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1:45 — Class 1A and Class 2A
1:12:05 — Class 3A
2:20:13 — Class 4A
3:34:58 — Class 5A
5:03:21 — Class 6A
Revisiting Tepper's Bold CFB Predictions From 2022 & Mount Pleasant Head Coach Joe Cluley
It's OK to think college football realignment sucks, plus our talk with Mesquite Horn HC Courtney Allen
TXHSFB Teams The DCTF Computer Loves (And Doesn't) In 2023 & Former Houston Oiler and Baylor QB Great Cody Carlson
Colorado Moving to the Big 12, TXHSFB Begins & State of the Vipers Address with Vandegrift's Drew Sanders
The biggest recruiting news across the state, plus reliving a huge live commitment for TCU
Georgetown coach Chuck Griffin, and who really has Texas college football's best home-field advantage?
Jimbo Fisher's cryptic playcalling quotes, Corpus Christi Carroll coach Cal Neatherlin, and more
Pflugerville Weiss coach Vernon Hughes, and how do DCTF's No. 1 teams fare historically?
TXHSFB teams that'll win their first title in the coming years, plus North Crowley coach Ray Gates
Powers, Pickle and Hartley do a deep dive into some top Texas high school football prospects to keep an eye on, and hear from star-studded Byron Nelson DB David Kabongo who named his Top 5!
Ashley Pickle and Mallory Hartley dive into Math Tuesday on DCTF Cover Trends, who will be on the cover of the 2023 magazine? Then in the backhalf of the show hear Southlake Carroll head coach Riley Dodge talk football, summer work and waffles.
Conroe Grand Oaks' Shaun McDowell, and milestone watch for TXHSFB coaches and programs in 2023
Which TXHSFB class has the most star power for 2023? Plus Pleasant Grove coach Josh Gibson
The most experienced TXHSFB teams entering 2023, plus Dallas Cowboys legend Leonard Davis
Devastating losses for Houston and UTSA, and how much do returning starters matter in TXHSFB?
A big year for Allen? Where's the best margaritas? And more in Helpful Honda Mailbag Friday
Pleasant Grove's Caleb Hackleman talks about his commitment to Oklahoma State, plus Texas' biggest recruiting news
More fun with TXHSFB radio, plus why every Texas college team should play in-state non-con games
Which Texas teams recruited TXHSFB most in 2023? Plus Texas State talk with Jakob Rodriguez
Ryan Monceaux and Brad Towns from GoCoogs.com are on the Republic of Football Network! They're hear to talk about Houston's spring camp, depth chart concerns heading into the summer off-season. In the second half, they get into Houston MBB talk with recapping this past season and the future of Coogs men's basketball.
Canyon West Plains coach Adam Cummings, Jimbo's strange opening press conference, TXHSFB coaching moves and more
The top returning passers in Texas high school football, and Frisco Wakeland coach Chan Isom
Hartley and Pickle dove into the numbers to find the classifications that love scoring points the most, announce the Dairy Max Built by Chocolate Milk Assistant Coach of the Week and hear Greg Power's conversation with Lake Belton head coach Brian Cope.
Mallory Hartley and Ashley Pickle get you all caught up on the latest headlines across the Texas high school football and college football realms and then they breakdown the NCAA March Madeness Men's bracked with Greg Powers!
Should TXHSFB state semifinals be in pre-determined sites? Plus Llano's peacock problem
Glen Rose coach Cliff Watkins, plus which first-year Texas high school football coach fared best in 2022?
Headlines — including Texas is headed for the SEC in 2024 — and our Super Bowl LVII thoughts.
