What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Summer practice in the mornings, extra training and lots of camps.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I’ve developed my speed and upper body strength a lot.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“We have a new o-line front and new coaches but we’re putting in the work so I think we’ll be good this season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think Bearden will be the toughest team having all around solid players and the momentum from last season also.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I feel like Steven Soles Jr will be a tough matchup, he’s a very diverse DE having speed, strength, and technique.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play college football, it has always been a dream of mine.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I can’t really speak too much on the schools I have offers from, Central Missouri and UVA-Wise as of right now.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“N/A.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes I’ve been to Miami Ohio and Richmond will be second.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“Yes as of right now I’ve attended camps at MTSU, UT, Memphis, Kentucky Wesleyan, and Lindsey Wilson. I’ve performed great at the camps I’ve attended, got locked in with a couple coaches and moved up on the recruiting board.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Yes I will be attending Richmond and Austin Peay in July.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, FSU has been my favorite college growing up.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Working out and training.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“Footwork.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“Great.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Nobody.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t know.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Virginia Tech, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Louisville, TCU, Florida, UNC, Ohio, West Virginia, Notre Dame, JSU, Indiana.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Tennessee.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Tennessee.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Not yet.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“No I haven’t.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Yes.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Alabama.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been working on my craft and getting stronger.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“Improving catching and getting better in my coverages.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel confident that my team will do even better this year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Christian Brothers.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Probably just Christian Brothers.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play sports in college, and I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Lane.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“UAPB.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“UAPB.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I’ve just been to UAPB.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“I feel like I did good, had a personal workout with the defensive back coach.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Michigan Wolverines.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been conditioning and working more on my game to get better.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“My speed and vision.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel like we could go all the way.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We take it one game at a time.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Jordan Bell.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have offers from EKU, MTSU, MVSU, AP, JCSMU.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Only in camps.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“Yes I have and yes I do think I performed well after running a 4.4 at Mississippi state football camp.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Maybe.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, the University of Oregon.”

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Q&A with Melrose athlete Rhyan Brown
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been conditioning and working more on my game to get better.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“My speed and vision.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel like we could go all the way.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We take it one game at a time.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Jordan Bell.”

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Q&A with Sheffield defensive back Antonio Bell
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been working on my craft and getting stronger.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“Improving catching and getting better in my coverages.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel confident that my team will do even better this year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Christian Brothers.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Probably just Christian Brothers.”

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Q&A with Mount Pleasant athlete Jayden McClure
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Working out and training.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“Footwork.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“Great.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Nobody.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t know.”

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Q&A with Oak Ridge running back De'Jauvis Dozier
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Summer practice in the mornings, extra training and lots of camps.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I’ve developed my speed and upper body strength a lot.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“We have a new o-line front and new coaches but we’re putting in the work so I think we’ll be good this season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think Bearden will be the toughest team having all around solid players and the momentum from last season also.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I feel like Steven Soles Jr will be a tough matchup, he’s a very diverse DE having speed, strength, and technique.”

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Q&A with Southwind defensive lineman Ahmare Holt
What have you and your team been doing as of late to get ready for the fall?
“Me and my team have been putting in plenty, working and pushing each other to do better and pushing each other to work harder so we won’t be sitting on the couch when December comes.”

What do you feel you have improved on the most since football ended?
“I improved on my work ethic a lot.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“We’re going all the way, we will not be sitting on the couch in December.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team we have this year probably would be Munford but we’re ready for whatever and whoever.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Jordan Bell, Ishia Cobbs, Rhyan Brown.”

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Q&A with Melrose athlete Rhyan Brown​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have offers from EKU, MTSU, MVSU, AP, JCSMU.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Only in camps.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“Yes I have and yes I do think I performed well after running a 4.4 at Mississippi state football camp.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Maybe.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, the University of Oregon.”


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Q&A with Sheffield defensive back Antonio Bell​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play sports in college, and I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Lane.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“UAPB.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“UAPB.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I’ve just been to UAPB.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“I feel like I did good, had a personal workout with the defensive back coach.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Michigan Wolverines.”


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Q&A with Mount Pleasant athlete Jayden McClure​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Virginia Tech, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Louisville, TCU, Florida, UNC, Ohio, West Virginia, Notre Dame, JSU, Indiana.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Tennessee.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Tennessee.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Not yet.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“No I haven’t.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Yes.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Alabama.”


