7. Winning and losing in Texas 
Jacob Logan's sister, Jordan, wore his jersey (21) and represented him during the coin toss before the game following his death.
File photo by Kyle Dantzler
In the middle of one of the greatest football seasons in
Coppell (Texas) history, tragedy struck when one of its best and most popular players,
Jacob Logan, drowned following an afternoon of cliff diving.
Jacob's body resurfaced on Oct. 19, four days after he disappeared into Possum Kingdom Lake, leaving the then-national No. 3 team and the Coppell community in waiting and ultimately in mourning.
Jacob Logan rarely left the field during his playing
days.
File photo by Alik McIntosh
Jacob, a 5-foot-10, 175-pound receiver, was a Division I football prospect, a team and school leader and superb all-around athlete.
"It's like losing a son," head coach Joe McBride told MaxPreps correspondent Randy Jennings the week of Logan's disappearance. "I've been working with him his entire three and a half years in our program. He was the bell cow guy of our team, a natural leader that the other guys followed — a great young man not only on the football team, but in all aspects of life.
"Our kids have come to a place of peace. They hurt — we all hurt — but they will play with the thought of him on their mind."
On the day Logan's body was recovered, McBride tweeted: "Jacob has been found. ... Have peace and get sleep. Tomorrow the sun will be up and we WILL have a great day!"
Close friend Tyler Jones told nbcdfw.com: "He was Superman. He was the best at everything he ever did — best football player, best basketball player, best soccer player, great student."
Coppell went on to go 11-1, losing to DeSoto in the 5A-I second round. The community honored Jacob throughout the season with his No. 21 on the side of their helmets. Blue ribbons were pinned to clothing by fans everywhere in honor of Jacob's favorite team, the University of Kentucky.
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