The most improved offenses in TXHSFB in 2022, plus Lubbock Estacado coach William Blaylock
Texas is staying in the Big 12 for now, Ainias Smith is back for the Aggies, and Wichita Falls coach Grant Freeman owes us royalties
The 2022 Whataburger Super Team, Woodrow Wilson coach John Fish, and Helpful Honda Mailbag Friday
Eight under-the-radar Signing Day steals, South Oak Cliff's historic signing class and more
Levelland coach Lyle Leong, South Oak Cliff LB Brandon Jones, and an all TXHSFB Super Bowl
From being born a coach's daugther, to becoming an a coach herself, to being the significant other to a coach, Stephenville assistant volleyball and softball coach Kaitlin Culwell knows every aspect of the coaching world, hear her story. And Mallory tries to put her soad expertise to the test -- will she succeed or fail miserably? Find out on Episode 24 of Women Talking Football!
Kendal Briles to TCU? Susan Elza to Nebraska? Plus an intro to the TXHSFB program rankings
Tepper's Top 10 biggest TXHSFB surprises of 2022, Ozarka Teams of the Year, and Helpful Honda Mailbag Friday
Will TCU get a recruiting boost from its Playoff berth? Plus, it's time to ditch first down chains
Get rid of the early signing period? Debating the recruiting calendar, plus This Week in Recruiting
Mike Craven live from the CFP National Championship in Los Angeles, and Texas A&M hires an OC
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial coach Ben Bitner, state semifinal predictions, and more
Reuben Owens flips? Plus Longview RB Taylor Tatum and the 10 best plays of the regional finals
Why Seth Littrell's firing at North Texas is a surprise, Mr. Texas Football finalists, Craig Way talks state semifinals and more
Revisiting our playoff picks, Abilene Wylie coach Clay Martin, TXHSFB predictions and more
Mr. Texas Football semifinalists, overreacting to the third round, C.E. King coach George Young and more
THANKSGIVING SPECTACULAR: A holiday mailbag, TXHSFB predictions, This Week in Recruiting and more
Top 10 TXHSFB playoff games, Cory Hogue previews the small college playoffs, Texas high school football playoff predictions, and more
DeSoto DB and SMU commit Jaden Milliner-Jones, This Week in Recruiting with Greg Powers, and more
Overreacting to the first round of the playoffs, Irion County coach Don Coffell and more
Craig Way talks TXHSFB playoffs, the 10 biggest games this weekend, Craven's best bets and more
TXHSFB PLAYOFFS PREVIEW: Predictions for all 12 Texas high school football playoff brackets
SUPERSHOW: Sabinal coach Jeff Kowalski, the 10 biggest TXHSFB games this week, CFB's best bets and more
MEGA MONDAY SHOW: Boerne coach Che Hendrix, new DCTF/AP rankings, and a Halloween spooktacular
SUPERSHOW: Byron Nelson coach Travis Pride, the Top 10 TXHSFB games this week, college football best bets and more
MEGA MONDAY SHOW: Refugio coach Jason Herring, new DCTF/AP rankings, and we need to talk about Jimbo
The 10 biggest TXHSFB games in Week 9, Allen QB Mike Hawkins, This Week in Recruiting and more
MEGA MONDAY SHOW: Wylie East coach Marcus Gold, new DCTF?AP rankings, and welcome to the best week of the year
SUPERSHOW: Hitchcock coach Craig Smith, TXHSFB predictions, best college football bets and more
Rockwall's Noble Johnson talks about his Clemson commitment, This Week in Recruiting and more
MEGA MONDAY SHOW: Chilton coach Bennie Huitt, Texas and TCU prove themselves, new DCTF/AP rankings and more
SUPERSHOW: Bells coach Dale West, the 10 biggest TXHSFB games in Week 7, Craven Bets and more
The 5 biggest college football moments of the weekend, Craig Way on talks San Marcos and Week 7, and more
MEGA MONDAY: Brookshire Royal coach Theadis Reagins, TCU is king of Texas, new TXHSFB rankings and more
