Football.

Rick Cauley brings more than 25 years of experience in education and coaching across the Mobile, Alabama area to his role as interim head football coach at St. Luke's Episcopal School.

Cauley began his coaching career at Murphy High School in 1999, serving as an assistant coach for 14 seasons under Jim Sudeiha and later Ronn Lee, who would also go on to serve as head coach at St. Luke’s later in his career. Cauley was promoted to head coach at Murphy in 2014, the same year the Alabama High School Athletic Association introduced its seventh classification, moving the Panthers into Class 7A. During his three seasons as head coach, he led Murphy to three consecutive playoff appearances and 20 total victories.

Throughout his career, Cauley has coached at several programs along the Gulf Coast, including Davidson High School, B. C. Rain High School, Satsuma High School, Gulf Shores High School, and Murphy. After retiring from education and coaching in the Mobile County Public School System, he returned to the sidelines as an assistant football coach, assistant baseball coach, and strength training coach at St. Luke’s for the 2025-2026 school year and was named interim head football coach in March 2026.