What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been doing summer practices with the team, going to a few training sessions with some NFL vets.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I feel my run blocking, footwork, pass sets, and my strength have improved the most.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I think we’re in for a big year, we can go as far as we want to. It’s going to take discipline and focus to do so. The goal is state for sure though.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We’ll face a lot of good players this season, I can’t just say one player.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Football, and OL as my position.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Before I committed, schools like Tennessee, Cincy, Purdue of course, Western Kentucky, Marshall and Vandy.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have gone on my official visit to Purdue, that’s all this summer.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I don’t have any plans as of now.”

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

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“No, I don't have any planned at the moment.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Alabama or Georgia, the SEC powerhouses.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been working out, training my feet and arm strength.”

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

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel like we will win a lot of games, win the first Heritage region football championship, and make a deep playoff run.”

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

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

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, my dream is to play college football and I don’t care who for.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have no offers but Lindsey Wilson, EKU, and Georgetown have talked to me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Lindsey Wilson and EKU.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, many camps and the spring game at EKU.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“All of my plans are the camps I am going to.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I have done many camps this off season and I felt that I did very well and impressed some coaches.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Yes I have UPIKE tonight and Morehead State camp tomorrow.”

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

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“This off season I’ve been hitting the gym really hard trying to spend 3-4 hours a day in the gym. I’ve based a lot of my workouts on getting my legs more explosive doing exercises such as power cleans, front squats, and trap bar deadlifts/squats. So far since last season I’ve gone from 185 lb on bench to 310lb, Power clean 225 lb to 265 lb, Front squat 245 lb to 335 lb.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like I’ve mostly improved my size and strength the most this offseason. I had ankle surgery back in November after I broke it in the last game of the season. I got my boot off at the end of December and I immediately got back to work in the gym and started stacking on weight and increasing my strength at a rapid rate. I was 180 lb in January but right now I’m sitting at 210 lb in May.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I’m very excited to start this upcoming season, we have had a lot of great things happening in the Forrest football program this offseason. We have hired a new head coach, Justin Palmer who has brought a fantastic coaching staff with him. I believe with our new offense and defense a lot of people are going to be surprised at what we will accomplish this upcoming season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I believe the toughest team we will play this season will be Marion County.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the toughest player that we will have to face off against this season will be Sam Pickett. He's been a great player throughout the years who has made a significant impact in the game for his team every time we play Marion County.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I’ve always had a dream of playing sports in college, specifically football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have received one D1 offer from the University of North Alabama.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“UNA is the only school I’ve been in contact with so far, but I’m going to a lot of camps this summer to hopefully gain some more exposure.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college visits as of now but this summer I have a bunch planned.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I will be going to a lot of camps and visiting a few of them while I’m down there this summer. The list of camps that I will be attending will be in the next question.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
"I will be attending the following camps this summer: Alabama- May 30th, Ole Miss- May 31st, Mississippi State- June 1st, Auburn- June 2nd, Austin Peay- June 9th, MTSU- June 12th, UNA- June 14th, Vanderbilt- June 23rd"

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
"Growing up I always loved the Tennessee Volunteers."

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Q&A with Forrest running back/outside linebacker Cohen Grissom​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I’ve always had a dream of playing sports in college, specifically football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have received one D1 offer from the University of North Alabama.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“UNA is the only school I’ve been in contact with so far, but I’m going to a lot of camps this summer to hopefully gain some more exposure.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college visits as of now but this summer I have a bunch planned.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I will be going to a lot of camps and visiting a few of them while I’m down there this summer. The list of camps that I will be attending will be in the next question.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
"I will be attending the following camps this summer: Alabama- May 30th, Ole Miss- May 31st, Mississippi State- June 1st, Auburn- June 2nd, Austin Peay- June 9th, MTSU- June 12th, UNA- June 14th, Vanderbilt- June 23rd"

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
"Growing up I always loved the Tennessee Volunteers."


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Q&A with White House-Heritage quarterback Xavier Murray​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, my dream is to play college football and I don’t care who for.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have no offers but Lindsey Wilson, EKU, and Georgetown have talked to me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Lindsey Wilson and EKU.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, many camps and the spring game at EKU.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“All of my plans are the camps I am going to.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I have done many camps this off season and I felt that I did very well and impressed some coaches.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Yes I have UPIKE tonight and Morehead State camp tomorrow.”

