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Tooele • In his debut as head coach of the Tooele High football team last Friday, Kyle Brady had his worst fears realized, as Judge Memorial administered a 45-3 whipping to his Buffaloes.

Admittedly, the first-year coach was worried about the team's new offense and whether the players could replicate what they'd been doing in drills.

"We looked good in practice, but it's a whole different situation when you get in the game," Brady said. "There's a 25-second clock running and you don't have a coach out there telling you what to do."

As a player at Tooele High, Brady knew what to do. He was first-team all-state his junior and senior years and led the Buffaloes to the 3A state championship in 2002. The Tooele star went on to play linebacker at the University of Utah under Urban Meyer and Kyle Whittingham. And that's where he picked up the coaching bug.

"It's unbelievable what those guys know; that's why they're two of the best college coaches in the country," Brady said. "Just the little intricacies is what I learned from them."

The former Ute said great coaching is about knowing the details, and in his opinion, Meyer and Whittingham are two of the best in that department.

After serving as an assistant to former Tooele coach Ray Groth, Brady took over this season when Groth resigned. He runs a high-energy practice and always tells his players to search for perfection.

"I think we should always practice perfect," he said. "Then when we get in the games, we'll play perfect. I don't think there's ever a time when I'm not going to ask these guys to not practice perfect."

Brady added: "I told these guys I'm hard on them because we're better than what we've shown in the past, and I know they're capable of performing at a higher level. Once we realize that, we're going to take off."

The past two seasons at Tooele have been a struggle, with the Buffs compiling a 4-15 overall record while playing in a very difficult region. With Brady on board, there's been a buzz of excitement.

"It's like a new energy in the locker room," Tooele quarterback Alvaro Fernandez said. "It's what we need; he knows how to win. He went through the same thing we're going through, so it just means a lot to us."

Fernandez is the focal point of the Buffs' new offense, but there are other players who could emerge on this season — including Scott Brady, the team's starting wide receiver.

Scott and Jake Brady are looking to follow in their older brother's footsteps, but both players know they'll have earn it on the field and big brother isn't going to cut them any slack, even if they are family.

"I like having my brothers on the team," Kyle Brady said. "I can be a little hard on them; I know their parents aren't going to get too mad at me. But it doesn't matter if it's my brothers or not, I love all the players."

"He's tougher on me because he knows if I'm loafing," said Scott Brady. "But it's pretty cool, because he won the state championship on this team and I want to do the same." —

Kyle Brady file

R Kyle Brady takes over as Tooele High's head football coach this season. He spent the past two years as an assistant in the program.

Brady played linebacker at the University of Utah until 2006 and was a member of the Utes' 2004 Fiesta Bowl team. He led Tooele to the 3A state championship in 2002 and was first-team all-state in his junior and senior seasons.