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Q&A with Oak Ridge running back De'Jauvis Dozier​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play college football, it has always been a dream of mine.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I can’t really speak too much on the schools I have offers from, Central Missouri and UVA-Wise as of right now.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“N/A.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes I’ve been to Miami Ohio and Richmond will be second.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“Yes as of right now I’ve attended camps at MTSU, UT, Memphis, Kentucky Wesleyan, and Lindsey Wilson. I’ve performed great at the camps I’ve attended, got locked in with a couple coaches and moved up on the recruiting board.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Yes I will be attending Richmond and Austin Peay in July.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, FSU has been my favorite college growing up.”


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Q&A with Southwind defensive lineman Ahmare Holt​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play sports in college, I would love to play football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Bethel, Mississippi Delta, Handover, Coahoma.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Bethel.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yessir I made a couple college trips.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I attended the OTA camp, won defensive player at the camp, I also attended Austin Peay camp, went 5-0.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“N/A.”


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What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been implementing plyometrics into all of my workouts in hopes to help prevent injuries this season.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like my confidence has improved the most since last football season because of the competition I have put myself against this past year.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think Independence football will be as good as we want to be. Right now we have a ways to go but I feel like by the time this season comes, we’ll be ready for everybody on our schedule.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Oakland Will be the toughest game for sure. But having them as our first game makes it a very unpredictable game that anyone could take.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think Ravenwood’s Carter Pace (RB) will be a tough matchup for our team especially with Ravenwood having a good line blocking for him.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Presbyterian College (SC) has been in contact with me recently, as well as Rhodes college, Sewanee, Kenyon, and a few other small schools.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Rhodes college has been in contact with me the most as well as coming to camps and 7on7’s to see me.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I am planning on visiting Rhodes College this summer.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I will probably visit Sewanee and maybe Presbyterian College (SC).”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I have gone to the Vanderbilt camp, and plan on going to the Presbyterian College camp in South Carolina.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Georgia Bulldogs have been my team since I was little. My family is from Atlanta which made me a Bulldog just about from birth.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“This off season I have been working on perfecting my craft daily, training my body and mind every day.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I personally feel as though I improved my mental IQ of the game of football and the art of patience.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel that my team and coaching staff, with the effort we are putting up this off season, we are bound to be playing in December which is playoff time.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I can’t really pinpoint the exact team but I don’t think we are going to have any problems. We play a bunch of solid teams, every game is going to be a game to watch.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The individual that I think we will have the most problems playing against is ourselves, we can beat ourselves before another team or player beats us, so we cannot let that happen.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, college is my next step after my senior year, football most definitely my main sport, the sport I love.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Lawrence University and Jewell College are the two main schools recruiting and keeping in touch with me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Lawrence University has made the most effort reaching out to me and keeping in touch and in detail.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I have not made any college trips yet.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I plan on making a trip before the summer ends. Lawrence invited me on multiple [occasions] but I have not been able to get there in the times I’ve wanted.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I’ve been to two camps this summer, I feel as though I performed well as always.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“No camps in the future, two was all I needed back to the grind for this upcoming season.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, my favorite college (I might catch flak to this lol) is Alabama. Roll Tide baby.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been working on bettering my craft so I could be the best version of myself.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I feel like I’ve improved on my stance, my bend, my weight and my strength.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel like my team is a state worthy team this year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like no team in 6A can stand in our way.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Damon Sisa, RB from Houston.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I will be playing football at The University of Central Florida.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“In the past I’ve had schools like Iowa, Indiana, Louisville, Georgia Tech, Missouri, and 30 other schools recruit me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“UCF recruited me the hardest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve made trips to UCF and Louisville.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“No, I do not have any more college visits set.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“No, I have not done any camps this offseason.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“N/A.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was The University of Georgia.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been lifting twice a day 5-6 days a week and doing plyometrics.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I have definitely gotten stronger and faster.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I believe we will do great things, I don’t know a team on the schedule that we can’t beat.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Oakdale will probably be the most difficult with a good team being week 2 early in the season.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t know any players on the opposing teams.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I plan on playing football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges have really been recruiting me too crazy.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No colleges have been recruiting me.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Not yet.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Hopefully.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I haven’t gone to any camps yet.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Yes I plan on going to as many as possible and competing.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve been a Kentucky fan but I like Alabama football.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“A lot of arm work, mostly body weight stuff like pushups and dips.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“My route running.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel like my team will do well this season. It's going to be up to us on how good though.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Germantown and Collierville it’s always a battle when we play those two teams it’s been like that since my freshman year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There’s a lot of good individuals we play against so it’s hard to say but Daniel Anderson will be tough to play against this year as he caused problems for us last year.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I do and I want to play football and college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“There are plenty of colleges right now but mostly colleges in the group of 5.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Austin Peay.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, not any recent ones though.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Not yet as of right now I’m waiting.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I have not competed in any camps this off-season.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“No not as of right now.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“No, I've never had a favorite college growing up.”

