(La Porte, IN) - The La Porte High School varsity football team will have a new head coach next season.

Austin Epple was 9-33 during his four seasons as head coach of the Slicers.

Epple had been an assistant football coach in La Porte since 2018 before accepting the head coaching position.  At the time, he was hired with stability and winning a priority after the program began struggling and went through four head coaches in four previous seasons.

Epple is a 2012 graduate of La Porte High School, where he excelled in football and track.  Currently, Epple is a school resource officer in La Porte working on behalf of the La Porte County Sheriff’s Office.