You want Olney, Olney?

Picture Josue Georges, a dual-threat quarterback at Olney High School, mouthing those words in the huddle before running the most famous trick play in Super Bowl history during last year's Thanksgiving Day game.

Olney Head Coach Brandon Holub told his team they had carte blanche on the playbook, giving Georges the freedom to call whatever he wanted on the last drive of his senior year. So, in a scene that delivered Nick Foles (and Rudy) vibes, Georges connected with a seldom-used classmate — one of the team's hardest-working players — on a two-point conversion that shook the stadium.

You want Olney, Olney? Yeah, let's do it. The Trojans won, 20-0.

"We had practiced the Philly Special, so it wasn't shocking to see it," said Holub, who is the Eagles Tackle Coach of the Week, presented by Visa. "I kind of had a feeling when Josue asked me to sub in Marcus Sutton, a junior who played every position, including QB. An athlete. They kept telling me that we needed him for this play and then it made sense. It was a special day."

Holub, now in his fourth year running the show at Olney, has one unifying motto that he drills into his players: Find a way to win. It's not written on a placard in the locker room — you see, Olney doesn't even have a locker room as players carry their equipment to and from school every day. "That's its own challenge," said Holub, who also teaches health and physical education at Olney. "Again, we always find a way to win."

Challenges aside, the Bethlehem native has built a winning culture. Olney finished 7-5 last season, advancing all the way to the District 12 Class 5A Championship Game. This year, the Trojans own a 3-4 record heading into this weekend.

"We haven't been able to run the ball like we want to, but we did rack up 250 yards against Ben Franklin," Holub said. "I love seeing the big nasties go to work!"

It hasn't been easy, especially not after losing five seniors to graduation, but the team continues to grow together. They lost their first two games, reeled off three straight victories, then dropped two in a row. Trust the process.

"We worry about one play at a time, take one step at a time," Holub said. "We're not looking forward to the end result, instead we focus on the process and controlling what we can control, and playing with max effort. The score will take care of itself."

It's a lesson Holub has learned over time. First, as a player at Saucon Valley High School and Ursinus College, then as an assistant coach at Southern Lehigh, where he worked under his mentor Phil Sams. All those experiences helped the 27-year-old newbie coach find his own coaching DNA.

"At the beginning, it's super easy to say, 'We're going to be the best and we're going to win a ton of games.' That was the biggest mistake," Holub said. "It should be about improvement, not wins and losses. You have to get these kids to buy into the process and do it the right way."

Grades Matter, College Coaches Matter

Talk to Holub for only five seconds and you'll understand this is a man who cares as much for his players off the field as he does for them on it.

Actually, maybe more.

"Getting college coaches in here to recruit our guys is by far the coolest thing," Holub said. "In a perfect world, they make themselves recruitable by going to class, doing their schoolwork, being on time — all those little things matter, and seeing it pay off for them is my favorite part of the job."

Playing in the Philadelphia Public League presents its own set of challenges. Remember, these kids (despite possessing equal talent) aren't always offered the same opportunities as those in other leagues. That's not a complaint. It's reality.

"A lot of our players need to be walked through the recruitment process," Holub said. "We have study halls and weekly grade checks, and our athletic director sends all the college coaches updates, letting our kids know that they need to do X, Y, and Z. Sitting with them is something we take great pride in because if they aren't on top of it, then they aren't going to have a GPA good enough to get out of the city and off the streets."

Holub watched five of his seniors go off to play college football in 2025. This year, he anticipates at least six of them doing the same. It's a labor of love — hard but necessary work — nurtured in him by Del Jackson, director of football operations at Olney (13 years on staff), as well as his brother, Ryan, a strength coach at Quakertown Community High School.

"I knew that I loved football early on," Holub said. "Everywhere I looked, football coaches were making positive impacts on people. I would've never gone anywhere if it wasn't for football and so coaching just made sense for my career path."

One player, a defensive back named Kyree Taylor, stands out in his memory bank for pushing that path forward. Taylor was MVP and Captain at Olney in 2023, earning first-team All-Public League honors while making the principal's list and honor roll. Today, he suits up for Eastern University on the Main Line.

"There is no better feeling than knowing you impacted a young person in a positive way," Holub said. "Seeing a kid like Kyree go off to college and work toward a degree is the icing on top. It's why I got into coaching. I looked around at my college coach, and all of my coaches, and saw they wanted to be there. It was their why and now it's my why."

Eagles Everywhere: Darius Cooper

When wide receiver Darius Cooper touched down at Olney High School in late September for a community event in support of the American Heart Association, things got real.

Cooper was there to demonstrate chest compressions and talk about cardiac emergencies, but he stuck around campus and signed every autograph. He posed for every picture. He even joined the team huddle.

"He was in the gym and we had all of our players walk in for player introductions, and he gave each one a fist bump," Holub said. "He was jumping up and down with them, clapping, cheering ... they were really juiced. Afterward, he stayed and took a picture with every single kid who wanted one. I thought that was extra special."

It reinforced what Holub already knew having grown up a diehard Eagles fan. He was on Broad Street for both Super Bowl parades, and fondly remembers visiting Andy Reid's Training Camps at Lehigh University when he was a kid.