SUPERSHOW: Bushland coach Josh Reynolds, the 10 biggest TXHSFB games this week, CFB's best bets and more
MEGA MONDAY SHOW: Houston Washington coach Kelvin Chatham, Monday Morning Fallout, new TXHSFB rankings and more
SUPERSHOW: The 10 biggest TXHSFB games, Ganado coach Josh Ervin, best CFB bets of the weekend and more
Texas commit Malik Muhammad, This Week in Recruiting, the Mr. Texas Football watch list, and more
SUPERSHOW: Canyon coach Todd Winfrey, overreacting to the football weekend, new TXHSFB rankings, and a major announcement
SUPERSHOW: Coleman coach John Elder, the 10 biggest TXHSFB games this week, Tepper's predictions, Craven's bets and more
MEGA MONDAY SHOW: Dallas Conrad coach Josh Ragsdale, Monday Morning Fallout, New TXHSFB Rankings and more
SUPERSHOW: Kingwood coach Cale Melton, the 10 best TXHSFB games this week, Craven Bets, TXHSFB predictions and more
Temple linebacker and Baylor commit Taurean York, A&M and Texas get big recruiting wins, and more
MEGA MONDAY SHOW: 5 Biggest CFB Moments, Week 2 TXHSFB Overreaction, Craig Way and more
SUPERSHOW: The 10 best TXHSFB games in Week 2, Craven's best bets in college football, Centerville coach Kyle Hardee and more
MEGA MONDAY SHOW: Cuero coach Jerod Fikac, Monday Morning Fallout, New DCTF/AP Rankings and more
SUPERSHOW: China Spring coach Tyler Beatty, the top 10 TXHSFB games this week, college football betting and more
Duncanville's sensational sophomore, Texas A&M's first 2024 commit, and more recruiting news
Galena Park North Shore coach Jon Kay, the Longhorns and Red Raiders name starting QBs, and more
Allen takes on the nation's No. 1 team in the Landry Classic, and Helpful Honda Mailbag Friday
Craig Way's triumphant return, Tepper's five bold college football predictions and a major announcement
Austin Vandegrift coach Drew Sanders, big injuries for the Longhorns, and about this Alto mess
Sam Houston gets a recruiting steal, Texas gets a top 20 commit, and Klein Cain recruiting coordinator Ryan Scott
Stephen F. Austin coach Colby Carthel talks Lumberjacks, and Helpful Honda Mailbag Friday
Tepper's five bold predictions for the 2022 TXHSFB season, plus Austin LBJ coach Jahmal Fenner
The 10 biggest commitments in Texas high school recruiting last week, plus Crowley recruiting coordinator RJ Bond
La Porte coach Kevin Berneathy, everyone gets on a watch list, and it's football season!
The TFT crew are live from McKinney for the 2022 Lone Star Conference Media Day, and chat with LSC commissioner Jay Poerner, Angelo State coach Jeff Girsch, Angelo State RB Nathaniel Omayebu III, Midwestern State coach Bill Maskill, Midwestern State DE Melik Owens, Kingsville coach Michael Salinas, Kingsville OL Branon Jackson, UT-Permian Basin coach Justin Carrigan, UT-Permian Basin DB D’Ondre Robinson, West Texas A&M coach Hunter Hughes and West Texas A&M LB JT Cavender.
Which Texas college coach is the best against the spread? & Gregory-Portland Head Coach Brent Davis
South Oak Cliff recruiting coordinator Michael Traylor, plus This Week in Recruiting with NLA's Greg Powers
Preseason 6A Top 10, Frisco Fighters DL Zaycoven Henderson, and a major DCTF announcement
Author Dr. Hunter Taylor on his book about Jeff Traylor's Gilmer Buckeyes, 5A rankings reveal, and more
Texas' big recruiting weekend, plus the 2022 DCTF Preseason Rankings: 4A Division I and Division II
Reactions to State 7-on-7, Arch Manning commits to Texas, and 2022 DCTF Preseason Rankings: 3A Division II
Could the state receiving record be broken in 2022? Plus the preseason private school six-man rankings
7-on-7 Interview with Richardson Berkner HC Trey Bryant & Helpful Honda Mailbag Friday!
Red Oak CB Warren Robinson, and This Week in Recruiting featuring the wildest week for a recruit ever?
