San Marcos High School’s varsity football program has been banned from postseason play for the 2023-24 season.
The University Interscholastic League State Executive Committee handed down the decision during a meeting Tuesday in Pflugerville. The SEC found that San Marcos violated UIL’s Constitution and Contest Rules, Section 409, Recruiting. San Marcos Athletic Director and head football coach John Walsh was given a five-game suspension. San Marcos Consolidated ISD officials said Walsh’s suspension begins immediately. San Marcos High School assistant coach Lee Vallejo was given a two-year suspension from coaching.
“[San Marcos Consolidated ISD] is disheartened by the fact that the student athletes competing on next year’s football team will be the most affected,” the school district said in a statement following Tuesday’s UIL SEC meeting. “They deserve every right to compete at the highest level offered by the UIL and it is unfortunate that this opportunity is being taken away from them. The SMCISD Board of Trustees will be meeting on October 27, 2022, to review the matter and determine the course of action.”
