When Todd Rodgers made the decision to pass up an offensive coordinator position at Dallas Skyline to take over as the head coach at Class 2A Argyle, he was taking a leap of faith based on the belief that the upstart program was an untapped goldmine that could be developed into something special. 

Rodgers knew it wasn’t going to be an overnight project – the Eagles were coming off a 1-9 season in their first year as a varsity program. But he had a vision of what it would take to develop Argyle into what it is today and quickly begin to implement his plan after being hired before the 2003 season. 

“It was a blossoming community and had the early stages of what Southlake was in the very infantile years,” Rodgers said. “It just had that potential and I always saw it as having that potential. But it had to be grown organically and I wasn’t planning on leaving. 

“I had three kids and I wanted to give them the best environment athletically they could ever be a part of – so there was a personal and professional investment there to grow it to its potential.”