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Q&A with Melrose athlete Rhyan Brown​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have offers from EKU, MTSU, MVSU, AP, JCSMU.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Only in camps.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“Yes I have and yes I do think I performed well after running a 4.4 at Mississippi state football camp.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Maybe.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, the University of Oregon.”


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Q&A with Sheffield defensive back Antonio Bell​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play sports in college, and I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Lane.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“UAPB.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“UAPB.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I’ve just been to UAPB.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“I feel like I did good, had a personal workout with the defensive back coach.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Michigan Wolverines.”


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Q&A with Mount Pleasant athlete Jayden McClure​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Virginia Tech, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Louisville, TCU, Florida, UNC, Ohio, West Virginia, Notre Dame, JSU, Indiana.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Tennessee.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Tennessee.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Not yet.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“No I haven’t.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Yes.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Alabama.”


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Q&A with Oak Ridge running back De'Jauvis Dozier​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play college football, it has always been a dream of mine.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I can’t really speak too much on the schools I have offers from, Central Missouri and UVA-Wise as of right now.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“N/A.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes I’ve been to Miami Ohio and Richmond will be second.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“Yes as of right now I’ve attended camps at MTSU, UT, Memphis, Kentucky Wesleyan, and Lindsey Wilson. I’ve performed great at the camps I’ve attended, got locked in with a couple coaches and moved up on the recruiting board.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Yes I will be attending Richmond and Austin Peay in July.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, FSU has been my favorite college growing up.”


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Q&A with Southwind defensive lineman Ahmare Holt​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play sports in college, I would love to play football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Bethel, Mississippi Delta, Handover, Coahoma.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Bethel.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yessir I made a couple college trips.”

What camps did you attend this summer? How did the camps go overall?
“I attended the OTA camp, won defensive player at the camp, I also attended Austin Peay camp, went 5-0.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“N/A.”


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Q&A with Melrose athlete Rhyan Brown
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been conditioning and working more on my game to get better.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“My speed and vision.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel like we could go all the way.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We take it one game at a time.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Jordan Bell.”

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Q&A with Sheffield defensive back Antonio Bell
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been working on my craft and getting stronger.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“Improving catching and getting better in my coverages.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel confident that my team will do even better this year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Christian Brothers.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Probably just Christian Brothers.”

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Q&A with Mount Pleasant athlete Jayden McClure
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Working out and training.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“Footwork.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“Great.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Nobody.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t know.”

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Q&A with Oak Ridge running back De'Jauvis Dozier
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Summer practice in the mornings, extra training and lots of camps.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I’ve developed my speed and upper body strength a lot.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“We have a new o-line front and new coaches but we’re putting in the work so I think we’ll be good this season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think Bearden will be the toughest team having all around solid players and the momentum from last season also.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I feel like Steven Soles Jr will be a tough matchup, he’s a very diverse DE having speed, strength, and technique.”

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Q&A with Southwind defensive lineman Ahmare Holt
What have you and your team been doing as of late to get ready for the fall?
“Me and my team have been putting in plenty, working and pushing each other to do better and pushing each other to work harder so we won’t be sitting on the couch when December comes.”

What do you feel you have improved on the most since football ended?
“I improved on my work ethic a lot.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“We’re going all the way, we will not be sitting on the couch in December.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team we have this year probably would be Munford but we’re ready for whatever and whoever.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Jordan Bell, Ishia Cobbs, Rhyan Brown.”

