Ricky McCoy is a Rough Rider through and through.
“This place is everything to me,” McCoy said.
The Roosevelt High grad in the midst of his first year leading his alma mater.
“There’s a new standard and expectation and that’s what we expect every Friday night,” McCoy said.
At just 26 years old, McCoy has the Rough Riders riding high with a 4-1 record, their best start in six years.
“He’s young so you know a lot of people doubt him but we got his back and all that,” Rough Riders’ junior defensive lineman Michael Hester said.
“He brings a lot of energy out here a lot of passion so when we see him we get hyped,” Rough Riders’ junior cornerback Dupree Evans said.
The hype is real, but McCoy says he’s trying to keep the rough riders from getting ahead of themselves.
“Definitely my job to keep them in line and make sure they’re staying on the ground,” McCoy said.
Between the lines, McCoy brings Division-I experience.
“He knows a lot, he has a lot of knowledge so I just learn from him and keep grinding,” Hester said.