as a sophomore. He played offensive line at Bacone College, where he got a bachelor's in sports management.

George spent three years as the offensive line coach at Belhaven, where he earned a master's in sports administration. The Blazers set school single-season and game records for rushing offense and touchdowns in 2012 and ranked in the top 12 in the country in both categories.

He coached AFCA NAIA first-team All-American, All-American Southwest Conference and Conerly Trophy finalist right tackle Matt Hall. At Gulf Coast, he coached NJCAA All-American Martinas Rankin, the most highly recruited community college lineman in the country who was an All-SEC performer at Mississippi State before being picked in the third round of the NFL Draft by the Houston Texans. George also coached D'Marcus Hayes, an All-Region 23 selection who went on to play at Georgia.

George and his wife, Chelsey, have three daughters, Lucy, 10, Louise, 6, and Laura, 2.