The new head football coach at Lassiter High School has Southern roots and Cobb County ties, but he’s coming back down from the frigid north.
Sean Thom was announced Friday as the new man to lead the Trojans. For the last two years, he’s been the coach of Mayville State College in North Dakota, compiling a record of 2-18 in a rebuilding job.
He also has head coaching experience at Faulkner University, his alma mater in Alabama, where he was a three-time NAIA All-American.
In addition to his football exploits, Thom played baseball at North Dakota State University.
“I am honored and excited to lead the Lassiter football program,” Thom said in a release issued by the school. “My family and I are ready to become part of the Trojan Nation and build a program focused on creating exceptional student athletes and even better young men and future leaders.”
Thom’s high school coaching stops in Georgia include serving as defensive coordinator at Kennesaw Mountain, North Forsyth and Gilmer County. He was head coach at McCormick High School in South Carolina.
A native of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Thom and his wife Samantha have a 4-year-old son named Gunnar.
Thom succeeds Jep Irwin, who resigned after nine seasons, including a 1-9 finish in 2018, and who is now coaching in Kentucky.
