BY DAVE LINK West football coach Lamar Brown has an open quarterback competition this spring coming off the 2022 Class 5A state championship season. Senior quarterback Carson Jessie was a two-year starter, leading the Rebels to an 11-3 record … [Read more...]
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The NEW QB1: The Fulton Falcons look to replace Mr. Football winner Marcellus Jackson at QB in 2023
by Dave Link
BY DAVE LINK Fulton football coach Jeff McMillan knows he won’t have another quarterback like Marcellus Jackson on his 2023 roster. He might never have another quarterback like Jackson. They don’t come along often. The 5-foot-9 senior … [Read more...]
The NEW QB1 (2023): Greeneville’s next QB1 has waited for his time to lead
BY MIKE BLACKERBY His time is finally here. Corbin Cannon, after serving as backup the past couple of seasons, is finally Greeneville’s top gun at quarterback. … [Read more...]
The NEW QB1 Series (2023): Webb Spartans will have options to replace Navy signee Charlie Robinson
by Dave Link
BY DAVE LINK Don Mahoney recalls a preseason scrimmage last fall when Webb School of Knoxville junior quarterback Jack Wagner made a play that caught his attention. Mahoney was Webb’s offensive line coach at the time, and Wagner was the backup … [Read more...]
7v7 REPORT: Brett Cortez is new QB1 at William Blount, Webb’s WR duo, and highly touted frosh QBs find homes
BY JESSE SMITHEY With the TSSAA-mandated dead period on the near horizon, teams are wrapping up their 7-on-7 June work before the respite arrives. Webb School of Knoxville played host to a passing session Thursday night with Oak … [Read more...]
NEW QB1s, part X: 2022 Alcoa Tornadoes
by Dave Link
BY DAVE LINK Zach Lunsford is the frontrunner to be Alcoa’s starting quarterback for his senior season in 2022, but he will have to fend off three rising sophomores to get the job. … [Read more...]
The NEW QB1s, part IX — South-Doyle has plenty to replace, including QB Nick Martin
by Dave Link
BY DAVE LINK South-Doyle will have a new coach, a new starting quarterback, and a new starting tailback for the 2022 football season. But outgoing coach and athletics director Clark Duncan has plenty of confidence in the program moving … [Read more...]
NEW QB1s, part VIII – Who’s next in line at Maryville High School to start at quarterback?
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Perennial state power Maryville has enjoyed a seemingly endless stream of good-to-great quarterbacks over the last 25 years. When one graduates, another always seems to step forward. But there’s no question that the Rebels’ … [Read more...]
The NEW QB1, part VII – Elizabethton Cyclones prepare for football without Bryson Rollins
By MIKE BLACKERSON Bryson Rollins’ value to the Elizabethton High School football program was incalculable. His place in TSSAA history as one of the state’s all-time winners is the stuff of legends. … [Read more...]
NEW QB1, part VI — Halls Red Devils feature new QB, new coach and new OC in 2022
By MIKE BLACKERBY New coach, new quarterback. A new era begins for Halls High School football in 2022. We’re sure about the coach. The quarterback is yet to be finalized, but there’s a clear-cut frontrunner. … [Read more...]