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I guess the old timers at LA or should I say David Lipscomb won.

lol it’s heading y’all way too lol. MJC ain’t gone stay in the basement that long.

Lets be real I would be Pssssssd if I was CPA to especially if the Tssaa was aiming at your school the whole time

People think metro football is depleted just wait until July. Hearing ALOT of upcoming freshman being scooped up. Money is being moved around to certain private schools. Middle school coaches are moving to private schools staffs. A shift is coming.

Then add coaching and facilities

We put most teams at a disadvantage is alcoa kids have been playing with each other for years and they might be sprinkling in a new kid here and there.

From what I gathered the principal and AD made the mistake or tried the get over. The Coach’s was told the Tssaa cleared him which was true. Idk what made them go back and look because from what I understand the other kids who left Hamilton was cleared. End of the day a mistake was made and they bet us. One to the next season.

PC looked pretty good against Green hills. QBs wasn’t live but it was a good showing.

Good scrimmage today! Both teams got after it even the young guys. PC is looking about on schedule. Some mental mistakes early, but they cleaned them them up. Good Luck to Green hill and their upcoming season.

Whoever comes from the west wins….Book it

Pearl has a lot to replace. If this team wants to go deep the JRs will have to carry the team.

Rip….Prayers for the sptbrand community.

Tennessee legislators will research the possibility of dissolving the governing body forTennessee high school athletics, or bringing it under the control of the state government. Lawmakers have been at odds with the TSSAA, a 501(c)3 non-profit that has governed high school sports in Tennessee since 1925, over the association’s previous transfer rule going back to 2023. Scott Cepicky, R-Culleoka, and Senator Adam Lowe, R-Calhoun, now say their interest is focused not on the but instead holding the TSSAA accountable. Cepicky and Lowe said during a joint April 21 press conference that they believe the TSSAA has not been trustworthy during discussions that go back to November 2024, and they questioned the association’s Legislative Council. More: Tennessee lawmakers pause one-time transfer bill aimed at TSSAA until 2026 More: Why out-of-state athletes can utilize TSSAA’s new one-time transfer rule Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. They will look into options for state involvement ahead of the 2026 session. Any changes to the TSSAA would be subject to the legislative process. “In the House, there’s been talk about, has the TSSAA become an institution of too much power and no oversight from the general assembly?” Cepicky said. “I think what you’re going to see over the summer here is a concerted effort for the general assembly to look into whether this whole TSSAA thing needs to be dissolved and its governance brought under the jurisdiction in the eyes of the general assembly.” TSSAA executive director Mark Reeves declined to comment when reached by The Tennessean. Cepicky and Lowe co-sponsored bills this session, HB25 and SB16, that were originally written to force the TSSAA to adopt a rule that allowed student-athletes one free transfer without eligibility restrictions. Those bills were eventually amended to reflect a bylaw the TSSAA amended on March 3 that allows students one free transfer to another school due to reasons of significant academic, social-emotional, environmental or mental health needs. That’s if the sending school’s administration attests the move is not for athletic or disciplinary reasons. The bill was one step from becoming law after its Senate version SB16 passed, 25-4, on April 7. When HB25 reached the House floor on April 17, Cepicky acknowledged that many House members wanted him to drop the bill so he moved it to the next calendar date in February 2026. Cepicky and Lowe alluded that the bill was held from a vote so the legislature could potentially add a “companion” bill in 2026, one that Lowe said “kind of takes it to the next level.” Cepicky and Lowe say they’re frustrated that the TSSAA didn’t take action on loosening students’ ability to transfer until the legislature became involved, and that the TSSAA held out on passing its rule to see if the two lawmakers would drop their bills. The lawmakers also believe the TSSAA unnecessarily resisted legislative involvement, even when their bills were amended to reflect the association's transfer rule language. The TSSAA sent out multiple letters to high school coaches in the lead-up to the House vote on HB25 on April 17 encouraging them to ask their local lawmakers to vote against the legislation. Cepicky and Lowe believe athletic directors and school administrators — whose schools belong to the TSSAA — have too much power. They want parents and student-athletes to have a more active voice in TSSAA decision-making. Lowe said if the TSSAA Legislative Council will not work with him directly toward that goal, he is serious about government expansion into high school athletics. Options consist of a commissioner of athletics, to a governing board of commissioners for athletics. “It’s not about the one-time transfer now,” Lowe said. “It’s about an organization that has insulated itself against any accountability.” The TSSAA’s position has been that the permanence of codifying its rules — such as its transfer rule — is not in anyone’s best interest, and that its member schools have been able to govern themselves for a century now. With its transfer rule as an example, the TSSAA believes a law would be the first step toward an NCAA model of open transfer rules and enable a slew of litigation the 16-employee association is not equipped to handle. The TSSAA also believes its Legislative Council can change rules quicker than the state legislature if they don’t work as intended. Rep. Sam McKenzie, D-Knoxville, agreed with that during a House Education Committee hearing on April 3. Would government and Tennessee high school athletics work? At the heart of the debate is whether athletics benefit from government involvement. Cepicky and Lowe say they are not in favor of an NCAA model that allows for unlimited open transfers. But federal lawsuits won by the U.S. Justice Department and a group of states in May 2024 helped cement the NCAA’s current open-transfer culture, which is largely driven by NIL. In January, the State of Tennessee settled its federal suit with the NCAA over Name, Image and Likeness rules, which has led to an increasingly volatile market for athletes. In the wake of former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava making national headlines when he left the school before its spring game — reportedly due to a contract dispute — Cepicky referred to the NCAA environment as "insanity" on Facebook and wrote that “the transfer portal has College Football on the brink of collapse.” Neither Cepicky nor Lowe gave concrete assurance that government involvement in Tennessee high school athletics would not lead to an environment like Florida’s. In 2023, the Florida government required the Florida High School Athletic Association, a non-profit like the TSSAA, to have nine of its 13 legislative board members be appointed by the governor. Florida’s open and unlimited transfer policy was driven by school-choice legislation, and is often used as a cautionary tale for state high school associations. Tyler Palmateer covers high school sports for The Tennessean. Have a story idea for him? Reach Tyler at [email protected] and on the X platform, @tpalmateer83. He also writes The Tennessean’s high school sports newsletter, The Bootleg. Subscribe to the newsletter here.

Freshman RB? That kid from WH middle was a BEAST last year.

Straight to the workforce making good money. I really think they could’ve made a smaller college better.