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


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Q&A with Antioch offensive tackle Takhyian Whitset​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Football, and OL as my position.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Before I committed, schools like Tennessee, Cincy, Purdue of course, Western Kentucky, Marshall and Vandy.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have gone on my official visit to Purdue, that’s all this summer.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I don’t have any plans as of now.”

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

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“No, I don't have any planned at the moment.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Alabama or Georgia, the SEC powerhouses.”


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Q&A with Independence outside linebacker Blaze Katina​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I fully intend to play college football after high school.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The schools recruiting me consist of UAB, Miami Ohio, Cornell, Dartmouth, Samford, Mississippi state, Washington, and Wisconsin.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Wisconsin is definitely recruiting me the hardest right now, and I’m just blessed and thankful to be in contact with their coaches and recruits.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made any college trips yet.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Although I haven’t made trips yet, the plan is to go down to Wisconsin, Mississippi State, and Washington this summer or fall.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I did attend a Samford camp and I personally thought I did quite well, and as I type this out I’m on the way to a UAB camp where I intend to do amazing.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Really my only other camp planned is a UT camp.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up my favorite college was always USC!”


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Q&A with Marion County athlete Sam Pickett III​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been recruited by Army, North Alabama, Georgetown, UAB.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“North Alabama, Army, Furman.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been to Furman, Samford, Wofford.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Going to North Alabama and Army.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“Yes I have been to Samford and Wofford and North Alabama, ran a 4.46 and got offered by all of them and performed well on both sides of the ball.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“No more camps.”

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


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Q&A with Forrest running back/outside linebacker Cohen Grissom
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“This off season I’ve been hitting the gym really hard trying to spend 3-4 hours a day in the gym. I’ve based a lot of my workouts on getting my legs more explosive doing exercises such as power cleans, front squats, and trap bar deadlifts/squats. So far since last season I’ve gone from 185 lb on bench to 310lb, Power clean 225 lb to 265 lb, Front squat 245 lb to 335 lb.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like I’ve mostly improved my size and strength the most this offseason. I had ankle surgery back in November after I broke it in the last game of the season. I got my boot off at the end of December and I immediately got back to work in the gym and started stacking on weight and increasing my strength at a rapid rate. I was 180 lb in January but right now I’m sitting at 210 lb in May.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I’m very excited to start this upcoming season, we have had a lot of great things happening in the Forrest football program this offseason. We have hired a new head coach, Justin Palmer who has brought a fantastic coaching staff with him. I believe with our new offense and defense a lot of people are going to be surprised at what we will accomplish this upcoming season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I believe the toughest team we will play this season will be Marion County.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the toughest player that we will have to face off against this season will be Sam Pickett. He's been a great player throughout the years who has made a significant impact in the game for his team every time we play Marion County.”

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Q&A with White House-Heritage quarterback Xavier Murray
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been working out, training my feet and arm strength.”

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

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel like we will win a lot of games, win the first Heritage region football championship, and make a deep playoff run.”

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

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

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Q&A with Antioch offensive tackle Takhyian Whitset
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been doing summer practices with the team, going to a few training sessions with some NFL vets.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I feel my run blocking, footwork, pass sets, and my strength have improved the most.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I think we’re in for a big year, we can go as far as we want to. It’s going to take discipline and focus to do so. The goal is state for sure though.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We’ll face a lot of good players this season, I can’t just say one player.”

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Q&A with Independence outside linebacker Blaze Katina
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“This off season the whole Independence football team has been grinding every morning from 6am to 8am, we start with workouts and injury prevention for the first hour then do on the field drills and conditioning.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I think I could confidently say both my speed and strength have improved this offseason.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I anticipate a big year for the Eagles, I think most people wouldn’t say the same, but after working with our guys and getting an idea of what’s to come I’m very excited!”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I personally feel like Page High School will be a battle, now there’s still teams like Oakland and Ravenwood but the first team to come to mind is Page High School.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I can easily say Duane Morris from Oakland is the best individual athlete we will have to face.”

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Q&A with Marion County athlete Sam Pickett III
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I go to the gym 2 twice a day Monday - Friday and get a workout on the field 3 times a week.”

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

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel we have a 15-0 team this year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Fayetteville will be a tough game.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The Quarterback from Fayetteville.”