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Q&A with Mount Juliet quarterback Tyler Travers​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I hope to play quarterback at the next level. I firmly believe that the school selects you and not really the other way around. The right fit will hopefully present itself.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“There have been a number of schools that attend spring practice or invite me to camp.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Hard to say, there have been a number of power five coaches making multiple trips to our school. I have offers from EKU, Marshall and UAB. So I guess they are.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been to: Michigan, Michigan state, Toledo, Pitt, Auburn, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Austin Peay.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“We will see after camp season.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“June 2: Virginia Tech; June 8: Mississippi State; June 11: Vanderbilt; June 15: Virginia; June 18: Pitt; June 21: Georgia Tech.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I grew up a Tennessee fan.”


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Q&A with Chester County quarterback Evan Schippers​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“It’s been a dream of mine to play college sports since I was a kid. For the longest my love for the sport of baseball had overshadowed my love for football, but these last two seasons that completely turned around. I’d love to have the opportunity to play football or baseball at the next level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“College Recruiting really has only picked up for me these last couple months. Schools like Arkansas State, Memphis, Dartmouth, UNA, Cumberland University are some of the ones that have reached out to me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’d say at the moment Arkansas State, Memphis, and Cumberland University are the main three I’ve been talking with a lot recently.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went to a couple game days during the season at Memphis and Vandy. In the off season I went on an Unofficial to Arkansas state and Memphis. I also attended a Junior Day at Austin Peay.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“As of now I don’t have any set-in-stone visits to colleges, but I’m hoping to tack on a few as the year progresses.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I have already attended Cumberland University, Mercer, and Georgia State’s camps and I plan on attending Memphis, Arkansas State, Tennessee, and Vanderbilts camps.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I grew up in a household where we bled orange so the Tennessee Volunteers would have definitely been my favorite team.”


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Q&A with Brentwood quarterback Baylor Hayes​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, North Carolina is a dream of mine.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Middle Tennessee St, Arkansas St, Austin Peay, Tennessee Tech, Wofford, Sanford, VMI.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Austin Peay.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, many of those mentioned in question 7.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, Arkansas on the 24th.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“So far I’ve done Austin Peay, Tennessee Tech, App State, Coastal Carolina, Wofford, App State.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“UCF.”


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Q&A with Smyrna defensive back Thomas Jones​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play sports in college, primarily football, but if a school allows me to, I would gladly be a dual sport athlete in college and run track also.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been recruited by Memphis, Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech and Tennessee State University; with offers coming from Tennessee Tech, Southeastern Missouri, Bethel, Eastern Kentucky, Austin Peay, University of Tennessee at Martin, and Richmond.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I feel like Memphis has been recruiting me the hardest as they have been showing me lots of love for months now.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made college trips to Memphis, Vanderbilt, LSU, Tulane, Eastern Kentucky, Murray State, Mercer, Austin Peay, UT Martin, and Middle Tennessee State.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan on seeing SouthEastern Missouri and Richmond’s campus this summer. I will be headed to Georgia Tech, Memphis, Vanderbilt, TSU, Mississippi State, AUB, and Austin Peay for camps this summer.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I will be headed to Georgia Tech, Memphis, Vanderbilt, TSU, Mississippi State, AUB, and Austin Peay for camps this summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up my favorite college was always Vanderbilt because it was right down the street, in the SEC, and the degree holds tons of weight.”


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Q&A with Collierville defensive tackle Emmitt Luellen​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None so far.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“No.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Memphis, Ole Miss, Austin Peay.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Georgia.”


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Find out what some of the top players in the state are saying about football and sports now!


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Q&A with Mount Juliet quarterback Tyler Travers
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Working hard in the weight room to gain both size and strength as well as working with my coaches and QB country to constantly keep improving mechanically and mentally.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I think I've gotten quite a bit stronger. I am looking forward to the upcoming season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Last year we were 5A and won our region. This year we moved back into 6A. It will be a tough region but I feel we have all the necessary pieces for another run at it.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“There are a number of teams on our schedule that always play a tough game. Lately the title in 6A means you have to beat Oakland. We are hoping to get that opportunity.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We are in a new region and I'm not really sure. Last year White County had Maliki Dowell. That guy was tough to stop. Pretty glad he's off to college.”