North Crowley Head Coach Ray Gates and Texas College Coaches Hot Seat Meter with Mike Craven
Teague coach Zachary Linscomb plus Synapse & Parker University Sports & Performance's Dr. Davis McAlister
Which 10-win TXHSFB teams bring back the most (and least) in 2022? Plus Utah signee and Manvel LB Justin Medlock
Colt McCoy joins the show, plus observations from the TXHSFB Hall of Fame induction and headlines
Lubbock-Cooper LB Kobie McKenzie, and Mallory and Pickle host Helpful Honda Mailbag Friday
San Antonio Sotomayor coach Juan Morales, plus SMU lands a huge transfer and more headlines
Massive TXHSFB breaking news, Fort Worth ISD's new girls flag football league, and more
Frisco Memorial DE Kennedy McDowell, SMU gets a big-time local commit, and This Week in Recruiting
New Corpus Christi Calallen coach Steve Campbell on taking over for the legendary Phi Danaher, and who are the top returning Texas high school football receivers in 2022?
Kermit coach Nate Gensler, the DCTF Coaches of the Year, and the transfer portal gets wild
Frisco Legacy Christian coach Toby Trotter, and the top returning passers in TXHSFB in 2022
A look inside the home of the 3A DII state champions, and Ishmael Johnson on Mailbag Friday
Arlington Lamar coach Billy Skinner and Tepper's ten immediate TXHSFB contenders in new classifications
Lumberton coach James Reyes, and which college football teams bring back the most in 2022?
The College Football Playoff is staying at four teams for the next four years, plus some more thoughts on the DCTF Six-Year TXHSFB Program Rankings, and a Helpful Honda Mailbag Friday segment.
The 10 best Texas high school football programs right now, plus new West Orange-Stark coach Hiawatha Hickman
Denton Ryan coach Dave Henigan on playing Aledo in district, plus This Week in Recruiting
Greg Tepper, Ishmael Johnson and Ashley Pickle provide instant reaction, in-depth analysis and more as the UIL reveals their 2022-24 Realignment. They're joined by DCTF Insider Matt Stepp, Aledo coach Tim Buchanan, Wink coach Brian Gibson and Rockport-Fulton coach Jay Seibert.
NATIONAL SIGNING DAY SPECIAL: Southlake Carroll's RJ Maryland, Highland Park's Jack Curtis commit live
Wilmer-Hutchins coach Elzie Barnett, the Ozarka Teams of the Year, and the most improved TXHSFB defenses
UIL Athletic Director Dr. Susan Elza talks realignment, and former NFL QB-turned-talent evaluator J.T. O'Sullivan
Texas Tech commit and Justin Northwest QB Jake Strong, and a National Signing Day preview
New Abilene Christian coach Keith Patterson, Texas A&M hires a DC, and major TXHSFB coaching moves
Tepper and Pickle react to Gary Patterson joining the staff at Texas, and talk with Perry James of AFoolzErrand.com about how he became the world's foremost expert on chocolate milk.
Recapping the Houston Cougars' remarkable 2021 season, and the Top 10 most surprising TXHSFB teams
Hear from 2023 prospect Houston Strake Jesuit tight end Chico Holt, and Greg Powers stops by to get you up to speed on the latest rumblings from the recruiting trail.
Football headlines from across Texas, announcing the 2021 Whataburger Super Team, and Tepper has some takes he's been waiting to unload
Happy Friday, dorks! On today's show, it's Helpful Honda Mailbag Friday with Bally Sports' Erin Hartigan! Send us your questions over high school football, college football, romance, travel, food – anything that comes to mind – and we'll answer it on Texas Football Today!
TGI Thursday! On today's show, we're here to break down Texas State Football's 2021 season. In the back half of the show, hear from Marlin head coach Ruben Torres and their success they had this year.
Happy Wednesday, dorks! We start today's show with This Week in Recruiting featuring Next Level Athlete's Greg Powers where we'll take a look at some of the top prospects in the Lone Star State. In the back half, hear Powers' conversation with Temple safety Nate Mitchell.
