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Jaylon Smith Named Interim Head Coach at Fort Wayne North Side High School

His high-profile return follows sudden coaching and administrative departures the district has not publicly explained.

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Overview

  • Fort Wayne Community Schools confirmed Monday that Jaylon Smith will serve as interim head coach at North Side and that Larry Davis will be the assistant head coach.
  • The personnel changes came after North Side lost 19-0 in its season opener and include the removal of principal David West and the reported departure of former head coach Ben Johnson.
  • FWCS said existing assistant coaches will support Smith while he is interim but declined to give a reason for the coaching and administrative departures.
  • Smith is a Fort Wayne native who won Indiana Mr. Football and the Butkus Award in high school, was a Consensus All‑American at Notre Dame, and made the 2019 NFL Pro Bowl.
  • North Side went 6-5 last season and is ranked about 170th in the state, so Smith’s near-term task is to steady the program as the season continues.