Last year, Coahoma bounced back from a disappointing 2023 campaign to reach the playoffs for the fifth time in seven seasons under coach Chris Joslin.

With 20 of 31 lettermen back from that 7-4 squad, including six offensive and seven defensive starters, the Bulldogs will be looking to take another step forward this fall.

CHS, which returns a bevy of skill talent on offense and is expecting significant improvement defensively, is hoping to field one of the best teams it has under Joslin, whose high-water mark came in the form of 9-3 season in 2019. And if the Bulldogs can shore up an inexperienced offensive line and find a suitable replacement for 4,600-yard rusher Jaidyn Vineyard at running back, they could do exactly that.