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Q&A with Chester County quarterback Evan Schippers
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“When it comes to off season workouts, I’ve really just been in the gym every morning building my foundation and then in the evenings I’ll work on footwork drills, throwing etc. Just trying to get to the level I want to be at.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“The part of my game I felt like I have improved on would definitely throw. I’ve been working on my mechanics a lot trying to tighten everything up and felt like I’ve developed a more comfortable release.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“You know I looked at last year as our rebuilding year with getting a new coach and a new system. I think this year we are going to surprise a lot of people. Our guys have been working really hard this off-season just preparing to do the things that people say we’re not capable of.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“This year we are playing a lot of good teams. I think every team on our schedule is capable of beating us, but we are capable of beating them too. I’m not going to name one team in particular because every school on our schedule plays a very competitive style of football.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Like the last question, there are a lot of good players we will see this year but one of the main ones is Cameron Clark who’s become one of the most if not the most highly recruited players in the state, Carter Smith at Hardin County has picked up some big time offers this spring. The list goes on. But I’m ready to compete and play the game we all know and love.”

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Q&A with Brentwood quarterback Baylor Hayes
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been working on my fundamentals as well as doing morning workouts with my team.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel as if my athleticism and deep ball accuracy has improved dramatically.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel our team will do very well. I feel as if we will make a deep run in the playoffs.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Brentwood academy.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I’m not from the area, I don't know many.”

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Q&A with Smyrna defensive back Thomas Jones
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Since I am a dual sport athlete I just finished running in the state track meet which has allowed me to excel with my speed and form. I am currently the school record holder in the 110m hurdles and the 300m hurdles.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like I have improved on my ability to read coverages and really slow the game down in my head using my eyes so instead of anticipating I am now reacting at a high speed.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like our team will have an amazing season, although we are a pretty young team this year we are still extremely coachable and are player-led.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think East Nashville will be one of our toughest opponents this year. They have pretty good returning talent and will have home field advantage. It will be a dog fight.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the toughest individual player we will face this year is Jaylan Morgan from Rockvale. We played on the same 7-on-7 team and I saw the way he works on and off the field. He is a very dynamic player on both sides of the ball.”

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Q&A with Collierville defensive tackle Emmitt Luellen
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Working on myself mentally and on my body and footwork and mobility.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My speed and agility.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we’re going to have a better year than last year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like it’s going to be Riverside, our first game, because we haven’t played them before and [they are] a new opponent to face.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Robert Bourdon.”

