Cofer resigns
- Updated: October 1, 2025
Six days after CCBOE voted to let him return to work after suspension, coach who led Weaver to its first playoff berth since 2018 steps aside.
By Joe Medley
East Alabama Sports Today
Nearly a year ago, Ken Cofer felt the cooler splash of joy after coaching Weaver to its first playoff appearance in six years.
On Tuesday, the day before he was supposed to return to work after serving suspension, Cofer resigned as Weaver’s head football coach.
He will not return to the sideline for the Bearcats’ Class 3A, Region 6 game at Glencoe on Friday. Michael Spurpling has served as interim coach for Weaver’s past two games and will continue in that role, Weaver principal Tracy Brazier said.
Cofer “was scheduled to return to coaching on Oct. 1,” Brazier said. “We met Tuesday evening with all the coaches, and he announced his resignation at that time. He stated that it was the best decision for him and his family at this time.
“Michael Spurling will continue as interim coach.”
Cofer said he talked to some players individually at school Wednesday.
“I just thought it was the best decision for me and the family right now, and for Weaver,” Cofer said Wednesday night.
Cofer was in his third season as Weaver’s head coach. His 2024 team started 0-5 but won four of its last five regular-season games to achieve Weaver’s first playoff berth since 2018,
Weaver went 3-36 from 2019-22 and 9-15 in games Cofer coached over two-plus seasons.
He missed Weaver’s losses to Ohatchee and Winterboro while serving eight days paid leave and three days unpaid suspension. His leave and suspension stemmed from what he acknowledged as a verbal exchange with a parent at a middle-school game.
The Calhoun County Board of Education on Thursday voted in executive session to levy Cofer’s three days of unpaid suspension but allow him to return to work Wednesday. He was due to coach the Glencoe game.
At 56, Cofer retired in the Georgia system and was double dipping in Alabama, first as an assistant at Cleburne County then as Weaver’s head coach. He said he wants to continue coaching in some capacity.
“I don’t know how to do anything else,” he said. “I was a water boy for my dad’s team when I was 4 years old, and that’s the only thing I’ve ever wanted to do.
“I’d like to continue. I never wanted to stop coaching. I’d like to land with somebody, be in the weight room. If head coaching calls, then we’ll see what the good Lord has in store.”
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