Ty Outlaw, who coached Bloomfield football to four state titles and seven state championship game appearances in 15 years, is leaving to coach at his alma mater, East Hartford High.
Bloomfield won Class S titles in 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2023 and went to six straight state finals from 2018-2024. The Warhawks (7-4) lost to top-seeded Woodland in the Class S quarterfinals, 42-14, last fall.
Outlaw’s record was 137-39.
“I’m going home, going home where it all started,” Outlaw said Sunday. “That’s where I played, where I grew up. Over 15 years in Bloomfield, I think it’s time for a new challenge.
“People have been talking about me taking over that program (East Hartford). After they saw what I was doing in Bloomfield, they’re like, ‘Why you not home?’ I was getting that a lot for a while.”
Outlaw graduated from East Hartford in 1992. Last season, the Hornets went 2-8.
Bloomfield was Outlaw’s first head coaching job and he said he will miss it.
“Absolutely – I love Bloomfield,” he said. “Leaving was hard. We’ve been on a little run, doing pretty well. To leave and go to a team that is struggling is hard.”