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What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Working on myself mentally and on my body and footwork and mobility.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My speed and agility.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we’re going to have a better year than last year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like it’s going to be Riverside, our first game, because we haven’t played them before and [they are] a new opponent to face.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Robert Bourdon.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None so far.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“No.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Memphis, Ole Miss, Austin Peay.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Georgia.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Since I am a dual sport athlete I just finished running in the state track meet which has allowed me to excel with my speed and form. I am currently the school record holder in the 110m hurdles and the 300m hurdles.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like I have improved on my ability to read coverages and really slow the game down in my head using my eyes so instead of anticipating I am now reacting at a high speed.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like our team will have an amazing season, although we are a pretty young team this year we are still extremely coachable and are player-led.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think East Nashville will be one of our toughest opponents this year. They have pretty good returning talent and will have home field advantage. It will be a dog fight.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the toughest individual player we will face this year is Jaylan Morgan from Rockvale. We played on the same 7-on-7 team and I saw the way he works on and off the field. He is a very dynamic player on both sides of the ball.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play sports in college, primarily football, but if a school allows me to, I would gladly be a dual sport athlete in college and run track also.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been recruited by Memphis, Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech and Tennessee State University; with offers coming from Tennessee Tech, Southeastern Missouri, Bethel, Eastern Kentucky, Austin Peay, University of Tennessee at Martin, and Richmond.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I feel like Memphis has been recruiting me the hardest as they have been showing me lots of love for months now.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made college trips to Memphis, Vanderbilt, LSU, Tulane, Eastern Kentucky, Murray State, Mercer, Austin Peay, UT Martin, and Middle Tennessee State.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan on seeing SouthEastern Missouri and Richmond’s campus this summer. I will be headed to Georgia Tech, Memphis, Vanderbilt, TSU, Mississippi State, AUB, and Austin Peay for camps this summer.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I will be headed to Georgia Tech, Memphis, Vanderbilt, TSU, Mississippi State, AUB, and Austin Peay for camps this summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up my favorite college was always Vanderbilt because it was right down the street, in the SEC, and the degree holds tons of weight.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been working on my fundamentals as well as doing morning workouts with my team.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel as if my athleticism and deep ball accuracy has improved dramatically.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel our team will do very well. I feel as if we will make a deep run in the playoffs.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Brentwood academy.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I’m not from the area, I don't know many.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, North Carolina is a dream of mine.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Middle Tennessee St, Arkansas St, Austin Peay, Tennessee Tech, Wofford, Sanford, VMI.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Austin Peay.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, many of those mentioned in question 7.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, Arkansas on the 24th.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“So far I’ve done Austin Peay, Tennessee Tech, App State, Coastal Carolina, Wofford, App State.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“UCF.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“When it comes to off season workouts, I’ve really just been in the gym every morning building my foundation and then in the evenings I’ll work on footwork drills, throwing etc. Just trying to get to the level I want to be at.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“The part of my game I felt like I have improved on would definitely throw. I’ve been working on my mechanics a lot trying to tighten everything up and felt like I’ve developed a more comfortable release.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“You know I looked at last year as our rebuilding year with getting a new coach and a new system. I think this year we are going to surprise a lot of people. Our guys have been working really hard this off-season just preparing to do the things that people say we’re not capable of.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“This year we are playing a lot of good teams. I think every team on our schedule is capable of beating us, but we are capable of beating them too. I’m not going to name one team in particular because every school on our schedule plays a very competitive style of football.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Like the last question, there are a lot of good players we will see this year but one of the main ones is Cameron Clark who’s become one of the most if not the most highly recruited players in the state, Carter Smith at Hardin County has picked up some big time offers this spring. The list goes on. But I’m ready to compete and play the game we all know and love.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“It’s been a dream of mine to play college sports since I was a kid. For the longest my love for the sport of baseball had overshadowed my love for football, but these last two seasons that completely turned around. I’d love to have the opportunity to play football or baseball at the next level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“College Recruiting really has only picked up for me these last couple months. Schools like Arkansas State, Memphis, Dartmouth, UNA, Cumberland University are some of the ones that have reached out to me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’d say at the moment Arkansas State, Memphis, and Cumberland University are the main three I’ve been talking with a lot recently.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went to a couple game days during the season at Memphis and Vandy. In the off season I went on an Unofficial to Arkansas state and Memphis. I also attended a Junior Day at Austin Peay.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“As of now I don’t have any set-in-stone visits to colleges, but I’m hoping to tack on a few as the year progresses.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I have already attended Cumberland University, Mercer, and Georgia State’s camps and I plan on attending Memphis, Arkansas State, Tennessee, and Vanderbilts camps.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I grew up in a household where we bled orange so the Tennessee Volunteers would have definitely been my favorite team.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Working hard in the weight room to gain both size and strength as well as working with my coaches and QB country to constantly keep improving mechanically and mentally.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I think I've gotten quite a bit stronger. I am looking forward to the upcoming season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Last year we were 5A and won our region. This year we moved back into 6A. It will be a tough region but I feel we have all the necessary pieces for another run at it.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“There are a number of teams on our schedule that always play a tough game. Lately the title in 6A means you have to beat Oakland. We are hoping to get that opportunity.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We are in a new region and I'm not really sure. Last year White County had Maliki Dowell. That guy was tough to stop. Pretty glad he's off to college.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I hope to play quarterback at the next level. I firmly believe that the school selects you and not really the other way around. The right fit will hopefully present itself.