Barberton BOE Announces the Hiring of Football Coach

The Barberton Board of Education approved the hiring of the new Barberton Magics Head Football Coach, Pyrce Taylor, at their January 14, 2026 meeting.  Mr. Taylor is a graduate of Akron Public Schools and Kent State University. He is an Academic Advisor at Kent State University where he provides holistic support to undergraduate students through individualized academic planning, course selection, major exploration and degree progression.  He played quarterback in high school for Ricky Powers at Buchtel HS and then went on to Kent State University to play for the Golden Flashes.  After his playing career was over, he became a graduate assistant from 2020-22 for then KSU head Coach Sean Lewis (currently the head coach at San Diego State University).  He worked with the quarterbacks at KSU including during the 2021 season when Golden Flashes QB Dustin Crum was the 2021 MAC POY.  As part of Coach Lewis’s staff, Pyrce was with team in his grad position role when the team went to the 2021 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. That season the team was 7 – 7 overall and 6 – 2 in the Mid-American Conference.  During the 2025 football season, Pyrce was the Offensive Coordinator at Youngstown Chaney HS under head coach Seth Antram.  Mr. Taylor also has done private training for youth and high school football players, specializing in training the position of quarterback. Coach Taylor had this to say about becoming the head coach of the Magics.  “I am honored and grateful for the opportunity to lead Barberton football.  Being on this journey with our student-athletes means a great deal to me, and I am excited to build a disciplined, relationship-driven program focused on developing young men and representing Barberton with integrity on and off the field.  I can’t wait to get to work serving our student-athletes, our school, and the Barberton community.”