Coach Thurman enters his 1st season as the Raiders Head Football Coach in 2024. He coached in California at Armijo High School (from which he graduated from) for 5 years. He was also the assistant Running Backs coach at Solano Community College and then D-line Coach at American River College. He then went on to be the Head Football Coach at Mira Loma High School for 4 years, and was offered a partial scholarship to North Dakota State after playing two full seasons as a starting D-lineman where he was an All-League Honorable Mention for American River College. Coach Thurman earned his Bachelor's Degree of Science from Eastern Oregon University in Physical Education and Health and received his Master of Art from Concordia University Irvine in Coaching and Athletics Administration.