A number of Lincoln football coaches will be a part of next summer's Shrine Bowl.
Lincoln Southeast coach Ryan Gottula will be the head coach for the South team and will be assisted by new Lincoln Southwest coach Grant Traynowicz and Southeast assistants Fred Thorne and Andy Ryan.
Omaha Gross' Tom Van Haute, Hastings St. Cecilia's Clint Head and BDS' Chris Ardissono will also be assistants for the South.
Lincoln North Star's James Thompson, in his second season with the Gators, will be an assistant for the North squad. Norfolk's Chris Koozer will be the head coach.Â
Other North assistants will be Sidney's Ryan Smith, Cedar Catholic's Chad Cattau, Neligh Oakdale's Ron Beacom, Grand Island assistant Jason Jones, and Norfolk assistant Matt Skiff.
The Shrine Bowl is scheduled for June 1, 2024, in Kearney.
Photos: Sights from the annual Nebraska Shrine Bowl football game in Kearney
Dark clouds return as a rain delay is called due to a lightning strike during the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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Jeff Jorth, of Omaha, waits under his umbrella amidst a rain delay during the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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Fans meander around the edge of the field as they wait out a rain delay during the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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South's Nate McCashland kicks off against the North team in the first quarter during the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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South's Jack Baptista (left) carries the ball while being angled out by North's Jackson Bos (center front)Â during the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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Shriner clowns cover their hearts for the invocation before the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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Boing, a Shriner clown who declined to be named, is seen at the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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Dave Workman wears a tarboosh cap while watching the game ball be delivered during the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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South's Micah Hackbart (23) tries to shake a tackle by North's Tre'Quan Henley in the first quarter during the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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North's Braxton Borer (left) guards South's Adonis Hutchinson as he attempts to reel in a pass in the first quarter during the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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North's Alex Phelps (left) celebrates after a touchdown by bowling over his teammates in the first quarter during the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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Dark clouds clear as athletes take the field before the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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South's Will Potratz (5) is guarded by North's Blayke Moore as he attempts to grab a pass in the first quarter during the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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South's Jack Baptista (3) escapes from a tackle by North's Ezra Vedral in the first quarter during the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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North's Abram Scholting (18) throws a pass while pressured by South's Lance Rucker in the fourth quarter during the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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South's Ayden Barnby (91) reacts after sacking the North team quarterback in the second quarter during the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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South's Cal Newell (top) is lifted up by his teammates after scoring a touchdown during the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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North's Grant Arens reaches out for a tipped ball in the third quarter during the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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North's Te'shaun Porter (center) attempts to hurdle South's Hudson Holloway (first left) and Jackson Hinrichs (left) during the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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South's Treyven Beckmann looks to complete a pass during the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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South's Cal Newell spikes the ball after scoring a touchdown during the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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South's Hudson Holloway (left center) runs the ball as he is tackled by North's Braxton Borer (left) and North's Josiah Mobley in the second quarter during the Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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Reach the writer at (402) 473-7436 or cbasnett@journalstar.com . On Twitter @ChrisBasnettLJS.
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