Hamilton fires ten football coaches after incident in Week 4

Hamilton High School fired 10 members of its football coaching staff this week following an on-field altercation involving Hamilton administration during last Friday's game against Sheffield.

Jerel Blanchard, Hamilton's former coach, told The Commercial Appeal this week that he and nine other coaches were fired Tuesday after what Blanchard said was an incident during the game involving Hamilton's football staff and school athletic director Alfred Burchett.

The incident, Blanchard told The Commercial Appeal, revolved around a player's eligibility for Hamilton's game against Sheffield on Sept. 13. Blanchard said the team had not received notification of the player's eligibility, but Burchett came onto the field to remove the player from the game.