Henderson County Schools proudly announces Derek Carr as the new head football coach at Lexington High School.
Coach Carr is a 2008 graduate of McKenzie High School. He played quarterback at the University of Tennessee at Martin from 2008-2012. His coaching career began as a graduate assistant coach at UT Martin. He has since served as a wide receiver coach and offensive coordinator at Temple University, Tennessee Tech, South Side High School, and Milan High School. He was the head coach at Milan High School for the past two seasons.
Coach Carr is a member of the Hall of Fame at the University of Tennessee at Martin and the Carrol County Sports Hall of Fame. He coached under Matt Rhule (current Nebraska Head Coach) at Temple, with Marcus Satterfield (current Nebraska Offensive Coordinator) at Tennesee Tech, and Jason Simpson at UT-Martin.
Derek, his wife Shelley, and his two children, Landry and Bryson, are excited to join Tiger Nation and the rich athletic tradition at Lexington High School.