Coach Chad Carpenter has been a part of the Tennessee High coaching staff for seven years. Coach Carpenter's playing career started at Bad Axe High School and continued at Taylor University in Indiana. Before joining the Viking coaching staff, Coach Carpenter served three years as the defensive line coach at Emory and Henry College. Coach Carpenter is married to Jenn Carpenter and the father of Graham Carpenter. When he's not on the football field, Coach Carpenter serves as the Youth Pastor at First Presbyterian Church.