Change is coming to the football playoff schedule for the 1A-7A classifications.
Due to the impact Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton have had on schedules this fall in most of the state, the FHSAA has decided the playoffs for those classes will now begin Nov. 15 instead of Nov. 8.
I went out to the University of West Florida a couple of weekends ago ready to cover a cross-country meet bright and early on a Saturday morning after a late night of covering football in the rain.
I don’t mind waking up early. I’ve always been an early riser.
Topping last year’s Beach Bowl is not going to be easy. The game was a heart-stopper that went down to the wire.
With a district championship on the line, the Raiders and Dolphins went to overtime tied at 42 after Hunter Pfiester connected with Terence Marshall on a scoring strike with 11 seconds to play in regulation.
Homecoming is a big deal on its own. A showdown with one of the nation’s best teams makes things even bigger.
Today, the University of West Florida football team takes on No. 19 Delta State in a Gulf South Conference showdown at PenAir Field. Game time is 4 p.m.
But inside the locker room late last Friday night, the defensive lineman spoke like a seasoned veteran about the Navarre Raider football team needing to brush off a 27-7 loss to Crestview and move on.