On November 16, 2020, Zac Erekson was named the head coach of the Snow College football
program. Erekson is entering his second season at Snow and his 12th year overall of
coaching. Prior to coming to Snow, Erekson served as the athletics director and head
coach at Skyline High School in Salt Lake City. Before his tenure at Skyline, Erekson
coached high school football throughout Texas for 8 years. Erekson coached at 5A Abilene
Cooper in Abilene, TX where his team went 12-2 in 2011. While coaching in Texas, Erekson
coached future University of Texas WR Lorenzo Joe, Texas Tech QB Clayton Nicholas,
and BYU RB Trey Dye, University of Houston RB Joseph Glenn, Army DB Max Regan.
Erekson, who is from Springville, Utah, graduated from Springville High School as
a 12-time letterman. He played football, basketball, baseball and ran track in high
school. After high school, Erekson played football at Dixie State for one season
before graduating after his freshman season. He then transferred to BYU where he played
receiver on the 2006 Mountain West Conference Championship team and graduated with
a degree in communications. He later earned his master's degree in athletic administration
from APU. He and his wife Juli, have a daughter (9) and two sons (6) and (5) and expecting
their fourth child in May.
Coach Erekson and his staff believe that the need for Junior College football is one that we should continue to invest in.
Snow College has and will continue to provide opportunities both academically, and athletically to those that need it most. Whether it is for academic purposes or if these young men simply need a second chance, Snow College is the place where dreams are realized and lives are changed for the better.
