Michael Fair

Bio

Coach Fair is entering his 1st season at South Panola as Head Football Coach • Hometown: Avalon, Mississippi

Alma mater: Mississippi State • Playing position: Center • Years coaching: 25th year • Titles won: 3 State Championships

Michael Fair is in his first season as head football coach at South Panola, returning to the program where his coaching career started. A former center at Mississippi State, he has spent 25 years in the profession and owns three state titles and a 139–79 head-coaching record.

Playing career:
Mississippi State University, Center, 4 years.

Coaching career:
South Panola High School, Batesville, Miss. | 2026–present | Head Coach
Grenada High School | 2023–2025 | Head Coach — 32–9; 2023 MHSAA 6A state runner-up; 2024 MHSAA 6A state champions (14–1), first title in Grenada history
Lafayette High School | 2016–2022 | Head Coach — 58–30; 2016 MHSAA Class 4A state champions
Senatobia High School | two seasons | Head Coach
Pillow Academy | six seasons | Head Coach — 2010 MAIS AAA Division II state champions
South Panola High School | earlier in his career | Assistant Coach

Education:
B.S. in Education, Mississippi State University, 2001

Personal:
Fair and his wife, Robin, have two sons, Charlie and Andrew, and a daughter, Natalie.