The Detroit Lions have named JuWan Shakespear of Warren Fitzgerald High School the 2026 Detroit Lions High School Football Coach of the Week for Week #2, presented by Carhartt. Shakespear’s Spartans defeated the Fraser Ramblers 41-0 to move to 2-0 on the season. On Friday, September 11, Warren Fitzgerald hosts the Marysville Vikings in the 19th matchup all-time between these two programs.
Shakespear becomes the first coach from Warren Fitzgerald to be honored with the Detroit Lions High Football Coach of the Week award in the 30 years of the program. Shakespear is in his 13th coaching football at Warren Fitzgerald and his 6th season as varsity head coach with a 28-23 (55%) overall record. He led the Spartans to two MAC-Gold conference championships in both 2021 and 2025. Shakespear was a long-time track coach and girls’ basketball coach at Warren Fitzgerald and currently serves as the school’s athletic director.
Detroit Lions Football Education sat down with Shakespear to discuss the balancing act between being a varsity head football coach and athletic director, the team’s 2-0 start, and the tremendous game played by senior Angelo Lipscomb in Week #1 in which he scored 7 touchdowns. Shakespear was also notified of his Coach of the Week selection on Head Coach Hangout. See his reaction and the entire interview by visiting www.DetroitLions.com/coachoftheweek.
