Talking Preps (10.5): new state rankings, Urban Meyer, Mr. Football changes
A new Talking Preps debuts Tuesday night, Oct. 5, at 8 p.m. (replays after).
On tap:
▪ In “The Rundown,” the crew discusses Urban Meyer’s recent troubles, areas the Panthers need to fix as well as the most surprising and disappointing high school teams.
▪ North Mecklenburg lineman MIchael Stanley joins the show to talk about his team’s epic 17-14 upset of Mallard Creek Friday -- and to take down Gary on the Game Show.
▪ Chelsea interviews Cardinal Gibbons defensive back Will Mason, who talks about what high school football is really all about.
▪ We’ve got an update to our Mr. Football watchlist for the state player of the year, plus new NC rankings, the top 20 games of the week and Grice breaks down the biggest game in North Carolina: Cardinal Gibbons vs. Leesville Road.
▪ We’ll feature five Grice’s Gems, the top statewide performers from last week’s games (Crest’s Mari Adams, Page’s Trevon Hester, East Gaston’s Justin Hill, Smoky Mountain’s Isaiah McNeely and Ashbrook’s Anthone Tice); and we’ve got four new “Fresh Faces” to profile (Newton-Conover’s Xavion Coulter, Northeastern’s Kaevon Freshwater, Brevard’s Gannon Hemphill and Laney’s Ty Little).
▪ The crew will also debate whether state rules allowing athletes to play while under criminal investigation should change after a situation arose at Olympic High School. And should the school have benched female athletes who protested. Plus we’ve got 60 seconds with Chris, Coach vs. Coach and much more.
This story was originally published October 5, 2021 at 2:00 PM with the headline "Talking Preps (10.5): new state rankings, Urban Meyer, Mr. Football changes."
