Gary Rankin’s rebuild at Boyd Buchanan fast even by his standards

Staff photo by Stephen Hargis / Boyd Buchanan football coach Gary Rankin, shown in his office at the Chattanooga private school, is surrounded by game balls from his 23 state final appearances, with 17 of those victories. The empty case is for his first BlueCross Bowl with the Buccaneers, set for Thursday at Finley Stadium.
Staff photo by Stephen Hargis / Boyd Buchanan football coach Gary Rankin, shown in his office at the Chattanooga private school, is surrounded by game balls from his 23 state final appearances, with 17 of those victories. The empty case is for his first BlueCross Bowl with the Buccaneers, set for Thursday at Finley Stadium.

The list of Gary Rankin's hobbies is a short one. In fact, there's only one — and it's the same as his job title.

But few are better at either their job or their hobby than Tennessee's prep football leader in career coaching wins and state championships won.

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