It's Tuesday, which means we're going to start the show off with going inside the numbers and taking a took at the top teams in each classification ranked by the computer! In the back half, we're going to evaluate the North Texas Mean Green on how their 2021 season played out.
Happy Monday! To start off today's show, hear from Lorena head coach Ray Biles about his team and their incredible run to win a state championship. In the back half, we'll give you some headlines across the Lone Star State.
Happy Thursday, y'all! On today's show, it's time for Rice Football's Postmortem with Mike Craven, where we'll dive deep into their 2021 season. In the back half, we will have Frisco Wakelamd head coach Marty Secord on the phone to talk about their season.
Happy Wednesday, dorks! On today's show, it's This Week in Recruiting with Greg Powers where we take a look at some of the top prospects in the Lone Star State. In the back half of the show, hear Tepper's QB1 Interview presented by GoRout with Hutto's QB Will Hammond!
Happy New Year, folks! On today's show we'll start off with some headlines across the state. In the back half, we'll get to talk to Katy Paetow head coach B.J. Gotte after winning the 5A DI State Championship!
Happy Tuesday! On today's show, we're going inside the numbers and taking a took at the top scoring offenses in each classification. In the back half, it's time for a little bowl-talk. Six Texas teams played in a bowl game, and we're going to talk about each result.
Happy (almost) New Year! Today, it's This Week in Recruiting with Greg Powers where we take a look at the hottest prospects in the state. In the back half, we continue with 'Crootin news where we'll look at some of the 2022 DCTF Hot 100 Prospects from National Signing Day.
Happy Holidays, dorks! To start today off, we will be taking a look at each Texas high school football state champion's ranking throughout the season. In the back half of the show, we are announcing the 2021 Mr. Texas Football Player of the Year!
Franklin coach Mark Fannin, the Hall of Famer Craig Way, and a moment of Christmas gratitude
Happy Thursday! On today's show we'll give you a rundown of the must-watch, state semifinal games on texanlive.com, you'll hear Pickle make in-depth predictions on all 20 state semifinal games, and we'll give you a breakdown of every Texas FBS bowl matchup.
It's finally Friday! A lot happened yesterday, so Pickle and Stepp are going to give you the lowdown of the five games that happened last night. The, it's time for Helpful Honda Mailbag Friday!
Happy Wednesday! On today's show, it's This Week in Recruiting where we look at the biggest prospects in the state of Texas. In the back half of the show, hear from Hall of Fame Announcer Craig Way!
Howdy! To begin today's show, it's time for Monday Morning Fallout! We'll follow up with some bracket catchup for the TXHSFB State Semifinals and close it all out with Corpus Christi Flour Bluff HC Chris Steinbruck.
Howdy, TXHSFB dorks! On today's show we will reveal the DCTF Regional Finals vlog and recap the college football weekend. Then, in the back half of the show, you'll hear Stepp's interview with Timpson head coach Kerry Therwhanger and the DCTF top 10 plays from the Regional Final Round of the TXHSFB Playoffs!