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Q&A with Independence offensive center Caden Liebler​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“My goal is to play college football anywhere that I can earn an athletic scholarship too.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The schools that have been recruiting me this offseason are ETSU, Yale, Miami Ohio, Gardner Webb, Louisiana Monroe, JMU, Mercer, And Morehead State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The school recruiting me the hardest this offseason would be Yale.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been on a visit to the back-to-back D2 national Champions Ferris State University.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“The visits vary from what schools are interested. But Yale has been heavy on getting me up there to visit.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“The camps I will be attending this summer are Miami Ohio, Gardner Webb, ETSU, and EKU.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college team growing up had always been Notre Dame. I’ve grown up going to their games.”


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Q&A with Ravenwood safety Jayden Smitherman​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I 100% want to play football in college, this has been my sport since I was 4 years old. I fell in love with it.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been getting recruited lately by SEMO, Kentucky Wesleyan, Indianapolis, Lindsey Wilson, ETSU.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“SEMO has been staying in contact with me a lot recently. I love what they are doing over there.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made many trips yet but I took a trip to SEMO a couple weeks ago.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I’m planning to go to FAMU, Ole Miss, and a few others that haven’t been finalized yet.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“SEMO, Kentucky Wesleyan, Indianapolis, Lindsey Wilson, ETSU are the camps I’m planning on going to.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite teams growing up were definitely Alabama and Auburn because my parents grew up around those areas.”


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Q&A with Obion County Central running back Tucker Moore​

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

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

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“None.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“None.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Austin Peay, Arkansas, UT Martin, Kentucky Wesleyan, Missouri.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“It has always been Clemson.”


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Q&A with Mount Pleasant defensive back Avery Johnson​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have had Lindsey Wilson come and talk with me about their program.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I have not really had any school hard recruit with me at this moment.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not been to any college at this moment for football.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I am hoping to go to some colleges this summer to explore their programs and see what they have to offer.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I am looking for more camps this summer but so far I am going to Lindsey Wilson for a camp.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, my favorite college is Georgia Tech.”


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Q&A with Wayne County wide receiver Sayler Skelton​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have seen several camp invites and have had some contact with a few coaches.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Huntingdon College has made the best attempts at talking with me about a possible future on their roster.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan to do it this summer.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I am looking forward to going to a prospect camp in Maryville in June and a team FCA camp at Tennessee Tech in July. I plan to add some more to my schedule but haven't narrowed those down yet.”

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


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Q&A with Independence offensive center Caden Liebler
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been really focusing on getting stronger this offseason and staying in the weight room.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I think I have most improved with my strength and also my footwork.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like everybody is counting us out but we are a tough, physical team that won’t give up. We have a chance to go 10 next season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our toughest competition this upcoming season is Oakland, we probably have the toughest schedule in all of middle Tennessee.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual we face this season is USC commit Duane Morris from Oakland.”

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Q&A with Ravenwood safety Jayden Smitherman
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Lately I have been in the lab trying to perfect my game for the college coaches coming out to our spring practices and for this upcoming season.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have definitely improved by trusting myself, I needed to trust myself in making plays because I’m a real playmaker.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Our team is looking really good this spring, looking like a REAL DEAL team. I don’t see anyone on our schedule stopping us.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like Oakland is the only competition next season because they are just a generational team. But it will be a good game. By the way we are looking raps on top.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Daune Morris will be the only player I see that would make us work but we have a really good defensive front to stop all of the run game.”

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Q&A with Obion County Central running back Tucker Moore
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Working out and working on my footwork.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Speed.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We will do good and shock a lot of people.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Donteze Joy from Westview.”

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Q&A with Mount Pleasant defensive back Avery Johnson
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been going to the field getting my foot work better and working with my quarterback to help me with my vision of seeing the whole field.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel I have gotten better in pass coverage.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel our team will succeed and make each other better day by day.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel the most competitive team this year we will face will be Loretto High School.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I feel the toughest person we will face is Carson Sneed.”

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Q&A with Wayne County wide receiver Sayler Skelton
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Since the off season, I have been hitting the weight room pretty hard and working on speed and agility training as well.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like my footwork and route running has improved since last season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“This upcoming season we have a tough schedule, but I think that we can win a lot of games this year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Moore County will probably be our toughest competition. They always have a lot of good athletes on their team.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual player we will see this season will probably be Jayden McClure from Mt. Pleasant. He is a big, fast, and tough running back.”

