Tanner Matlick resigns as Mercer County head coach – Shaw Local

Tanner Matlick has resigned as head coach of the Aledo Mercer County football team.

This follows an indefinite suspension issued by the school board against Matlick for the final two games of the season.

Ty Taylor of WRMJ Radio in Aledo shared the following statement from Mercer County schools: “This afternoon, Tanner Matlick resigned as head football coach of Mercer County schools. The district greatly appreciates the time Coach Matlick devotes to our children and our program. We wish him nothing but the best. “The search for a new coach will begin immediately,” he said.

The school board had previously stated that the suspension “was not the result of a single event, but a series of events that led to a climate and culture below the expectations of the school district and the community.”

Mercer County played its first year in the Three Rivers Conference this fall.

While the Golden Eagles split their last two games, Matlick served his suspension; Including a 57-20 Week 8 loss at Princeton.

Matlick, a Mercer County graduate, led the Golden Eagles to a 9-8 record in 17 games over two seasons.

The Golden Eagles finished 4-5, missing the playoffs for the first time in school history.