Brad Smiley - Head Football Coach 

Brad Smiley just completed his second year as head football coach with Trinity Valley, and 2008 certainly provided a lot excitement for him and the TVCC faithful.  They opened the season 4-0, with impressive wins over Dodge City, Louisiana College, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M and Cisco Junior College, averaging 48.5 points per contest and reaching as high as #12 in the national polls.  After suffering back-to-back losses to the #1 and #5 NJCAA ranked teams, the Cardinals finished strong with victories over Tyler Junior College and Arkansas Baptist College to propel them into the regional championship playoffs.  Trinity Valley finished the 2008 season ranked #21 in the final polls.   The Cardinals had 6 players in 2008 earn 1st or 2nd Team All-Conference honors, along with 7 conference players of the week and 3 national players of the week.  In Smiley's two seasons at the helm, TVCC has had 10 SWJCFC All-Conference performers and 1 NJCAA All-American. 

Upon his arrival as head coach in January of 2007, Smiley was no stranger to Athens, Texas.  This would be his second stint with the program serving as the offensive line and tight ends coach as well as recruiting coordinator in the 1998 and 1999 seasons.  Other than his four seasons at Trinity Valley, Coach Smiley has spent his career in coaching at the Division I level.

Smiley came to Trinity Valley after spending 7 seasons in New Orleans at Tulane University.  The majority of which he served as recruiting coordinator, as well as coaching the tight ends.  During his tenure at Tulane he was a part of an offensive staff that helped produce the university's all-time leading passer, leading scorer and leading rusher as well as several all-time leading receivers.  Also, offensively laying claim to 3 of Tulane’s top 5 seasons in total yardage and passing yardage.  While at Tulane he was a part of the team’s 2002 Hawaii Bowl Championship, 2005 Disney’s Wide World of Sports Spirit Award and 2005 Football Writers of America Association Courage Award.  

During his previous stop at Trinity Valley, Coach Smiley was part of the 1999 Southwestern Junior College Football Conference Championship and 1999 Red River Bowl Championship team.  The offense won league rushing titles in 1998 and 1999 and ranked top 10 nationally in rushing in both seasons.  Smiley coached 3 All-Conference and 2 All-Americans during his tenure at TVCC.

Smiley began his coaching career at his alma mater, Baylor University, as a student assistant in 1995.  Then moved to Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana where he spent the 1996 and 1997 seasons coaching the team’s tight ends.   He was a part of the1997 Southland Football Conference Championship team helping NSU advance to the NCAA Division I-AA Championship playoffs.

Smiley is married to the former Janna Clary of Natchitoches, Louisiana and the couple has two children, Benjamin Andrew, 6 and Clary Ann, 4