The postseason is here! The road to the first state championships in 2022 begin this weekend in Alaska. The Alaska School Activities Association played its first official state championship in 1990. Prior to the 90’s, the Cook Inlet Conference held…
Since writing my book High School Football in Texas: Amazing Football Stories From the Greatest Players of Texas, I’ve been addicted to the website newspapers.com. I woke-up this morning and began searching for old high school football newspaper clippings. The…
For those of you that follow me on my personal Twitter account (@JeffFisherMedia), you know that I’m well-fed by High School Football America co-founder Trish Hoffman. I’m always tweeting pics of her incredible dishes. How lucky am I? ?? @TrishaHoffmanLA…
NFL Pro Hall of Fame receiver Don Maynard passed away on Monday. The proud Texan was 86-year old. I talked with the New York Jets great in 2018 when writing my book, High School Football in Texas: Amazing Football Stories…
I write it every year — Turkey Day high school football is one of my favorite things in this great sport! I also usually type that if you live outside of the northeastern part of this great country, you probably…
It’s no secret that I’m not a fan of preseason rankings. I do it for the fans, but I always warn that our algorithm is designed to evaluate what happens on the field. While, we hope the Preseason High School…
Over the last couple of First and Fisher columns, I’ve been turning back the clock to the early days of High School Football America. Today, I go back to 2004, our first year. I ventured to Marist School in Atlanta,…
by Jeff Fisher Three years ago when I asked Jason Strunk to write The Turnaround, I knew his blog would be interesting and insightful. During that time, Strunky has been completely open about the challenges of turning around a program…