Obion County seniors walk a rope to the far end of the field and then back to the center of the field. They stop to say the Lord's prayer and then they proceed to put the rope on the poles at the end of the endzone. This takes place before pre-game warm-ups. Then, right before they run out, the whole team walks onto a brick path with names of previous players. They touch the bronzed helmet of a fallen player who died several years ago. At the conclusion of the game, the seniors walk the rope to the far endzone and say the Lord's prayer a final time. They then carry the rope back inside to the coaches office. The whole theory behind the rope is that if a teammate were dangling off a cliff could you hold the rope for him. Since seniors are the supposed leaders, they hold the rope!