When Bishop Noll Institute’s Warriors take the field for their 101st interscholastic football season this fall, 28-year-old Tyler Milby will be at the helm.
Milby, an assistant coach in Northwest Indiana the past six years, was introduced as BNI’s new head football coach Tuesday by Athletic Director Cynthia Wilson.
“I am dedicated and committed to building the best high school football program in Indiana,” said Milby, a former player at Lowell High School. “When I saw the opening come up, I thought, ‘Whoa, it’s Bishop Noll. Noll has such a rich history and great potential, and we will work hard to build it back up.”
After four years as a linebackers coach at Wheeler High School, Milby spent the past two seasons as defensive coordinator at Calumet New Tech High School. In those two years, Calumet went 15-6 and posted six shutout victories. Last year’s team finished 9-2, matching the best record in Calumet history, and his defense set school records for total tackles and tackles for loss.
Bishop Noll Principal Lorenza Jara Pastrick said Milby “has great energy and passion” about the game of football, “and I’m looking to see that transpire to our students.”
“We must get competitive, close the gap and make these players believe we can and will win,” Pastrick said. “Tyler knew our team, he studied us and came in with player development plans and a real vision for the immediate future.”
Pastrick thanked previous Coach Wayne Racine for his efforts to build the program in recent years, growing the roster to more than 50 players in 2022. Racine is now a defensive line coach at Cornell College in Iowa.
“Coach Racine did a great job stabilizing our program, getting kids out to play and giving football a chance,” Pastrick said.
Milby is a 2017 graduate of Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, where he received his bachelor’s of science degree with a major in exercise science and minor in education. He said he liked what he saw when he reviewed BNI game films before accepting the position.
“I saw a bunch of young men with talent who have the hunger to win,” Milby said. “We will be a quiet up-and-coming program in the 219.”
Milby suggested his defensive pedigree will show in his BNI teams.
“We will work hard on both sides of the ball, but I do believe the old cliche that defense wins championships,” he said. “We are going to play hard-nosed defense, running as many hats as we can to the football.”
Milby, who is engaged to be married to Cheyenne Foor, lives in Lowell.
He credited Calumet Coach Cody French for his growth as a coach. “Cody was a great mentor and helped me learn a lot in my two years with him,” Milby said. “I owe him a lot for my success.”
Tyler Milby meets members of Bishop Noll’s football team after being introduced as the Warriors’ new head coach.