DENNIS SILVA II | STAFF WRITER
Multiple sources within the Hidalgo ISD athletic department confirmed Monday that athletic director/head football coach Taihi Jones was reassigned earlier that day.
The sources wished to speak anonymously due to the sensitive nature of the situation.
Jones, who was reassigned to Kelly Elementary School, according to a source, spent the last two seasons at the helm of the Pirates, compiling a 6-15 overall record and a playoff trip in 2013. The Pirates went 2-8 this season, including 0-4 in district. Prior to becoming head coach, Jones had been an assistant coach with the program for four years.
A source said an interim football coach and/or athletic director had yet to be named. The district intends to separate the athletic director and head football coach jobs.
Hidalgo will be looking for its fourth football coach in the last four years. The Pirates have won more than five games just once in the last seven years.