High School Sports

Talking Preps OT: Providence Day football coach Chad Grier

Providence Day coach Chad Grier had brain surgery that nearly ended his career.

On Talking Preps OT, Grier discusses the operation and gets candid about coaching his son, Will, now with the Dallas Cowboys, winning state titles at tiny Davidson Day and his dream to build a national power at Providence Day.

The interview goes live at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Langston Wertz Jr.
The Charlotte Observer
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