A pile of footballs sit on the field before a high school football game in South Bend, Indiana on Aug. 18, 2023.

There's an active search underway in Virginia for a successful high school football coach who went missing in the midst of an undefeated season.

The Virginia State Police confirmed in a statement to News Channel 11 on Saturday, November 22 that it is trying to locate Travis Turner, the head football coach at Union High School in Wise County, Virginia. The announcement came two days after local authorities revealed special agents from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation Wytheville Field Office were in the early stages of an investigation involving Turner.

The Virginia State Police said federal agents were sent to Turner's residence in Appalachia, Virginia on Thursday, but were informed in transit that Turner was no longer there. The state police noted that agents were going there as part of the investigation, not to arrest Turner.

Turner was officially named as a missing person on the Virginia State Police website on Sunday and listed as missing since Thursday. The Virginia State Police public information office did not immediately respond to a message from USA Today Sports on Monday morning seeking an update on the case.

The timing of the situation is unfortunate for Union's football team, which advanced to Virginia's Region 2D championship game and improved to 12-0 for the season with a 12-0 win over Graham High School on Saturday. Wise County Public Schools Superintendent Mike Goforth told News Channel 11 that assistant coach Jay Edwards handled coaching responsibilities during Saturday's game.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Active search continues for missing HS football coach

Reporting by Mark Giannotto, USA TODAY / USA TODAY

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