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“There have been a number of schools that attend spring practice or invite me to camp.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Hard to say, there have been a number of power five coaches making multiple trips to our school. I have offers from EKU, Marshall and UAB. So I guess they are.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been to: Michigan, Michigan state, Toledo, Pitt, Auburn, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Austin Peay.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“We will see after camp season.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“June 2: Virginia Tech; June 8: Mississippi State; June 11: Vanderbilt; June 15: Virginia; June 18: Pitt; June 21: Georgia Tech.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I grew up a Tennessee fan.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Training everyday like I have a full-time job.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Accuracy, arm strength, defensive recognition, management of the game, and overall leadership abilities.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel our team will do well and be competitive.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Oakland or Alcoa.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Eli Owens from Alcoa.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Kentucky, Ole Miss, MTSU.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Working on that now.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“TSU, Junior Day Football, still finalizing some others.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Oklahoma.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I work out at 6:00 in the morning 3 times a week at school and every weekday afternoon, along with position, speed, mobility, and camp drill workouts during the weekend.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season? Speed and Mobility; “I’ve had lots of good coaches who have helped me get faster and more agile.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We have the talent to make it far. We’re working to get back to that state title game and win this time. If we make it this year, it will be our 3rd trip in a row to the state title game.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Nolensville.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I’m not worried about anybody.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I’d like to play D1 football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve had several unofficial visits to TSU, Western KY and Austin Peay.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I’ve had unofficial visits to Austin Peay, TSU, WKU, MTSU, Vanderbilt, and UT - Knoxville and a few others.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I have lots of summer camps that I will be going to across the southeast.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Austin Peay mega camp, TSU mega camp, Memphis camp, Vanderbilt camp, TN tech camp, Auburn camp, WKU camp, MTSU, Wayne St University mega camp.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“University of Tennessee – Knoxville.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been doing conditioning, working on my footwork, and studying the new play book. I’ve also been fortunate to have a few Greenback Alumni that played at the college level to mentor me and run routes for me, so I can get better.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel I have improved most on being able to read the defense from the line.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I’m very confident in our team this year, we will be senior heavy with some really solid underclassmen.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Loudon is always tough because they are a bigger school than us, but Coalfield is tough too. Coalfield is the one we want to beat.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I honestly don’t know. I try not to put individual names with our competition. I try to keep our opponents faceless.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play Football, but I also play baseball so whatever way I can get a free education.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Well I’m only a freshman coming up on my sophomore season so, I haven’t had any schools reach out to me other than a bunch of camp invites.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I had a letter from Maryville College for a mega camp and a one-on-one tour of the campus after.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been on unofficial visits to University of Tennessee and University of Tennessee Chattanooga.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“No, I have no scheduled visits.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I go to the UT camp every year for Baseball and football, I plan to go to the Junior Day Football Showcase coming up in Smyrna TN, I will also attend the Manning Passing Academy in Louisiana.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, I’ve always loved Tennessee. I go to every home game.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“With spring coming to an end. I've been waking up at 6am with a few teammates to go lift weights, train footwork, and run hills later. I've been doing drills as well to improve my skills at the DB position.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I believe my press coverage has significantly improved. After the football season, I joined PPA, where we traveled the country competing against the best athletes while we ran press coverage. Competing against top athletes undoubtedly improved my skills as a DB.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“At Collierville, the bar is set high. We have been working nonstop to get ready for week 1. I believe we are going to have a great season!”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Beech is definitely an opponent where we will need to bring our A game given that they are a state contender. I am very confident in my team, and I believe we can beat them.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think Damon Sisa will be the toughest opponent we will face. We played together on PPA; He’s a dawg for sure.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“In college I plan on playing football and running track.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The schools that have been recruiting me that I currently have offers from are Alabama state, Lindenwood, UT martin, Samford, Sacred Heart, Charlotte, Arkansas State, Austin Peay, Mississippi Valley State, Alabama A&M, Temple, and Arkansas Pine Bluff.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The schools that are recruiting me the hardest are Charlotte, Austin Peay, Temple, and Arkansas State.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have had visits to Louisville, Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech, Memphis, Austin Peay, and Alabama State.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan on visiting Charlotte, Arkansas State, and Temple very soon.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“The camps I will be going to are UT martin, Vanderbilt, South Alabama, Alabama State, Memphis, and Austin Peay.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was definitely the University of Oregon. I am still a big fan of the football team.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been working out constantly to get…right for the upcoming season.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“To me personally I feel like I have improved my footwork and pass rush moves the most.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I have a lot of confidence with my team next season. As always, it’s not going to be an easy journey but I feel like we are putting the work in to make it back to state and win this time.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team we are probably going to play is going to be either FRA or JP2 in my opinion.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Personally to me I don’t know most of these players we are going to be playing against.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, absolutely I would like to play football on the next level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“As of right now I have 0 official offers but I have been talking to many colleges such as Austin Peay, Alabama A&M, TSU, Lafayette University.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I feel like Austin Peay wants me the most.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I have visited Austin Peay and Alabama A&M recently.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I plan on taking a couple of trips to a lot of camps this summer. I’m going to a UT Martin camp June 6, Austin Peay camp in June, TSU camp June 14.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was LSU.”