By Tim Peterson ‘
(Pasadena) – Former Nogales head coach Matt Villasenor has been named the new head football coach at Muir Athletic Director Alfredo Resendiz confirmed Wednesday.
The hiring was first reported by Fred Robledo of SGVN Sports early Wednesday. Villasenor led Nogales to an overall record of 13-9 over the last two seasons and a Montview League title this past year. The Nobles appeared in the CIF playoffs both years but fell in the first round.
Villasenor has had previous stops at Sierra Vista as co-head coach and at Bishop Amat as an assistant in 2022.
Muir went 9-2 last year and won the Pacific League title under Lance Mitchell, who left to take over as the head coach at St. Francis.
“I’m honored to have the opportunity to coach at Muir. To coach at a place where Jackie Robinson played, to have games at the Rose Bowl, it’s super exciting for me. I just want the community to know that I’m ready to get to work. I’m going to pour my blood, sweat and tears into this. There is a long tradition of being great at Muir, and I want to build on that. I think I bring a lot to the table. Let’s get to work,” Villasenor said.
“I’m going to work tirelessly to convince our kids to stay home. This is Muir, it’s a special place. We have to convince the kids to stay in Pasadena before the private schools poach them. And not just the private schools, but the public schools too. We need to let everyone know the pipeline to those schools is closed. We’re going to shut it down,” Villasenor added.
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Wouldn’t it just be better Coach Lance stayed at Muir and Villasenor instead went to St. Francis 🤔
From T. Peterson: Lance Mitchell had an offer from St. Francis that he couldn’t refuse. It was a no brainer.
Changes schools more than he changes his own underwear.
@‘All Above ….. the uncommon unanimous opinion here makes me really wonder about administrators and what they are thinking about .. I could say that there’s a lack of sophistication , or that image is more powerful than substance, or they don’t understand how to evaluate performance, or it’s more about who you know that what you know .
I was very surprised when Nogales hired after he engineered a coup to ostracize and push out Coach Gus . More surprised program
With history and on recent upswing would knowingly walk out on a limb of credibility with this guy . His mid season departure from Amat – the one good program he’s ever been on staff is long forgotten, but that was 2023.
Btw the Montview league was awful last year….. Ontario, Pomona , Sierra Vista , Azusa how can you lose . Got rolled by Cal, Del Rio also ran …Coach Encinas will do better job there .
At least he’s not wearing a dodger hat
Not one positive comment about his coaching. That is crazy. But we know why. Do you think what he did at Nogales will get to him before the first game? Should have went with the alum they were gonna hire!
59-50 chance he doesn’t make it for game #1 before the school,alumni,AD and the players realize they made a boo boo. Sispiciously fast hire considering many other coaches must have applied. First photo will be with him and coach Cignetti smiling and shaking hands.
In the midst of all this mudslinging, I’ll throw Matty a bone by saying his picture looks good. That’s probably going to be the only thing that turns out right at Muir.
bro is gonna get ran out that city quick… you see what goes on behind the away stands…. its only a matter of time until this dudes coaching career is over. I dont think he realizes what he got himself into… 2-8 first season and a mass exodus to follow up. SAVE THIS ONE TIM
Used car salesman
This dude can’t coach. I don’t know one coach that thinks he’s a good coach. He recruits. He can sell families & kids on a college dream and his college connections but it never happens. Won’t take long before people in Pasadena actually figure out that he can’t really coach. Doesn’t even win playoff games in D13.
Gonna be a slow downward spiral at Muir. But the admin don’t know nothing about sports. They got bigger issues in PUSD. And Muir needed someone quick to keep bringing kids into the district from outside the district. Before all the kids left. He’s gonna do that but it’s gonna be a revolving door.
Lance & crew at SF gotta be thrilled. They’re gonna clean up getting the ‘dena kids.
DELETED like this only get jobs because people who have no idea what they are talking about continue to give them pub. Insulting to the real coaches out there that actually get their boys to play high level football. As easy to see through as glass
Matt talking about not poaching kids is classic coaching irony . Personally not impressed with Nogales run in which he failed to win even one lower division playoff game —- gave up 58 to Arrowhead Christian last year . If he has to coach and not recruit (poach) …. well we’ve seen what happens
He is one of the most self-hyped and overhyped coaches in the area. I don’t recall him lasting more than 2-3 years anywhere. If I’m wrong, please correct me. He’s mediocre at best. They should have poached MAXIE from BP.
Definitely a downgrade.
When Matt says don’t poach from him, he means that poaching is HIS game, so give him room to run over you. As far as the guys leaving to be with Mitchell, that’s not poaching, that’s good coaching!
Let the recruitment begin