2026 Preseason Preview: Munday Moguls

MUNDAY, Texas (KAUZ) - A new era is underway as the Munday Moguls are turning the page, with Quanah native and former City View and Mineral Wells offensive coordinator Jeff Ward taking over the program.

After finishing 4-8 last season, Ward said the work to change the culture started this summer, and he’s already seen the response he wanted.

“It started over the summer with summer workouts. Our numbers more than doubled for each day in summer workouts. So these kids are buying in. They’re working hard. They’re going to kind of build off the success that they had last year in basketball and having a good track and baseball season, and success breeds success. And right now they know how to win and everything. We just got to come together as a team,” Coach Ward said.

That buy-in has carried over from the weight room to the field, and for the players, it’s brought a different energy to the program.

Sophomore quarterback Carson Willison said the moguls are feeling a renewed sense of purpose.

“The energy is just a lot different here with Coach Ward. We’ve all bonded, really. We’re all buying into what he’s putting in. And yeah, we’re just ready to work and get after it and play hard,” Willison said.

Now, with the season just days away, Ward isn’t just looking for wins.

He wants his players to enjoy playing the game, something he believes can help change the culture around the program.

“I just want to see them play with excitement. okay. And that’s something that kind of been relayed to me that there hasn’t been a whole lot of excitement around the football program for the last couple years. And I just want to see them play with excitement and intensity and with purpose,” Coach Ward said.