Yorba Linda (Calif.) football promotes assistant to head coach

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Yorba Linda High School (Calif.) decided to promote from within rather than hire an outsider to oversee their football program for the 2026 season and beyond.

According to a report by the Orange County Register, the school has promoted assistant head coach Jeff Domen to become the program’s next lead man. Domen for the last two seasons served as the assistant head coach under Jeff Bailey.

“Football has given me everything I have in my life,” Domen said in the report. “That’s why I live to give back whatever I can. We’re obviously in a very competitive league with some great coaches. I’m excited for this opportunity to be in what I think is the best public-school football league in California, if not the nation.”

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Domen takes over for Bailey, who oversaw a lot of winning during his time as the head coach at Yorba Linda, which finished No. 40 in last year’s California High School Football Massey Rankings.

Since 2020, Bailey has compiled an overall record of 58-11 and guided the Mustangs to 13 winning campaigns since 2010, with only three seasons finishing below the .500 mark. Bailey accepted the head coaching position at Beverly Hills (Calif.) in late February.

The Mustangs ended this past season with a 9-3 record and finished ranked No. 40 in the .