TXHSFB games to stream, Craig Way, regional final playoff predictions, and conference title game breakdowns
Highland Park QB Brennan Storer, This Week in Recruiting, Parker University injury prevention tips and more
North Texas stuns UTSA, Baylor heads to the Big 12 title game, A&M falls in Death Valley, and more
China Spring coach Brian Bell, TCU hires Sonny Dykes, SMU hires Rhett Lashlee, and a wild week in the TXHSFB Playoffs
This Week in Recruiting with Greg Powers
Announcing the 25 semifinalists for Mr. Texas Football
The Picks — Predicting All 88 UIL TXHSFB Games
College Football Burning Questions
Thanksgiving Spectacular
What TXHSFB games should you stream Thanskgiving weekend? Plus a college football recap and more
Dublin coach Greg Hardcastle, revealing the DCTF Rising magazine cover, overreacting to the football weekend, and more
Poteet coach Darby House, what games to stream this weekend, TXHSFB predictions and more
Craig Way on the first round of the playoffs, recapping the college football weekend, and more
A bonkers start to the Texas high school football playoffs, plus El Paso Eastwood coach Julio Lopez
New Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire talks to TFT, bi-district playoff predictions, what to stream this week, CFB Burning Questions and more
Somerville coach Cal Neatherlin, college football preview, TXHSFB predictions, what to stream this weekend, and more
Monday Morning Fallout
Team of the Week
Prosper coach Brandon Schmidt
Player of the Week
Rankings Reveal
MyCoachMonday
BREAKING: Gary Patterson fired at TCU
Final Thoughts
Lubbock Roosevelt coach Matt Landers, instant reaction to Matt Wells' firing, overreacting to the football weekend, new DCTF/AP rankings and more
Week 9 TXHSFB predictions, TCU's key to beating West Virginia, which Texas high school football games to stream this weekend, and more
Houston Westside coach Jomaul Mason, overreacting to the football weekend, new DCTF/AP rankings & more
Helpful Honda Mailbag Friday, Announcing the Week 7 Mr. Texas Football Player of the Week & more
Abernathy coach Justin Wiley, Butt Groove Guide, TXHSFB Predictions, CFB Burning Questions & more!
Harlingen South coach Israel Gonzalez, Monday Morning Fallout, DCTF/AP TXHSFB State Rankings & more!
Butt Groove Guide, Kaufman coach Jeramy Burleson, TXHSFB Predictions, CFB Burning Questions & more!
Taking a look at four of the top recruits in Texas high school fooball, chatting with Flower Mound TE Caden Jensen a memeber of DCTF's Top 100 list and more!
Ashley Pickle and Mallory Heartly navigate through the college football weekend, talk with the Hall of Famer Craig Way, announce the TXHSFB Coaches of the Week & more!
Crawford coach Greg Jacobs, overreacting to the football weekend, new TXHSFB rankings, and more
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Teams mentioned: Crawford Pirates, Katy Tigers, Spring Westfield Mustangs, Melissa Cardinals, Texas A&M Aggies, Houston Cougars, Boys Ranch Roughriders
Cory Hogue talks small college football, what TXHSFB games to stream this weekend, is TCU's defense broken, and more
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Teams Mentioned: Baylor Bears, Houston Cougars, Rice Owls, SMU Mustangs, Texas Longhorns, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Tech Red Raiders, UTSA Roadrunners, UTEP Miners, Sam Houston Bearkats, Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks, Midwestern State Mustangs, Texas A&M-Commerce Lions, Katy Mayde Creek Rams, Katy Cinco Ranch Cougars, Argyle Eagles, Melissa Cardinals
Texas A&M-Commerce AD Tim McMurray on the Lions' move to Division I, plus This Week in Recruiting with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete
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Teams Mentioned: Texas A&M-Commerce Lions, TCU Horned Frogs, USC Trojans, Dripping Springs Tigers, Rockwall-Heath Hawks, Port Arthur Memorial Titans, Newton Eagles
Craig Way talks Texas high school football, UTEP might go bowling, and more
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Teams mentioned: Austin Westlake Chaparrals, Baylor Bears, Houston Cougars, Rice Owls, SMU Mustangs, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas State Bobcats, Texas Tech Red Raiders, UTSA Roadrunners, UTEP Miners, Spring Lions, Spring Westfield Mustangs, Katy Tigers, Katy Tompkins Falcons, Tolar Rattlers, Crawford Pirates
TXHSFB cuts the brakes, Sinton coach Mike Troutman, new DCTF/AP rankings and more
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Teams mentioned: Rockwall Yellowjackets, Rockwall-Heath Hawks, Sundown Roughnecks, Farwell Steers, Floresville Tigers, Orangefield Bobcats, Gladewater Bears, Iola Bulldogs, Santa Anna Mountaineers, Houston Second Baptist Eagles, Channelview Falcons, Sinton Pirates, El Campo Ricebirds, McAllen Bulldogs, Big Spring Steers, Azle Hornets, Lockhart Longhorns, Bonham Purple Warriors, Corrigan-Camden Bulldogs, UTEP Miners, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Texas A&M Aggies, Baylor Bears, Texas Longhorns
nnouncing Mr. Texas Football Player and Assistant Coach of the Week & Helpful Honda Mailbag Friday!
