Brian Out Loud Archive

Ten years isn’t some magic number, but it happens to be the number of years I’ve been here in Florida.


A lot has happened in that time.

Let the story of Michael Carter provide a valuable lesson to all young athletes out there who aspire to one day be the best they can be in their respective sports.


Carter is a former Navarre Raider running back, the best in school history to be exact, and he just finished up his fourth year in the NFL.

It’s getting tougher to play the recruiting game as a high school athlete.


Between the transfer portal, Name Image and Likeness deals and roster limits at the Division I level that all but eliminate walk-on opportunities, athletes in high school who dream of one playing a college sport are finding it tougher to find a home.

The future of junior college athletics is on the brink of change after a court ruled in favor of Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia last month.


Pavia filed a lawsuit stating his NCAA eligibility time should not be impacted by his years at the junior college level. He’s now set to get an extra year of eligibility.

With the start of a new year, perhaps it’s time for the FHSAA to try something new with weightlifting.


Nothing wrong with the sport overall, but the structure of the regions could use a makeover.

We are a week away from Christmas and are sitting at two weeks until 2025, and me, I’m here trying to wrap my mind around the fact that time has flown by like a sprinter.


Fall sports are history, winter sports still have a couple of months to go and spring sports teams have already started conditioning.

We are less than a week away from Christmas and under two weeks until 2025, and me, I’m here trying to wrap my mind around the fact that time has flown by like a sprinter.

There were enough fights in college football over Thanksgiving weekend to make a day at the hockey rink look tame.


All those flag plantings on the field riled up the losing teams, who might have won their games had they shown that much fight and emotion during the game.

What a year it has been for Navarre alum Emily (Madril) Sams.


From an Olympic gold medal winner to National Women’s Soccer League champion, Sams has had a year she will absolutely never forget.

I hope you all are taking time to enjoy Thanksgiving week and are taking a break from the madness of the daily grind.


I can tell you I am certainly doing that after months of bouncing around football fields, golf courses, gyms and more.