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Author: Wes Blankenship
‘Friday Night Lights’ Reboot: What we Need to See
‘Friday Night Lights’ may be coming back to TV. We live in a reboot era, and Puck reported this week that this series is not safe from the ol’ dust-off routine: I’m told Universal TV has a bidding war going for a new Friday Night Lights reboot series with the original team of director Pete…
Coffeetown Comes up Short at Otter Springs
Coffeetown had a full head of steam at Otter Springs in the Copperheads’ High School Football season opener. And then they didn’t. The Copperheads were hot under the collar after their team bus rolled over dozens of ten-penny nails on the way in. Players had to walk a mile just to make it to the…
Pancaking The Film Critics Who Hated ‘Friday Night Lights’
‘Friday Night Lights’ hit theatres 20 years ago this fall. Yes, Buzz Bissinger’s book is a work of art and belongs on required High School U.S. History reading lists. I’m not exaggerating about that. The 2004 film isn’t close to 100% loyal to that book. Some people have a problem with that, but I don’t.…
High School Football, Welcome Back
I love high school football. I love it because and even though it ain’t the same everywhere else. Some counties are Division One prospect factories. Some just have kids who go on to work at factories. Others are highly competitive, with multiple state title winners. Some struggle to fill the stands or field a full…
Mourning ‘Road to Glory’ in College Football 25
EA Sports brought College Football 25 back from its slumber and then some. The game is a sight to behold, and delivers many a sweet, sweet sound to our ears. Your favorite College Football team’s signature third down song is probably in it. The crowds coordinate their digital attire to match traditions like checkerboards and…
Pell City Finds its Replacement for Rush Propst
Nick Gentry will replace Rush Propst as the new head football coach at Pell City High School. Stepping into this role and replacing that coach is not a task for the faint of heart. Luckily, Gentry played football for Nick Saban at Alabama. So around Pell City, he’s automatically a step or two above a…
Black Bear Walks Through California HS Football Workout
Aw hell, a real live black bear showed up to Truckee High School Football’s summer workout y’all. Bear crawls will never be the same for the Wolverines. Truckee’s High School Football account shared the video on X, and it is really something for a couple of reasons. First of all, there’s the black bear just…
High School Band Postpones Swirlies with College Football 25 Cameo
The Father Ryan High School Band just delayed an entire week of swirlies from all the jocks thanks to a cameo in EA Sports’s dynamite video game drop, College Football 25. EA Sports dropped its sick trailer for the game a few days ago. You can’t help but hear the tight snares and crisp brass…
Coffeetown Football Spring News and Notes
Coffeetown football has a lot to like, and a little to hate coming out of spring camp. Let’s start with the good news. Transfer quarterback Blip Adams can spin it. Literally. Adams threw the pill around like an unlicensed pharmacist in the Copperheads’ spring scrimmage, to the tune of 358 yards and four touchdowns. He…
Teddy Bridgewater Comes Home to Coach High School Football
Teddy Bridgewater wrapped up his first spring as the head coach of Miami Northwestern Senior High School as the sun’s final tendrils tickled Biscayne Bay. A crowd of family, friends and fans surrounded the Bulls’ football field. In their final huddle before summer, Coach Bridgewater told his players to take one more lap around it.…