It’s never easy being a coach’s son, especially when the entire household runs on discipline. For Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King, the hard coaching didn’t stop when he left the field. Growing up under his father, John King, the legendary head coach at Longview High School, Haynes was pushed to be relentless. But what many don’t know is that his mother’s tough love was just as fierce, maybe even more so.
“I developed it over the years through my parents. Dad being offensive line himself, and then, you know, mom always being hard on me and my sister,” King shared on The Gramlich and Mac Lain Show. It’s a household standard that shaped King into the gritty, all-in player he is today. His dad admits that watching Haynes’ ups and downs hasn’t been easy. “ He’s a great teammate a