Like I tell every one of my recruits…brick by brick! This is only the beginning. We’re putting something special together here in LUTEVILLE!
Come join the family…it will be a decision you’ll never regret! But you better be ready to work your butt off!
Great assistant coaches see something that needs to be done and get it done well before the HC asks them to do it. If you aren’t willing to do more than you’re paid for then you are in the wrong profession. Glad I coach with men who get this & are willing to serve 1st!
#golutes
Hard to believe that 5 months ago we were on the boat celebrating my dads birthday. That’s a day I’ll never forget.
Heaven got a good one today.
Thankful that I got to see you this morning and tell you that I love you. I’ll see you again my brother! RIP
#5
@DerekSparks5
Well here we go! Super excited to be the next Offensive Coordinator at Pacific Lutheran University. Thank u Coach Ross and the
@SumnerFootball
community for everything you have done for me and my family. It was an incredible ride, but excited for this next chapter!
#GoLutes
Just spoke w/ a HS HC in cali about one of his guys to get coaches input and recommendation before we take the next step.
Coach said we are the first D3 school to call & ask his opinion. Call me old school, but how do you offer a guy w/out talking with his HS HC first? 🤷♂️
Two years ago on the right my daughter could barely walk due to a birth defect in her left leg. One doc said she had cerebral palsy 🤦♂️. Though multiple casts, braces, & PT…the girl on the left is now 3 and is a warrior! No one will ever tell her she can’t do something!
#MyGirl
Please be praying this morning for
@DerekSparks5
as he goes into surgery. D is one of the most humble servants I have ever met and is a warrior…I know you got this bro!
#ClaimIt
#CoachingFamily
Coaches get proud about a kid getting 1st team all league or going to college. Today I was proud to watch one of my favorite players of all time give his life to Jesus. Proud of you and love you
@rainwater_tyson
Coming this February…just in time for the Winter Olympics 🇺🇸we will be completing our Olympic Dream Team by adding the 5th Ring to Team Crace…Boy 🤷♂️ or Girl 🤷♀️
#TeamCrace
#NotTriplets
If you aren’t playing D1/D2 football next year...you don’t need to sign anything by February 6th. You got time...go through the process. Visit the schools. Meet the team and staff. Choose the best fit for you.
#golutes
Spent time with my guy
@DerekSparks5
last night! Love you D! Grip the sword with inseparable hands and Run to the Roar!
“For with God nothing shall be impossible” - Luke 1:37
In 2019 we had our first full recruiting class. We said goodbye to 26 of them on Saturday. These guys set the standard of excellence & changed our culture. As a team we finished 2nd in the NWC (best since 2014). Thank you for giving LUTEVILLE your very best!
#TWPO
#GoLutes
Fired up to have
@CoachLakeUDUB
and the UW crew for year
#3
of the best tournament in the PNW!
Wyoming, Nevada, CWU...are in as well and more to come. Limited spots.
If you are announcing a commitment to a college and you thank God...at least show some respect and use a capital "G" and then go actually open a Bible and give thanks!
It’s one thing to be proud of
@erikbainter3
when he’s on the field.
But for him to have the chance to save someone’s life and say “yes” to going through another surgery…proud is an understatement.
#BeTheMatch
#ServantWarrior
14 college programs! 45 coaches. 19 HS teams. What a fun day! Saw some great football and guys were competing! Thankful for all these guys coming out to help us run this event. Couldn’t have done it without you. Can’t wait to do it bigger and better next year!
#golutes
Tomorrow is the last full practice of the 2022 season! This team has been so much fun to coach. These seniors did something that hasn’t been done at PLU since 2014. 5 years ago we got here and these guys bought in to the culture that
@BrantMcAdams
created. Love these guys!
#TWPO
Our PLU boys have been in quarantine now for 3 days and will stay there the rest of the week waiting on their test results.
Came home and my wife went above & beyond creating these care packages for our boys! Her heart for serving others inspires me.
