Ocoee High welcomes a new football assistant coach

Jeremiah Rodriguez-Schwartz will join the Knights’ sideline for the upcoming season.

By Megan Bruinsma
| 10:46 a.m. January 15, 2026

Sports
High Schools

Ocoee High announced the school hired Jeremiah Rodriguez-Schwartz as a new assistant football coach Wednesday, Jan. 14.

His most recent coaching stint was as the head coach of Wekiva High’s football team from January 2021 to October 2023. He is also bringing offensive lineman, offensive coordinator and running back coaching experience to the Knights’ sideline.

Rodriguez-Schwartz is a local to Orlando. He graduated from Edgewater High in 2008 before going to play college football at Iowa State and Hampton University. He took his talents overseas and coached as an offensive coordinator for the Durham University in England.

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Megan Bruinsma

Megan Bruinsma is a staff writer for the Observer. She recently graduated from Florida Atlantic University and discovered her passion for journalism there. In her free time, she loves watching sports, exploring outdoors and baking.