Texas Two-A-Days

The heat continues in Texas as we head into Day 3 of high school football practice in the Lone Star State. Tuesday temperatures hit triple digits for the 12th straight day!

Here are some practice stories from around the state...

Click here for camp story for Brownsboro, which is coming off a 5-5 season last year.

Click here to check-out how things are going for first year head coach Jeff Cordell at Andrews.

Click here for a story on El Paso High School. Last year the Tigers struggled to a 2-8 mark.

Football or Basketball in the Hoosier State??

With high school football opening across the Hoosier State, the Indy Star took the time to look at whether high school football has surpassed high school basketball in popularity. Click here to read a story that suggests that the state that gave us Larry Bird and Oscar Robertson, may be more football than basketball crazy.

Mississippi Dandy Dozen

The Clarion Ledger is Jackson, Mississippi unveiled its annual Dandy Dozen on Sunday. To make this list is pretty special, but it's not perfect just ask NFL running back Deuce McAllister, who didn't make the list. Walter Payton, Jerry Rice and Brett Favre also didn't make the list, but that's because the Dandy Dozen didn't exist when they were in high school.

Here's this year's list...

Josh Boyd - Philadelphia, DL
Chad Bumphis - Tupelo, WR
David Conner - South Panola, LB
Fletcher Cox - Yazoo City, DL
Chris Garrett - Tupelo, QB
Kendrick Hardy - Lawrence County, RB
Cameron Lawrence - Magnolia Heights, QB/DB
Clayton Moore - Louisville, QB
Pat Patterson - Noxubee County, WR
Tyler Russell - Meridian, QB
Dennis Thames - Louisville, RB/LB
Rod Woodson - Olive Branch, DB

To hear how the Dandy Dozen is picked from Clarion-Ledger sports editor Rusty Hampton, click here.

Ohio Two-A-Days

Two-a-days are going full speed in Ohio since camps opened on Thursday. The Buckeye State's first games will be played August 21st, and The High School Football Huddle will be with fans throughout the month providing previews here, plus at the Ohio High School Football Huddle.

To kickoff our Ohio coverage, here's a great video piece from The Plain Dealer on the start of practice at Lakewood High School.

High school football two-a-days begin

South Carolina High School Football Practice Begins

South Carolina high school football practice is underway, and to get you started, click here for the Charleston Post and Courier's high school football A to Z.

Practice Opens in Tennessee

Tennessee is one of the few states that gives high school football teams almost a full month to get ready for the regular season that begins on Friday, August 22th. Practice began yesterday across the Volunteer State, and The High School Football Huddle has plenty of stories to share with you.

After four straight Class 4A state titles and plenty of appearances in national football rankings, everyone knows about the Maryville Rebels. Maryville needs to find a quarterback during fall camp. Head coach Georges Quarles will be working out four players for the starting QB spot.

There's another four-time defending champ in Blount County that you should also know about. Alcoa has won four straight Class 2A championships. Alcoa will be young with only 13 seniors on the roster of 75 players in camp.

To read about these two teams from The Daily Times in Maryville, click here.

Maryville claim to the best team in the state will be challenged by Brentwood Academy this year. Brentwood has 16 starters back from last year's team that runner-up in II-AA last season with an 11-2 record.

To read about the Eagles' first day of practice from the Tennessean, click here.

State-by-State...First Day of High School Football Practice

Lots of questions today about when states begin their first day of high school football practice. As I mentioned on Sunday, Alaska, Tennessee and Virginia began practicing today, so to get you up-to-speed on the other states, I've listed them below...although I'm still missing a few, but I will update.

Jeff

Alabama – August 4
Alaska – July 28
Arizona
Arkansas – August 7
California –
Colorado – August 11
Connecticut – August 23
Delaware -
Florida – August 9
Georgia – August 1
Hawaii –
Idaho – August 11
Illinois – August 13
Indiana - August 4
Iowa – August 11
Kansas –
Kentucky – August 1
Louisiana – August 11
Maine – August 18
Maryland – August 16
Massachusetts – August 18
Michigan – August 11
Minnesota – August 11
Mississippi –
Missouri – August 11
Montana – August 15
Nebraska – August 11
Nevada – August 14
New Hampshire – August 13
New Jersey
New Mexico – August 11
New York
North Carolina – July 30
North Dakota – August 13
Ohio – July 31
Oklahoma – August 12
Oregon – August 18
Pennsylvania – August 11
Rhode Island
South Carolina – August 1
South Dakota – August 18
Tennessee – July 28
Texas – August 4
Utah – August 11
Vermont – August 11
Virginia – July 28
Washington – August 15
Washington, DC
West Virginia – August 4
Wisconsin – August 11
Wyoming – August 18

We're Back!!!! Practice Begins in Alaska, Tennessee & Virginia

The wait is over and The High School Football is back...ready to give you everything you need to know about the 2008 high school football season. We'll have plenty of new things for you this year...more video, more audio and more stats!!

Practice begins Monday in Alaska, Tennessee and Virginia with other states following suit over the next couple of weeks. The first official games will be played in Alaska the week on August 8th and 9th.

If you have any suggestions that will make things better, please feel free to contact me at jeff@blitzgroupllc.com.

Here's looking forward to a great '08 season!!

Jeff Fisher