Fryer: Mater Dei decided it didn’t have the right leader for football program

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Fryer: Mater Dei decided it didn’t have the right leader for football program

Frank McManus did not grow in the ways that Mater Dei administrators wanted him to as the school’s football head coach during the 2023 season. They did not see potential for growth this coming season or beyond. So they decided that the 2023 season, which yielded CIF Southern Section and CIF State championships, was enough. Last week McManus was told he no longer would be the school’s football coach.  Being the head coach at Mater Dei requires mu…