From the East Bernard ISD—

(8-16-26) Jeremy Jenkins, the athletic director and head football coach of East Bernard (Texas) High School and his wife Brandy Jenkins, a teacher at East Bernard Junior High School, were killed in a car crash Saturday. 

The Jenkins’ 2025 Tesla Model Y overturned while attempting to meet a curve on northbound Highway 60 near County Road 210 at around 10:07 p.m. Saturday. Both Jeremy—the driver of the vehicle—and Brandy Jenkins were pronounced dead at the scene.

The Brahma’s are scheduled to start the season on August 28th at home vs Sweeny.

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Jeremy Jenkins — Coaching Background

  • Mount Enterprise (Texas) — 2019: Jenkins began his head-coaching career at Mount Enterprise, going 9–2. 
  • Tenaha (Texas) — 2020–2021: He coached the Tigers for two seasons, posting 10–3 in 2020 and 9–3 in 2021. 
  • Harmony/Gilmer Harmony (Texas) — 2022–2023: Jenkins took over at Harmony and went 9–6 in 2022, reaching the Class 3A Division II state semifinals, followed by a 10–3 record in 2023. 
  • East Bernard — 2024–2026: East Bernard hired Jenkins as athletic director and head football coach in February 2024.
    • 2024: 10–2
    • 2025: 10–5, including a remarkable playoff run to the UIL Class 3A Division II state semifinals. 

Overall record

One Texas coaching-history source lists Jenkins at 67–24 through the 2025 season, with a 16–7 playoff record. 

That works out to an impressive 73.6% winning percentage.

Coach Jenkins interview from 2 years ago on why he took the East Bernard job…