Martez Edwards is no stranger to high school football in Central Florida, having recruited the area more than a decade ago as a college assistant coach at both Jackson State and Howard.
On Wednesday he was named the new head football coach at East Ridge High School in Clermont. Edwards, who held the same position during stops in four other states since 2011, returns to high school football after off-field troubles pushed him out of the game in 2019.
“It’s a program that has a large population of students where the kids are sort of split with schools like Lake Minneola, and it’s got some tough competition with schools like [district opponent] Dr.