Terry Gambill is the new face of the Allen High School football program, but around North Texas he's a familiar face.
I asked him whether this is his dream job.
"No question it is a dream job," said Gambill. "I wake up in the mornings thinking, wow you really are here?"
Gambill coached at Allen from 2001 to 2009, most of those years under Tom Westerberg, who left for Barbers Hill in January. Gambill was the defensive coordinator when Allen won its first state championship in 2008. His sons Cody and Chase played for the Eagles, and both made a couple of memorable plays in program history.
"We have history with him," said athletic director Steve Williams. "He has what our superintendent used to say, he has Allen DNA."
Gambill spent the last six seasons at Waco-Midway as a head coach, with an impressive 68-13 record. He takes over for Westerberg, who was 147-17 in 12 seasons.
"He did the things that nobody believed at one time that Allen could accomplish, and that's state championships," said Gambill.
The program won its first state championship in 2008, then three in a row from 2012 to 2014. The infrastructure is in place for more.
"Allen has several things that a lot of people don't have, and that's a one school, one town," said Gambill. "A great stadium, great support. What more could you ask?"
His players got to know Gambill in the spring.
"He was like, I'm coach Gambill! Nice to meet y'all, ready to work! And we were like, Woah," said wide receiver Tevin Stevenson.
He'll walk though during their summer workouts. He knows this is where a football team is built.
"Everything's done right here in this weight room," said Gambill, looking around the weight room.
His players know it too.
"The ones who play on Friday nights, they know what they need to do and how they need to do it, in order to play," said safety Jaylen Ellis.
"My freshman year, my first year on varsity, that was established," said offensive lineman Will Sherman. "The players let me know from the jump, first workout. And it's helped."
Getting better physically is imperative in the competitive world of Texas high school football. Getting better as a person is something Gambill takes just as seriously.
"We call it BAM, be a man," said Gambill. "That's something that I brought in and I want these young men to be men, on and off the field."
"He gave us all these wristbands, and it says BAM -- be a man -- and it's be a man on and off the field, in all the actions that you do and all the choices that you make," said quarterback Mitchell Jonke. "That's really stuck out to me as something important to do."
Gambill preaches family, and he practices what he preaches.
"He brought us all in for a meeting yesterday, asking how our team is bonding, how we're doing," said linebacker James Tupo. "(He asked) What's our personal life, what's our family life?
He nearly broke down when we asked him about his son Cody coaching on his staff and later joked that the only reason he brought Cody from Midway is so he could see his granddaughter more.
"We're going to sacrifice now or we will sacrifice later," said Gambill, talking about his approach with the players. "But at the same time, we're going to love those kids. I don't think you can be a high school coach without loving kids."
Eagle fans hope the new face of the Allen football program is the face of a champion.