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Russ Mann has stepped down as the head football coach at Ben Davis High School after three seasons.

One of the state’s biggest high school football coaching jobs is open.

Russ Mann, after three seasons at Ben Davis, told his players on Monday that he is stepping down as coach. Mann led the Giants to a Class 6A state championship in his first season in 2023 with a team that finished 13-1.

Ben Davis slipped to 5-6 last year and 3-7 this season, falling 23-21 to Avon in the first round of the sectional. It marked the first time the Giants posted back-to-back losing seasons since 1982 and ’83. Mann’s overall record at Ben Davis is 21-14. He also coached 2024 IndyStar Mr. Football Mark Zackery IV , now a freshman at Notre Dame.

Mann was hired in March of 2023 when for

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