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What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Since the off season, I have been hitting the weight room pretty hard and working on speed and agility training as well.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like my footwork and route running has improved since last season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“This upcoming season we have a tough schedule, but I think that we can win a lot of games this year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Moore County will probably be our toughest competition. They always have a lot of good athletes on their team.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual player we will see this season will probably be Jayden McClure from Mt. Pleasant. He is a big, fast, and tough running back.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have seen several camp invites and have had some contact with a few coaches.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Huntingdon College has made the best attempts at talking with me about a possible future on their roster.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan to do it this summer.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I am looking forward to going to a prospect camp in Maryville in June and a team FCA camp at Tennessee Tech in July. I plan to add some more to my schedule but haven't narrowed those down yet.”

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

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been going to the field getting my foot work better and working with my quarterback to help me with my vision of seeing the whole field.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel I have gotten better in pass coverage.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel our team will succeed and make each other better day by day.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel the most competitive team this year we will face will be Loretto High School.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I feel the toughest person we will face is Carson Sneed.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have had Lindsey Wilson come and talk with me about their program.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I have not really had any school hard recruit with me at this moment.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not been to any college at this moment for football.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I am hoping to go to some colleges this summer to explore their programs and see what they have to offer.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I am looking for more camps this summer but so far I am going to Lindsey Wilson for a camp.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, my favorite college is Georgia Tech.”

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

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Speed.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We will do good and shock a lot of people.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Donteze Joy from Westview.”

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

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

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“None.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“None.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Austin Peay, Arkansas, UT Martin, Kentucky Wesleyan, Missouri.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“It has always been Clemson.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Lately I have been in the lab trying to perfect my game for the college coaches coming out to our spring practices and for this upcoming season.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have definitely improved by trusting myself, I needed to trust myself in making plays because I’m a real playmaker.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Our team is looking really good this spring, looking like a REAL DEAL team. I don’t see anyone on our schedule stopping us.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like Oakland is the only competition next season because they are just a generational team. But it will be a good game. By the way we are looking raps on top.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Daune Morris will be the only player I see that would make us work but we have a really good defensive front to stop all of the run game.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I 100% want to play football in college, this has been my sport since I was 4 years old. I fell in love with it.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been getting recruited lately by SEMO, Kentucky Wesleyan, Indianapolis, Lindsey Wilson, ETSU.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“SEMO has been staying in contact with me a lot recently. I love what they are doing over there.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made many trips yet but I took a trip to SEMO a couple weeks ago.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I’m planning to go to FAMU, Ole Miss, and a few others that haven’t been finalized yet.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“SEMO, Kentucky Wesleyan, Indianapolis, Lindsey Wilson, ETSU are the camps I’m planning on going to.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite teams growing up were definitely Alabama and Auburn because my parents grew up around those areas.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been really focusing on getting stronger this offseason and staying in the weight room.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I think I have most improved with my strength and also my footwork.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like everybody is counting us out but we are a tough, physical team that won’t give up. We have a chance to go 10 next season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our toughest competition this upcoming season is Oakland, we probably have the toughest schedule in all of middle Tennessee.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual we face this season is USC commit Duane Morris from Oakland.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“My goal is to play college football anywhere that I can earn an athletic scholarship too.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The schools that have been recruiting me this offseason are ETSU, Yale, Miami Ohio, Gardner Webb, Louisiana Monroe, JMU, Mercer, And Morehead State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The school recruiting me the hardest this offseason would be Yale.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been on a visit to the back-to-back D2 national Champions Ferris State University.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“The visits vary from what schools are interested. But Yale has been heavy on getting me up there to visit.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“The camps I will be attending this summer are Miami Ohio, Gardner Webb, ETSU, and EKU.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college team growing up had always been Notre Dame. I’ve grown up going to their games.”

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Q&A with Tyner Academy linebacker Chazz Craig​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I honestly don't know.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I don’t know.”

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

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

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I don’t know.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“No.”


