Garry McPeek joined the EKU program in February 2021 as assistant director of football operations.
McPeek has more than 30 years of teaching, coaching and administration experience. He most recently served as the offensive line coach at Valdosta High School during the 2020 season, helping the team reach the GHSA 6A semifinals.
“It’s great adding Garry to our staff,” Head Coach Walt Wells said. “He has been in the state for so long and has so many connections throughout the high school and college level. Garry has a wealth of experience, not only as a coach at different levels of football, but also as an administrator. It is good to have him on board.”
From July 2015 to January 2019, McPeek was an assistant coach and athletic director in the Fayette County public school system. He launched the athletics program at Frederick Douglass High School and helped the team reach the state championship game.
McPeek was the offensive coordinator at Fannin County High School in Blue Ridge, Georgia during the 2014 season. He served as athletic director and principal at Fairview High School in Ashland, Kentucky from 2007 to 2014. During the 2004, 2005 and 2006 seasons, McPeek was the assistant principal and offensive coordinator at Boyd County High School.
In three seasons as the head coach at Lawrence County High School from 2001 to 2003, McPeek led the team to a 28-5 record.
From July 1998 to June 2001 McPeek was the athletic director and assistant football coach at Russell High School.
McPeek spent two stints on the staff of the Kentucky Horseman Arena Football Team from 2002 to 2006 and 2008 to 2010. He helped the team win four conference titles and a national championship.
McPeek holds a bachelor’s of arts degree in secondary education from Morehead State University. He received a master’s of science in health/physical education at Morehead State in 1996. He completed a secondary education school specialist degree at MSU in 1998 and a school superintendent certification in 2007.
