Coach Horne enters the 2016 season as a third year Longhorn varsity coach. He will be coaching the Corners and will be the Special Teams Coordinator.
Coach Horne comes to Kell from Marietta High School where he spent one year as the Blue Devils Corners Coach and Co-Special Teams Coordinator. Prior to Marietta, Coach Horne spent 10 years as the Co-Defensive Coordinator, Special Teams Coordinator, and Linebackers Coach at The Westminster Schools in Atlanta, during which time the Wildcats made the playoffs 8 of 10 years, winning in the first round of the playoffs all 8 years.
Prior to his tenure at Westminster, Coach Horne was a Graduate Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at The University of Tennessee.With over a decade of coaching experience, he possesses a vast knowledge of defenses including, multiple over and under 4-3 fronts, a 3-4 defense, and a 3-3 stack.
Coach Horne is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Kell and has developed athletes in the weight room for over 16 years at the high school and college level, using an Olympic-based background to enhance explosive strength and speed. Coach Horne will be the Head JV Lacrosse Coach for the 2016-17 school year. He coached track and field at Westminster, leading the team to 2008 and 2013 Boys State Championship and 2013 Girls State Championship titles.
Coach Horne played football at the University of Tennessee from 1995-1998 as a Defensive Back, and contributed to the 1998 National Championship, and back-to-back 1997 and 1998 SEC Championships. Kevin played high school football at Berkmar High School in Gwinnett County, and grew up in Tucker, Georgia.
Coach Horne is married to Katie Horne (formerly Katie Norman) of Marietta, GA. Katie graduated from the University of Georgia and Walton High School, and currently serves in the Corporate Talent department of Chick-fil-A, Inc. Kevin and Katie have a 6 year-old son named Benton and 2 year old daughter named Banks.