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Q&A with Mount Juliet wide receiver Yonas Gizaw​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve gotten an offer from Miami (Ohio) and I’ve visited UAB, Western Michigan, and Samford.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’d say Miami Ohio because they offered and seemed more interested than other colleges.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes. I’ve been to Miami Ohio, UAB, Western Michigan, and Samford.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes. I plan on going on more visits and also going to some camps this summer.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I plan on going to OTA camp this weekend and also a Miami Ohio camp this summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“No I did not.”


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Q&A with Jackson Christian School strong safety Easton Jones​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I do want to play sports in college but I haven’t decided between football or baseball yet.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Some colleges that have been recruiting me are Hendrix, north Alabama, Sewanee, Kennesaw state, Missouri State, Rhodes, Harding.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Hendrix has recruited me the most.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have only toured Harding so far.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I am planning on visiting Tennessee Tech in a few weeks and I’m going to visit some other schools in the future.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I am not planning on going to any football camps but I am going to a Tennessee Tech and Harding baseball camp.”

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


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Q&A with Ravenwood wide receiver Max Kimpel​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play football in college, preferably for a competitive D1 program.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Been talking to Dartmouth, Wofford, Yale, Vanderbilt, Colgate, and SEMO recently. I received some D3 offers from Sewanee and Grinnell and have also been speaking with University of Chicago, University of Indianapolis, Rhodes, Centre, UPENN, Kentucky-Wesleyan, Hillsdale, Ouachita Baptist and Carleton.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No single team stands out yet but Grinnell and Sewanee have extended offers to me and I’ve received camp invites from several other schools like Dartmouth, UPENN, UAB, Rhodes, UINDY, and Vanderbilt.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Took part in SEMO’s junior day and spring game on April 20th. Had a great time and am looking forward to visiting more colleges this summer.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“No trips right now because of spring ball, but over the summer I’ll be traveling.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Still figuring out my camp schedule right now. Going to be stopping by UAB, MTSU, Vanderbilt, and Tennessee. I will be adding more schools to that list soon.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Purdue has always been my favorite college because my parents went there. Went to multiple football games in Ross Ade and a ton of basketball games in Mackey Arena. Love their campus and facilities.”


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Q&A with Independence offensive lineman Syler Green​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have had my first offer from EKU. I have had other interest from Yale, WASH U, UT Martin, Colgate, and Dayton.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have visited WashU, UTM, and EKU.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I have a full summer camp schedule.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Mizzou, EKU, MTSU, TSU, UT Chatt, WKU, Gardner Webb, and Wake Forest.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, I grew up watching LSU football. I have family in Baton Rouge, so it made it easy to cheer for the Tigers.”


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Q&A with Tyner Academy linebacker Chazz Craig
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Lifting and doing speed and agility workouts.”

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

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Very well, 9 wins and 1 loss.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“McMin County upcoming junior lineman.”

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Q&A with Mount Juliet wide receiver Yonas Gizaw
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been working on my strength and speed as well as footwork and becoming obsessed with the work.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My mindset and my strength. I feel I have gotten a lot stronger and also I’ve gotten a lot faster.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I know this team has the potential to do big things this year. If we stay focused and keep working y’all will see us in December.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There are multiple players across the region. Aaron Mattingly or Duane Morris. But I’m confident that we can shut both of them down.”

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Q&A with Jackson Christian School strong safety Easton Jones
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been working out with our strength and conditioning coach doing strength training and also speed training. I have been going to the gym by myself and getting extra work in.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I think I have improved my speed and strength the most since last season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we have a very good chance at making a solid run in the playoffs if everyone stays healthy.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think the toughest opponent on our schedule this year is good pasture. They almost beat us last year and have a lot of good players on their team.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Lekhy Tompkins for Trinity Christian will be our toughest opponent. He is big and physical and he gets the ball a lot.”

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Q&A with Ravenwood wide receiver Max Kimpel
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Lots of time in the gym training and on the field throwing with my QB’s. Spring ball has recently started and it’s nice to finally be in pads again.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My speed. I’ve been doing speed training this offseason and my top speed has increased since last year. Also, working on route running has been a focus for me this offseason too.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Contending for a 6A state title definitely. We’ve got a tough schedule and can’t take any weeks off but I feel that we have the roster to be prepared for that.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Oakland. Their playmakers are great players and it’s always a tough game.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Craig Tutt out of Oakland. Great player and we’ll have to prepare for that.”

