There is a new face leading the charge for Troup High athletics this year. With previous athletic director Andrew Calhoun taking a promotion to be the district athletic director, there were large shoes to fill for the Tigers. In steps Kevin Hobbs, a teacher and coach at Pike County for the last seven years.
“My background is sports management, so this is kind of my expertise,” Hobbs said. “I love this stuff, so I did everything I could to build my resume to make sure this did happen one day. My goal has always been to be an athletic administrator.
“I felt like I was qualified. But you always knew that if you’re going through an interview process, there are other great candidates. So I feel pretty good to be the one that was selected.
” Hobbs, a Coweta County native, has coached a plethora of different sports over the years. “Growing up I was in Coweta County, so I’m familiar with Troup athletics,” Hobbs said. “I coached soccer, football, flag football and even helped start the esports team at Pike last year.
” Soccer was always his passion in his youth and it translated to some big success when he was head of the Pike County boys soccer team, winning multiple region championships and region coach of the year awards with multiple top 10 finishes in the state. “Soccer has always been my passion, but I really fell in love with coaching flag football and it probably ended up being my favorite sport to coach because it was so new Hobbs has been biding his tim.