Joey McGuire opens up for the first time since leaving Cedar Hill for Baylor

Staff Photographer Cedar Hill head coach Joey McGuire accepts the Class 5A Division II state semifinal trophy after defeating Lake Travis at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Saturday, December 14, 2013. Cedar Hill advanced to the State Final after winning, 19-10. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)In 14 years as head coach at Cedar Hill, Joey McGuire won 141 games and three state titles. It was an amazing run for the coach who on Wednesday officially joined the staff of Baylor's new football coach, Matt Rhule.

McGuire helped a school that had never won a football playoff game become a powerhouse. But he almost didn't make it to Cedar Hill.

Back in 1997, McGuire was an assistant at Crowley, his alma…