Zach Golson Ahsaa Suspension Hits Mary G. Montgomery for 2026-2027

Mary G. Montgomery’s zach golson ahsaa suspension now runs through the 2026-2027 school year after the AHSAA punished the program for a recruiting-rule violation. The school was fined and placed on probation, and its varsity football team will enter 2026 under restrictive conditions.

Mary G. Montgomery Rule Violation

The school self-reported the recruiting-rule violation, and the association responded by making any students in violation permanently ineligible to participate in athletics at Mary G. Montgomery High School. Those students can gain eligibility in the school district where the family resides, a separate path that keeps the ruling tied to where a student’s home district lies rather than where the violation occurred.

For the football program, the 2026 season still includes a 10-game regular-season schedule, but the team cannot take part in postseason play. That combination leaves the program able to line up a full fall slate while still carrying a penalty that removes the chance to extend the season after the regular schedule ends.

Zach Golson Leave Before Suspension

Golson had already been placed on leave earlier this month for what Mobile County Public School System described only as a personnel matter. The new sanction adds a school-year suspension from coaching in the AHSAA, turning an internal personnel issue into a formal league penalty that stretches into the next school year.

That sequence leaves Mary G. Montgomery facing two separate consequences at once: schoolwide discipline tied to the recruiting-rule violation and a coaching suspension for the head football coach. The ruling also means the program will head into 2026 with regular-season football still on the schedule, but no postseason path and no coaching participation from Golson when the 2026-2027 school year begins.