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Q&A with Independence offensive lineman Syler Green
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“In addition to our early morning team workouts, I work with a strength coach after school, a former NFL lineman for position technique and speed performance on the weekends.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have been working to add 30 lbs of good weight/muscle while increasing my max lifts and be faster than last year.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Our team will be young this season, but we are hoping to improve our record from last year and win our region.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We are playing one of the toughest schedules out there. We will open with two state runner ups, and Brentwood went undefeated in the regular season. If I had to choose, I would say Page because they have many returning defensive players.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There are many tough players that we will see this season. If I had to choose two players, I would say Eric Hazzard of Page or Daune Morris of Oakland.”

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What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“In addition to our early morning team workouts, I work with a strength coach after school, a former NFL lineman for position technique and speed performance on the weekends.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I have been working to add 30 lbs of good weight/muscle while increasing my max lifts and be faster than last year.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Our team will be young this season, but we are hoping to improve our record from last year and win our region.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We are playing one of the toughest schedules out there. We will open with two state runner ups, and Brentwood went undefeated in the regular season. If I had to choose, I would say Page because they have many returning defensive players.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There are many tough players that we will see this season. If I had to choose two players, I would say Eric Hazzard of Page or Daune Morris of Oakland.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have had my first offer from EKU. I have had other interest from Yale, WASH U, UT Martin, Colgate, and Dayton.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have visited WashU, UTM, and EKU.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I have a full summer camp schedule.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Mizzou, EKU, MTSU, TSU, UT Chatt, WKU, Gardner Webb, and Wake Forest.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, I grew up watching LSU football. I have family in Baton Rouge, so it made it easy to cheer for the Tigers.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Lots of time in the gym training and on the field throwing with my QB’s. Spring ball has recently started and it’s nice to finally be in pads again.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My speed. I’ve been doing speed training this offseason and my top speed has increased since last year. Also, working on route running has been a focus for me this offseason too.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Contending for a 6A state title definitely. We’ve got a tough schedule and can’t take any weeks off but I feel that we have the roster to be prepared for that.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Oakland. Their playmakers are great players and it’s always a tough game.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Craig Tutt out of Oakland. Great player and we’ll have to prepare for that.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play football in college, preferably for a competitive D1 program.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Been talking to Dartmouth, Wofford, Yale, Vanderbilt, Colgate, and SEMO recently. I received some D3 offers from Sewanee and Grinnell and have also been speaking with University of Chicago, University of Indianapolis, Rhodes, Centre, UPENN, Kentucky-Wesleyan, Hillsdale, Ouachita Baptist and Carleton.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No single team stands out yet but Grinnell and Sewanee have extended offers to me and I’ve received camp invites from several other schools like Dartmouth, UPENN, UAB, Rhodes, UINDY, and Vanderbilt.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Took part in SEMO’s junior day and spring game on April 20th. Had a great time and am looking forward to visiting more colleges this summer.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“No trips right now because of spring ball, but over the summer I’ll be traveling.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Still figuring out my camp schedule right now. Going to be stopping by UAB, MTSU, Vanderbilt, and Tennessee. I will be adding more schools to that list soon.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Purdue has always been my favorite college because my parents went there. Went to multiple football games in Ross Ade and a ton of basketball games in Mackey Arena. Love their campus and facilities.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been working out with our strength and conditioning coach doing strength training and also speed training. I have been going to the gym by myself and getting extra work in.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I think I have improved my speed and strength the most since last season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we have a very good chance at making a solid run in the playoffs if everyone stays healthy.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think the toughest opponent on our schedule this year is good pasture. They almost beat us last year and have a lot of good players on their team.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Lekhy Tompkins for Trinity Christian will be our toughest opponent. He is big and physical and he gets the ball a lot.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I do want to play sports in college but I haven’t decided between football or baseball yet.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Some colleges that have been recruiting me are Hendrix, north Alabama, Sewanee, Kennesaw state, Missouri State, Rhodes, Harding.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Hendrix has recruited me the most.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have only toured Harding so far.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I am planning on visiting Tennessee Tech in a few weeks and I’m going to visit some other schools in the future.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I am not planning on going to any football camps but I am going to a Tennessee Tech and Harding baseball camp.”