@PLUFootball
= Family
#2021
recruits...the Lutes are still recruiting. We got a lot of HC recommendations to work through & we are putting this thing together one right fit at a time. We haven’t moved on at all. This things still coming together
#BYDE21GN
#golutes
Good win for
@PLUFootball
today. Nothing better than getting to have my boy on the field with me. We aren’t lying when we say this is just one giant family. These are the moments that I will never forget.
#DadFirst
These are my boys! Never been more proud of these two. Great team win. Executed our game plan just like we wanted too. We are coming home
@SumnerSpartans
! Sparts win 42-14!
Brought my son to the office a couple days this week! He came running out of his room dressed & ready to roll. Just a reminder that everything I do, say, and even wear...this kid is always watching. Thankful to coach at a place that fully embraces the meaning of family!
#GoLutes
When you wake up after a loss and you get to see your 2 year old son open up his new trampoline for his Birthday...you realize that it's just a game and life is good. Happy 2nd Bday to my boy!
Just had a major recruit w/scholarship opportunities to play D2 Football tell me that PLU crushed their financial package offer. Don't get enamored by a small Football scholarship. You never know until you apply...
#golutes
#B19TIME
Thank U
@plu_admission
The only fully padded HS showcase is June 15th. 8-10am. Last year we had a 6:1 athlete to college coach ratio! Lots of hands on attention and work. Don’t stand in lines forever. Get tons of reps and evaluated with full pads on.
Another great 2021 Jr Day. Loved the questions and the engagement from this class. Looking forward to doing it 1 more time this summer.
#golutes
#ByDe21gn
@PLUFootball
SAVE THE DATE!
June 25th, 2022
It’s back…The best one day fully padded football camp and Team 11v11 passing Competition in the PNW.
⚔️ Registration opens soon
⚔️ Multiple college programs
⚔️ Live Competition
#PLUshowcase
#GoLutes
Day 1 of breakaway was amazing!
☑️ Dinner & Songs
☑️ Spike Ball Tournament
☑️ Hotshot Tournament
☑️ PB&J’s
Yes…we take a couple days away from fall camp & installs because it matters! We aren’t lying when we say it’s a family here
@PLUFootball
UW, OSU. UofO, CWU, EWU, SFU, WOU, are just a few of the confirmed schools right now for June 13th.
Last year we hosted 28 HS football teams! It was a blast! Registrations have already jumped since first post this afternoon. We will limit the number for the showcase. Don’t wait
All seasons come to an end. You review, reflect, & look forward. So proud of this team. Best compliment I got all year came today. They said, “your cultures just different.” Came down to the end today & these kids battled their butts off. Love these guys!
#GoLutes
Relationship Recruiting > Statistic Based Recruiting
This isn’t a numbers game…it’s a people game! Great people make great competitors!
#GoLutes
#WhyPLU
#PeopleBusiness
“Can I stay true to do what I said I would do long after the mood has left?” -
@inkyjohnson
“Leadership starts within the walls of our own home.”
So many gold nuggets.
Thanks for speaking to the
@golutes
athletic department this morning. Blessings to you brother!
Every season there are ups & downs. Sometimes you question if you are really making an impact as a coach…and then you get texts like this from a player & you remember your WHY!
I promise you we do things differently at PLU. It will be a decision you will never regret!
#WHYPLU
Tonight at the dinner table my 3 year old son randomly said, “Dad...someday I hope to coach with you!”
I said... “Someday I will coach for you like my dad is coaching for me”
#ItsaFamilyThing
#CoachingFamily
@CoachCrace
2014 I accepted a volunteer QB position job at Stadium HS. 7 years later I was able to hop on a zoom call and seek mentorship from the man I worked for back then and pick his brain. Keep doing great things at UW
@CoachTFord
. This is only the beginning for us!
#CoachingFamily
Clear air, Beautiful Sunrise, 6am morning workout...what more could you ask for. Loved watching our
@PLUFootball
boys get after it while everyone was still sleeping.
#WhyPLU
#GoLutes
#BYDE21GN
Still a lot to clean up...but so proud to be a part of
@BrantMcAdams
first win as a HC! Proud of you brother and what you are doing with this program.
