Steve Cheatham

Head Coach

Brian Anderson

Offensive Coordinator

James Miller

 Special Teams Coordinator, Linebackers Coach

Kyle      Watson

Offensive Line Coach

Cheatham will serve as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator. He will also provide assistance in the recruitment of student athletes.

The 29-year coaching veteran previously served as an assistant to current head football coach Terry Underwood during the 2001-2003 campaigns.

Cheatham is also a former head football coach at Philadelphia High School and served as an assistant at Dothan (Ala.) and Neshoba Central high schools. He is also a former graduate of Clemson University in 1995.

His six-year record as head coach is 46 wins and 20 losses.  He has 13 years experience as a defensive coordinator.

A 1974 graduate of Neshoba Central High School, Cheatham attended ECCC from 1974-1976 and received a bachelor's degree in health, physical education and recreation from Mississippi State University in 1978.  he received a master's degree in secondary guidance and counseling form Clemson University in 1995

His wife Brenda Cheatham, is also employed at ECCC and serves as secretary to the Vice President for Student Services. They have a daughter, Lindsey, an ECCC graduate who is a dental hygienist in Louisville.

He is a 1999 graduate of Meridian High School and is a former standout on the Wildcat football team

He continued his athletic career at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, La., where he was a three-year starter at linebacker for the Colonels. He was twice named to the All-Southland Conference team and was selected a team captain.

Miller graduated from Nicholls State in December 2004 with a degree in a computer information systems.

He is married to the former Sharon Amerson of Toomsuba and they have one child, Destiny.

Watson, who serves as offensive line coach, was a standout offensive lineman on Coach Underwood's 1998-1999 squads. He helped lead the 1999 team to an 8-3 mark and earned first-team All-State honors following the successful campaign, which included an appearance in the state playoffs. He continued his athletic career at Mississippi State University where he was a back-up center.

He was previously employed at Newton County High School, where he served since 2004 as offensive line coach, head track coach and science instructor.

He is also a former graduate assistant at MSU under head coach Sylvester Croom.

Watson is a 1998 graduate of Neshoba Central High School and holds bachelor and  master's defrees in physical education from MSU.

He is married to the former Huellen Nutt of Morton, who serves as the College's cheerleader sponsor. The have a son, Austin.

Brian Jones

 Defensive Ends

Fredrick Lyons

 Tackles

Jones, who is also a former Warrior football standout, will primarily be responsible for coaching defensive ends. He will also serve as assistant strength and conditioning coach.

He is a former athletic director/head football coach at Heidelberg Academy, where he led the 2004-2005 squads to an overall 10-9 mark. The 2005 team finished with an 8-2 record.

Jones previously served on the Warrior staff from January 2004 to July of that year, when he took over the Heidelberg Academy football program.

He began his coaching career at Delta State University, where he served as assistant defensive line coach and helped coordinate the strength and conditioning program from January 2002 to December 2003.

Jones was a member of the 2000 Delta State football squad, which won the NJCAA Division II National Championship. He served as team captain of the 2001 team and received the hustle award the same year.

He was an honorable mention All-State selection on ECCC's 1999 squad, which advanced to state playoffs under current head coach Terry Underwood and finished with an 8-3 record. Jones was also a member of the 1998 team.

Jones is also a former standout at Victoria (Texas) High School.

He holds a bachelor degree in sports management from DSU and an associate's degree in liberal arts from ECCC.

Fredrick Lyons begins his thirteenth year as a Warrior assistant and will be responsible for coaching offensive and defensive tackles.

In addition to his coaching duties, Lyons teaches carpentry and cabinetmaking courses through the college's Career-Technical Division.

He is a graduate and former standout lineman at Neshoba Central High School and ECCC. He completed additional coursework at ECCC and Mississippi State University.

Lyons is married to the former Veronica Adams of Quitman and has three children, Fredrick, Jr., a sophomore member of the ECCC football team; Alora, 5; and Jeremiah, 2.