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

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been working on my strength and speed as well as footwork and becoming obsessed with the work.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My mindset and my strength. I feel I have gotten a lot stronger and also I’ve gotten a lot faster.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I know this team has the potential to do big things this year. If we stay focused and keep working y’all will see us in December.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There are multiple players across the region. Aaron Mattingly or Duane Morris. But I’m confident that we can shut both of them down.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve gotten an offer from Miami (Ohio) and I’ve visited UAB, Western Michigan, and Samford.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’d say Miami Ohio because they offered and seemed more interested than other colleges.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes. I’ve been to Miami Ohio, UAB, Western Michigan, and Samford.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes. I plan on going on more visits and also going to some camps this summer.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I plan on going to OTA camp this weekend and also a Miami Ohio camp this summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“No I did not.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Lifting and doing speed and agility workouts.”

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

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Very well, 9 wins and 1 loss.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“McMin County upcoming junior lineman.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I honestly don't know.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I don’t know.”

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

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

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I don’t know.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“No.”

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Q&A with Mt. Pleasant defensive lineman Konner Scharrer​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yeah I want to go to college for football, hopefully on a scholarship.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“At this time I haven’t been recruited.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yeah I’ve made a couple of trips, I went to probably my favorite camp last summer at Bethel.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“N/A.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I’ll be going to the Bethel camp, Lindsey Wilson and EKU.”

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


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Q&A with Camden Central middle linebacker Nathan Redman​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I have been working on my college recruitment since Sophomore year. I have talked to many different schools and have my options open until that one offer comes in. My top school that I’m interested in as of right now is Middle Tennessee State University.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have had many talks with college coaches and different organizations from all over. The top schools I’ve been in contact with have been MTSU, UT Martin, and Memphis. I have also had contact with schools such as University of Kentucky, and Ole Miss, as well as many D2-D3 programs.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say Middle Tennessee State University would be recruiting the hardest. I’ve been in touch with them as well as my two Junior Days with them. They have treated me with a lot of respect and I find their school to be home.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have Visited MTSU twice recently as well as UT Martin 3 Times from past year. I’ve been to Ole Miss and many other programs as well.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan to be back for MTSU for summer and I will be at many other camps as well.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I have lots of camps I will be attending this summer such as; MTSU, UT Martin, Murray State, Alabama Football, Memphis, and Vanderbilt.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“While growing up, I have always been a fan of Alabama’s Team from the perfection and Mindset for what it takes to Win. When I pursue my college career I want to maintain a high standard for myself for what it takes to win.”


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Q&A with Kirkwood defensive end Moses Byrd​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“TSU, MTSU, UT Martin, APSU.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“MTSU, TSU.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been on a few junior days.”

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

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“UT Martin and any other entrance.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“The OHIO STATE University.”


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Q&A with Stewart's Creek running back Marcel Gordon​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I do, anywhere that feels like home.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Center, UAB.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I do not know.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I have.”

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

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I have not made my list just yet.”

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


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Q&A with Riverdale defensive end JC Haynes​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Right now I hold offers from MTSU and EKU.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I wouldn’t say any school is recruiting me more than the other, they all show lots of love.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been up to UT Knox, MTSU, and UT Martin.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, getting ready for camp season.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I don’t know yet. I haven't planned out next month. I have to get through spring ball first.”

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


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Q&A with Mt. Pleasant defensive lineman Konner Scharrer
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Well this off season I’ve been lifting weights and working on my speed and change of direction.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like I have improved my whole work ethic and play style as well as leadership skills.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we will have a good season, not too many bumps in the road as long as we work.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Probably either Waverly or Loretta.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Most likely the TE from DCA.”

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Q&A with Camden Central middle linebacker Nathan Redman
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been doing private speed and agility workouts and linebacker drills during the off-season on personal time. I have been trying to perfect my form and craft to be more physical and mentally intelligent from on and off the field.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I would say getting off blocks and shedding lineman for the open gap. My pass coverage has improved tremendously and I hope to use these new techniques for the upcoming season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I fully believe our team will be a winning team as we have a lot of talented men who have been working for this since freshman year. There will be challenges along the way but we will go through them as a team to be successful.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think our best rival has been Huntington High School. Just like our team they have many talented athletes and always look forward to facing them throughout the season.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The top player that I believe our team will face throughout the season would be Gray Eubanks. Huntington’s Qb has always been an effective player in their offense. We look forward to this competition.”

