St Bede high school football

The summer football offseason heats up after the Fourth of July. Three of the four Bureau County teams will be under new direction with Patrick Elder taking over as head coach at Bureau Valley, Nick Sterling as new head coach at Hall and Jack Brady the new head coach at St. Bede.


Former St. Bede quarterback Jack Brady has taken over as head coach at the Academy, succeeding Jim Eustice, who departed for neighboring Mendota. The Bruins finished 2-7, winning one of four games played in the Chicagoland Prairie Conference.


Jack Brady was a record-setting quarterback for St. Bede, graduating in 2015. For nine years, he served on Jim Eustice’s staff, taking over as offensive coordinator. This fall, he will move into a more prominent role as the Bruins head coach.