Detroit, MI - The Detroit Lions have named Sam Mullet of Bear Lake High School the week six recipient of the 2025 Detroit Lions High School Football Coach of the Week Program, presented by Carhartt. Mullet's Lakers defeated Mesick 56-8 to move to 4-2 on the season. Through six games, the Lakers have scored 304 points, averaging 50.7 points per game, playing 8-player, Division 2 football. On Friday, October 10th, Bear Lake travels to Brethren to take on the Bobcats in the 10th matchup all-time between these two programs.
Mullet is in her 8th season coaching high school football and in her 3rd season as head coach at Bear Lake where she became the first female in the state of Michigan to lead an 8-player or 11-player varsity football program. Mullet has completed coaching internships with the NFL's Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills. She has also served as the Director of Football Operations for Tift County High School in Georgia under former Lowell (MI) and current Chelsea (MI) High School head coach and 2004 Detroit Lions High School Football Coach of the Year, Noel Dean. Mullet is a 2012 graduate of Bear Lake High School.
Detroit Lions Football Education sat down with Mullet to discuss her unexpected path to becoming a head football coach, her experiences with NFL coaching internships, what she likes about coaching 8-player football and her advice for girls/women looking to get involved in the game of football. Mullet was also informed of her Coach of the Week selection on Head Coach Hangout. See his reaction and the entire interview by visiting www.DetroitLions.com/coachoftheweek.
High School Football Coach of the Week Program
Each week throughout the 2025 high school football regular season, one coach that best demonstrates success on the field, develops players' character, discipline, and football skill in addition to emphasizing player health and safety in their program will be recognized for their commitment to the team, school, and community. The winner is selected by a panel of high school football media members—Mick McCabe (retired Detroit Free Press writer), Hugh Bernreuter (Saginaw News), Bret Bakita (WOOD Radio-106.9 FM, 96.1 FM- The Game, Fox 17/Grand Rapids), James Cook (Traverse City Record-Eagle) and Scott DeCamp (DeCamp Creative Solutions).
This season's program will award $12,000 to aid in the development and promotion of high school football in the state of Michigan, thanks to contributions from the Detroit Lions, the NFL Foundation and Carhartt.
Each winning coach during the regular season will receive a $1,000 donation to his school's football program. At the conclusion of the 2025 Michigan High School Football season, the Lions will also select the High School Football Coach of the Year. This season's Coach of the Year will receive a $3,000 donation to his school's football program. All winners will receive a certificate signed by Lions' head coach Dan Campbell and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
Currently in its' 29th year, the Detroit Lions High School Coach of the Week program has awarded $515,000 to high school football programs throughout the state of Michigan. For more information on the High School Coach of the Week program, contact Chris Fritzsching, Lions' Executive Director of Football Education, at chris.fritzsching@lions.nfl.net.
