The 2026 Gothenburg High School football season kicks off this evening, Aug. 27, with a home game against Cozad. Leading the Swedes will be first-year Head Coach Riley Freeland, who shared that he is excited to get the ball - in this case, pigskin - rolling!
New to Gothenburg, this is Freeland’s eighth year of coaching football. During those eight years, he has coached at the NAIA, NCAA Division III, and high school levels across four different states and five different schools, giving him a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Freeland will be joined on the sideline by other experienced coaches as well. “I am fortunate to return the majority of the staff who coached here at Gothenburg last year,” he said. “Coach Tom Scott remains on staff as our defensive coordinator, so I expect Gothenburg …