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Big Spring athletic director and football coach Cannon McWilliams will be departing the school district to accept the same roles at Crane, he confirmed with the San Angelo Standard-Times on Wednesday.
McWilliams has been with the Steers football program for nine seasons, most recently as the head coach for the past seven seasons, where he compiled a 31-43 record. Big Spring finished last season with a 5-5 record.
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“I had a great time at Big Spring,” McWilliams said. “We had great kids, a great admin. But you get that feeling every now and then where the timing is right. I had some good people reach out, went and visited and everything just kind of fell into place. It just felt right and it felt like it was time.”
Before taking the defensive coordinator job at Big Spring, McWilliams bounced around the West Texas area with coaching stops at Andrews, Bellville, Muleshoe, Irion County and Sonora.
Big Spring is dropping from Class 4A Division I to Division II after the most recent University Interscholastic League realignment. This comes after the Steers dropped nearly 300 students from the last realignment in 2024. They will be in a football district with Fort Stockton, Monahans, Pecos, Seminole and Snyder.
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Crane’s athletic director and football coach position has been open since Robert Ontiveros stepped down after two seasons. The Golden Cranes finished 6-5 last season and fell in the first round to Grape Creek.
“Crane is one of those jobs that has a storied tradition of winning, and you get a lot of community support,” McWilliams said. “It’s one of those towns where when they have a game, whether it be Friday or Thursday night football games, they turn the lights off in the town and they go to the game to show their support.”
The Golden Cranes also got a shakeup during realignment, getting placed in District 3-3A DII with Alpine, Anthony, Coahoma, Grape Creek and Stanton, after participating in a four-team round-robin style district for the past two years.
“I think the big thing that Crane is looking for, as far as overall, is just stability at the athletic director and football coach positions,” McWilliams said. “I hope to stabilize that again and uphold the football tradition.”
Paul Witwer covers high school sports and Angelo State University sports for The San Angelo Standard-Times. Reach him at [email protected]. Follow him on X @Paul_Witwer, Instagram and TikTok at pwitwer_sast.
This article originally appeared on San Angelo Standard-Times: Big Spring coach Cannon McWilliams heads to Crane
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McWilliams has been with the Steers football program for nine seasons, most recently as the head coach for the past seven seasons, where he compiled a 31-43 record. Big Spring finished last season with a 5-5 record.
More: Sterling City ISD names new football coach, athletic coordinator
“I had a great time at Big Spring,” McWilliams said. “We had great kids, a great admin. But you get that feeling every now and then where the timing is right. I had some good people reach out, went and visited and everything just kind of fell into place. It just felt right and it felt like it was time.”
Before taking the defensive coordinator job at Big Spring, McWilliams bounced around the West Texas area with coaching stops at Andrews, Bellville, Muleshoe, Irion County and Sonora.
Big Spring is dropping from Class 4A Division I to Division II after the most recent University Interscholastic League realignment. This comes after the Steers dropped nearly 300 students from the last realignment in 2024. They will be in a football district with Fort Stockton, Monahans, Pecos, Seminole and Snyder.
More: Lake View basketball coach Courtney Bliskey steps down, per SAISD statement
Crane’s athletic director and football coach position has been open since Robert Ontiveros stepped down after two seasons. The Golden Cranes finished 6-5 last season and fell in the first round to Grape Creek.
“Crane is one of those jobs that has a storied tradition of winning, and you get a lot of community support,” McWilliams said. “It’s one of those towns where when they have a game, whether it be Friday or Thursday night football games, they turn the lights off in the town and they go to the game to show their support.”
The Golden Cranes also got a shakeup during realignment, getting placed in District 3-3A DII with Alpine, Anthony, Coahoma, Grape Creek and Stanton, after participating in a four-team round-robin style district for the past two years.
“I think the big thing that Crane is looking for, as far as overall, is just stability at the athletic director and football coach positions,” McWilliams said. “I hope to stabilize that again and uphold the football tradition.”
Paul Witwer covers high school sports and Angelo State University sports for The San Angelo Standard-Times. Reach him at [email protected]. Follow him on X @Paul_Witwer, Instagram and TikTok at pwitwer_sast.
This article originally appeared on San Angelo Standard-Times: Big Spring coach Cannon McWilliams heads to Crane
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