In & around SEC football: Week 1 previews and predictions
By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent For the first time since the 2012 season, the Southeastern Conference expanded and added two additional teams in Oklahoma and Texas from the Big 12, giving the conference 16 teams. The SEC abandoned the divisional format, so the sche-dules will range in difficulty for each team over the next two seasons. […]
Hokes Bluff handles Southside, 21-13
Photo: Hokes Bluff’s Colten Shields sacks Southside quarterback Ethan Sarratt during the Eagles’ 21-13 victory in high school football on Thursday, Aug. 29. (Courtesy of Alex Chaney) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor For the first time in several years, the Hokes Bluff High football team got the better of its crosstown rival. Helped by a ball-control […]