By jbednarowski ,
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Osborne head coach Derek Cook (HC) during the game against Kennesaw Mountain Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Kennesaw. (Photo: Will Fagan)
After three years in the position, Derek Cook stepped down as Osborne’s football coach.
The longtime Cobb County coach went 3-27 during his tenure with the program, including a 1-9 record this season. While the number of wins may not have been to his liking, Cook said appreciated his time at Osborne and the chance to build the relationships with his players.
“I’m thankful to be the head coach at Osborne,” Cook said. “I thank (principal) Dr. (Troy) Jones for the opportunity, and I can’t say enough about the young men and the different challenges they overcame. I felt like we had a great coaching staff, and it was just unfortunate we didn’t produce more victories.”
The Osborne job was Cook’s third head-coaching position within the county. He started with two years at South Cobb, where he went 9-12 from 2006-07, then made his mark in building Kell into a perennial postseason contender.
In Cook’s season with the Longhorns, he went 89-23. During that stretch, Kell made the postseason all nine s...