Football Fridays in Georgia

With only three weeks away from the GHSA Football playoffs, Hannah Goodin and Jon Nelson talk to two very successful  coaches with very different coaching styles but both are playoff bound. Cartersville’s Head Coach Conor Foster uses a mentoring system that allows his coaches the freedom to suggest new ideas that has resulted in the Purple Hurricanes being undefeated with a high powered offense and a lockdown defense with five shoutouts. Coach Foster also talks about the team’s huge push toward community involvement throughout the whole year. The team faces Dalton in our Football Friday in Georgia game of the week this week. Jon and Hannah’s second guest is Dublin Head Coach Roger Holmes who talks about his classic  “Wing T” offense that is a major part of his team's success. His offense is so good that he holds coaching clinics for coaches across the country to study the specialized offense. 

Top ten coaches and their teams are in the spotlight on this week’s podcast. Also add a little family competition between coaches and family togetherness between coaches and their sons as Hannah Goodin and Jon Nelson talk about what is going on both on and off the field. Dougherty Head Football Coach Uyl Joyner talks about the teams thrilling win over previously unbeaten Cairo, led by his son the quarterback, as well as what happens next week when he coaches against his brother the head coach at Westover. And first-year Westlake head coach Kevin Whitley talks about coaching his son but just not at the dinner table, as his team prepares for a top 10 matchup against Carrollton in our Football Fridays in Georgia game of the week. 

Valdosta and Colquitt County renew their South Georgia football rivalry, and head coaches Shelton Felton and Sean Calhoun join Jon Nelson and Hannah Goodin to preview the matchup. Plus, Johnson County coach Don Norton discusses his team's undefeated season, and Lassiter coach Sean Thom makes a surprise appearance as we break down the latest Georgia high school football results.

Region play is heating up across Georgia as Jon and Hannah catch up with North Gwinnett head coach Eric Godfree, Lee County head coach Dean Fabrizio, and Macon County head coach Sheddrick Risper. They talk undefeated starts, brutal schedules, the new GHSA power rankings, and the players making an impact as the high school football season reaches its midpoint.Plus, we highlight more big performances from around the state and celebrate GPB’s 30th season of high school football coverage with a special message from former Marist quarterback and Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay.

Roswell’s Jonathan Thompson previews Gainesville’s visit, Jackson County’s Korey Mobbs reflects on his team’s unbeaten start, and Coffee’s Mike Coe prepares for Lee County. Jon Nelson and Hannah Goodin also revisit last week’s Georgia high school football results and look ahead to the games worth watching statewide.