Report: Max Edwards named head football coach at Miami Jackson

Edwards has previously been the head coach at Miami Central and Miami Northwestern

One of South Florida’s most prominent head coaches will be returning to the sidelines in 2024. 

Per a report by The Portal 305, Max Edwards will be the next head coach at Miami Jackson High School. The Generals went 3-7 last season and finished 7-4 in 2022. Edwards spent a decade as the head coach at Miami Northwestern. 

Edwards led Northwestern to three straight state championships from 2017-2019, with the first title coming in a 21-16 win against Armwood for the Class 6A crown. His last three seasons with the Bulls, though, were not like the 3-peat run. 

In the final three seasons, the Bulls went 19-11, which included an investigation back in 2020 regarding Edwards holding what the school district deemed “unauthorized athletic activities” in the Covid-19 season.

Edwards was suspended, but later on reinstated in June of 2020 and afterwards issuing an apology via social media. Northwestern since the 2020 has assuredly been a different program on the field, seeing the continued rise to prominence of neighboring rivals Miami Central and Miami Norland. 

-- Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @sblivefl