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Q&A with Kirkwood defensive end Moses Byrd
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Working out with the team, sometimes I do 2 a day and also I do a bunch of different workouts every week.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I definitely think I improved my speed and became more explosive.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think my team is going to be good all the way around. I think we should at least have an 8-2 season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Clarksville High School, they had a fire team last year that was hard to stop and that’s the one I want to get back at bad.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I’ll say Perry Cross-Snead and Kamari Blare, both two guys with big offers and good at competing and definitely look forward to playing with them this year.”

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Q&A with Stewart's Creek running back Marcel Gordon
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Gym work, 7v7, speed training, school lifting.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Speed, acceleration, hips.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“State champions.”

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

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

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Q&A with Riverdale defensive end JC Haynes
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve just been hitting the weights and working vs myself on the field to better myself.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel as if I’ve improved more with my hands as an edge rusher and taking on blocks in the run fits.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that we will do as great as we want ourselves to do and that’s with any team you just gotta want it more.”

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

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

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What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve just been hitting the weights and working vs myself on the field to better myself.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel as if I’ve improved more with my hands as an edge rusher and taking on blocks in the run fits.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that we will do as great as we want ourselves to do and that’s with any team you just gotta want it more.”

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

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

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Right now I hold offers from MTSU and EKU.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I wouldn’t say any school is recruiting me more than the other, they all show lots of love.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been up to UT Knox, MTSU, and UT Martin.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, getting ready for camp season.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I don’t know yet. I haven't planned out next month. I have to get through spring ball first.”

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

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Gym work, 7v7, speed training, school lifting.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Speed, acceleration, hips.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“State champions.”

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

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

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I do, anywhere that feels like home.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Center, UAB.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I do not know.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I have.”

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

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I have not made my list just yet.”

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

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Working out with the team, sometimes I do 2 a day and also I do a bunch of different workouts every week.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I definitely think I improved my speed and became more explosive.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think my team is going to be good all the way around. I think we should at least have an 8-2 season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Clarksville High School, they had a fire team last year that was hard to stop and that’s the one I want to get back at bad.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I’ll say Perry Cross-Snead and Kamari Blare, both two guys with big offers and good at competing and definitely look forward to playing with them this year.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“TSU, MTSU, UT Martin, APSU.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“MTSU, TSU.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been on a few junior days.”

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

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“UT Martin and any other entrance.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“The OHIO STATE University.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been doing private speed and agility workouts and linebacker drills during the off-season on personal time. I have been trying to perfect my form and craft to be more physical and mentally intelligent from on and off the field.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I would say getting off blocks and shedding lineman for the open gap. My pass coverage has improved tremendously and I hope to use these new techniques for the upcoming season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I fully believe our team will be a winning team as we have a lot of talented men who have been working for this since freshman year. There will be challenges along the way but we will go through them as a team to be successful.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think our best rival has been Huntington High School. Just like our team they have many talented athletes and always look forward to facing them throughout the season.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The top player that I believe our team will face throughout the season would be Gray Eubanks. Huntington’s Qb has always been an effective player in their offense. We look forward to this competition.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I have been working on my college recruitment since Sophomore year. I have talked to many different schools and have my options open until that one offer comes in. My top school that I’m interested in as of right now is Middle Tennessee State University.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have had many talks with college coaches and different organizations from all over. The top schools I’ve been in contact with have been MTSU, UT Martin, and Memphis. I have also had contact with schools such as University of Kentucky, and Ole Miss, as well as many D2-D3 programs.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say Middle Tennessee State University would be recruiting the hardest. I’ve been in touch with them as well as my two Junior Days with them. They have treated me with a lot of respect and I find their school to be home.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have Visited MTSU twice recently as well as UT Martin 3 Times from past year. I’ve been to Ole Miss and many other programs as well.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan to be back for MTSU for summer and I will be at many other camps as well.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I have lots of camps I will be attending this summer such as; MTSU, UT Martin, Murray State, Alabama Football, Memphis, and Vanderbilt.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“While growing up, I have always been a fan of Alabama’s Team from the perfection and Mindset for what it takes to Win. When I pursue my college career I want to maintain a high standard for myself for what it takes to win.”