Vallivue hires its next football coach. He steps in for a former Super Bowl champ
Vallivue High lost a big-name football coach after the season. But the Falcons found a veteran replacement on their staff, naming Steve Myers as their leader heading into 2026.
Myers takes over from Shea McClellin, a former Super Bowl champion and Boise State standout. Myers served as the Falcons’ offensive line coach the past three years, including two seasons under McClellin. And he briefly served as their interim head coach in 2023.
“He was a great help for me,” McClellin said. “I would call him the associate head coach. He’s at the school. He did a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff.
“... It was a great hire for them, honestly. It’ll be good. He’ll just piggyback off what I did, and make it his and make it even better.”
Myers, 54, brings an extensive coaching resume from California, including two years at Sierra College. But this will mark his first head coaching job.
Myers said he hopped around as a young man, looking to build a resume to become a head coach. But he re-evaluated when his oldest son was diagnosed with autism, stepping away from coaching for eight years.
“We are in a place where my oldest son, who is 23, has leveled out with all his issues,” Myers said. “It’s just a good time in our lives. I can commit to the time, and I am super excited about it.”
The special-education teacher moved to Idaho in 2021 after losing the family’s Northern California home in a pair of fires. His Idaho connection came from traveling to the state for Australian shepherds that he and his daughter trained for herding competitions.
Despite coaching the offensive line, Myers said he wants to continue the high-tempo, spread offense that Vallivue built the past couple of seasons. He noted that the Falcons return their entire secondary and most of their skill-position players on offense.
“We are going to be tough and disciplined, and just play with a lot of passion and energy,” Myers said. “We are trying to be exciting for our fans and our community.”
McClellin, 36, said he stepped down from Vallivue to spend more time with his five children. He lives 30 minutes away from Vallivue in the Melba School District, where his children go to school and are entering youth sports.
“During the football season, my kids were like, “Dad, can you coach us?’” McClellin said. “That made me feel a certain way, and I don’t want to miss out on that.”
McClellin led the Falcons to a 12-8 record, including 9-3 in the 5A SIC, the past two seasons. Vallivue finished second in the 5A SIC and made the state playoffs both years under McClellin, and he was named the league’s coach of the year in 2024.
McClellin previously spent two seasons as the head coach at Marsing, his alma mater. He went 6-12 with the Huskies, earning the 3A WIC’s coach of the year award in 2023. Marsing snapped its 42-game conference losing streak that season and made its first playoff appearance in 11 years.
This story was originally published December 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM.
