Grice Steps Down at West Bloomfield.
Written Wednesday February 8th at 7:30 PM
Updated Wednesday February 8th at 7:50 PM
This was a shocker that came out of no where.
According to Twitter, Lakers Football Coach Tyrice Grice has stepped down coaching at West Bloomfield.
“Dear Laker Nation, I have decided to retire as head football coach at West Bloomfield High School effective immediately. I wish my players, coaches, staff, and players nothing but the best. L-Boys you will be missed. Coach Grice” Grice tweeted out.
Grice was the defensive coordinator for the Lakers 2020 Division One State title team. He took over the head coaching job when then coach Ron Bellamy left for Ann Arbor to be on Coach Jim Harbaugh’s staff in 2021.
The Lakers went 18-4 in his two years coaching. They made the postseason in each of his two years and has won or shared the Red in both seasons.
He spent 13 years at West Bloomfield and 28 years overall.
According to MLive’s Jared Purcell he said that the reason why Grice was leaving the program was that he took a job at an insurance company in Houston, Texas and that his new job was forcing him to leave coaching and the State.
Whoever the new coach will be next season will have some proven experience. The Lakers have Requan Nance coming back at quarterback along with Kari Jackson at linebacker and Brandon Davis-Swan and Zander Davis up front along with Jaiden Allos at running back along with Jamir Benjamin and Bryce Rowe in the defensive secondary. Program strength is also solid as well for West Bloomfield.
It will be very interesting to see what the Lakers do with their coaching search this offseason. Grice was an in house hire when he took over for Bellamy and it worked out very well. Could Athletic Director Eric Pierce go that route again???
It is something to keep a very close eye on.
Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing story.
Here is the Tweet confirming the move.
https://twitter.com/coach_grice/status/1623455205223452672
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