#golutes
8 practices in...the energy, effort, and execution is so fun to sit back and watch. Seeing the defense fly around and make plays all over and our offense have the mental toughness to respond and compete...iron sharpens iron. Having A LOT of fun with this group!
#GoLutes
Couldn't be more proud of this team! 32-5 in 3 seasons. Not how we wanted it to end but damn it's been a fun ride with these seniors. Thanks for giving us your all. Proud of You
@SumnerFootball
love you all!
“This by far is the most talented camp we have been to.” -
@BrandonHuffman
Great work today! That was fun. Thank you to all the coaches who came out. Thanks to all our
@PLUFootball
players for serving all day.
#GoLutes
SAVE THE DATE: JUNE 25, 2022
Tomorrow we end my first ever “Winter Camp” with a scrimmage. Have loved coaching this group of WR’s and seeing them ball out. Love these guys!
@PLUFootball
#WhyPLU
#GoLutes
Yesterday I got a chance to visit Montesano HS! You want to see a program that takes weight lifting seriously...look at all those power lifting trophies! No wonder these guys are a top team at the 1A level every year.
#getbig
I’m telling you…this team is on the verge of something great. Stay the course, trust the process, I’m proud of how hard this team fights to the very end…you learn, you grow, and we go back to work tomorrow!
#GoLutes
Proud of this guy! 50 catches (Most at PLU by a WR since 2013). Worked extremely hard. Does everything you ask of him. And was just a phenomenal teammate. Might not have gotten the recognition, but the stage is set to have a massive SR Year.
@Datdudemanuel06
#GoLutes
@ToppenishA
Great recruiters CONNECT first, LISTEN, then COMMUNICATE the vision.
Looking forward to continuing to build great connections with this 2024 class.
#GoLutes
#WhyPLU
Great coaching with son Spencer at PLU! When he asked me to coach with him in 2018, we hoped for Saturdays like this! The win on the scoreboard was great, and the TEAM win on the inner scoreboard of the Heart was even greater!
#TWPO
@golutes
@3DCoaches
Win or Lose these guys are my
#1
fans and LUTE fans no matter what!
My wife realized it would be late after the game tonight, so she made of 80+ PB&J for the
@PLUFootball
team so they wouldn’t be hungry.
“Able to depend, family in the end”
Onto the next one Lutes!
A wise man once said, “when you lose you say little and when you win you say even less.”
But dang this one feels good! Proud of these boys and all they have persevered through.
#GoLutes
#LutesWin
Party like its 1991!
@PLUfootball
posts back-to-back shutouts for 1st time since the 1991 season while claiming "The Trophy" over the crosstown rivals on Senior Day!
#GoLutes
Two TD catches from John Walker and a second half shutout from the defense keeps
@PLUfootball
on top of the NWC standings & 3-0 in league play for the first time since 2010!
#GoLutes
Year 2 in the books. This guys make going to work fun. Couldn’t ask for a better boss and an even better friend. This man is doing so much for
@PLUFootball
&
@golutes
. Great things take time. If you ask him what’s this program built around...Relationship.
#PLUBrotherhood
One Play At A Time! Adversity struck this past week. But these kids responded and believed.
@john2walker
4th & 17 for the win! This team played with grit & heart. You win games as a team & tonight we did just that.
#GoLutes
#LuteMagic
Saw our
@PLU_AD
putting in work around LUTEVILLE today. Overalls and everything. Not many AD’s willing to do this for their athletic programs. Why PLU is a special place.
#ServantLeader
#Service
Can’t sleep! So fired up for tomorrow. Proud that
@PLUFootball
gets to provide a platform for 30
#WAHSFB
Teams to compete and get better in front of a ton of college coaches. There’s a reason why we recruit WA so heavily...it’s full of ballers & great coaches.
#PLUshowcase
Offensive staff get away was a huge success! Thanks to
@CoachTravisPLU
for hosting us at his cabin. Install schedule is done, scripts are done, and my life was nearly done after this hit!
#golutes
#WhyPLU
Today our staff discussed the reality of the world we live in. To see coaches on our staff who I love & admire in tears, anger, and fear breaks my heart. I may never understand, but I can take a stand. We must lead fearlessly & courageously & stand for what is right.