Dec 15, 2024, 12:39 AM ET
It didn’t take long for Teddy Bridgewater to succeed in his first job since retiring from the NFL.
Bridgewater led his alma mater, Miami Northwestern Senior High School, to the Class 3A Florida High School Athletic Association state title Saturday night, an achievement that came just 10 months after he was hired for the job.
The Bulls beat previously unbeaten Raines 41-0 in Miami for their eighth overall state title.
Miami Northwestern (FL) wins their first state title since 2019 with 41-0 win vs. Raines (FL)
Teddy Bridgewater wins a state championship in his first year as head coach. pic.twitter.com/ivWrpTdEw5
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Bridgewater, 32, was hired in February, tasked with turning around a program that had gone 4-6 the previous season. He did that and then some.
Miami Northwestern went 12-2 on the season, outscoring its opponents 262-12 in five playoff games. It finished the season on a 10-game winning streak.
Bridgewater had 6,712 passing yards and 70 touchdowns as a star quarterback at Miami Northwestern before moving onto Louisville, where he earned Big East Rookie of the Year honors and won Sugar Bowl MVP after guiding the Cardinals past Florida as a junior.
He went on to be a 2014 first-round draft pick of the Minnesota Vikings and played for seven NFL teams, most recently the Detroit Lions, before he retired after the 2023 season.