What TXHSFB Games to Stream This Weekend, TXHSFB Week 5 Predictions, College Football Burning Questions & more!
This Week in 'Crootin, Recruiting Analyst Guy Frazier, & Parker University's Game-Winning Decision of the Week
Craig Way talks TXHSFB, Texas State and UNT are in trouble, and more
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Teams mentioned: Baylor Bears, Houston Cougars, Rice Owls, SMU Mustangs, Texas Longhorns, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas State Bobcats, Texas Tech Red Raiders, UTSA Roadrunners, Duncanville Panthers, San Antonio Johnson Jaguars, San Antonio Brandeis Broncos, New Braunfels Unicorns, Smithson Valley Rangers, Gilmer Buckeyes, Carthage Bulldogs
New Braunfels coach Glenn Mangold, overreacting to the football weekend, new TXHSFB rankings, and more
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Teams mentioned: New Braunfels Unicorns, Converse Judson Rockets, Duncanville Panthers, Highland Park Scots, Texas State Bobcats, North Texas Mean Green, Fort Bend Clements Rangers, UTSA Roadrunners, Shiner Comanches, White Deer Bucks, Carthage Bulldogs, Gilmer Buckeyes
Answering listener questions in Helpful Honda Mailbag Friday, and more
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Teams mentioned: Shiner Comanches, Poth Pirates, Hewitt Midway Panthers, Waxahachie Indians, Duncanville Panthers, DeSoto Eagles
Week 4 TXHSFB Predictions, What To Stream this Weekend, College Football Burning Questions, and more
Teams mentioned: Baylor Bears, Houston Cougars, North Texas Mean Green, Rice Owls, SMU Mustangs, Texas Longhorns, Texas State Bobcats, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Tech Red Raiders, UTSA Roadrunners, Midwestern State Mustangs, Angelo State Rams, Katy Tigers, Duncanville Panthers, DeSoto Eagles, The Woodlands Highlanders, Denton Guyer Wildcats, Atascocita Eagles
RedRaiderSports.com's Matt Clare on Texas Tech's recruiting, This Week in Recruiting and more
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Teams mentioned: Texas Tech Red Raiders, El Campo Ricebirds, Haslet Eaton Eagles, Rockwall Yellowjackets, USC Trojans, Frisco Lone Star Rangers
Craig Way on TXHSFB, recapping the CFB weekend, DCTF's El Paso vlog and more
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Teams mentioned: Baylor Bears, Houston Cougars, North Texas Mean Green, Rice Owls, SMU Mustangs, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas State Bobcats, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Tech Red Raiders, UTEP Miners, UTSA Roadrunners, Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks, Cedar Park Timberwolves, Lake Travis Cavaliers, Austin Vandegrift Vipers, Liberty Hill Panthers, Rockwall Yellowjackets
PonyStampede's Billy Embody, This Week in Recruiting, TXHSFB Coaches of the Week & more!x
"Monday" Morning Fallout, the Hall of Famer Craig Way, #DCTFtop10 Plays of the Week, Mike Craven talks CFB and more
Weekend Butt Groove Guide, Texas High School Football Predictions, College Football Burning Questions & more!
This Week in Recruiting, TexAgs Senior Recruiting Analyst Jason Howell, Mr. Texas Football Top 100 Watchlist & more!
Stephenville coach Sterling Doty, overreacting to Week 1 of TXHSFB, the new DCTF/AP rankings, and more
Cedar Park coach Michael Quintero, TXHSFB Predictions for Week 1, What Games to Stream, and more
Tepper's Five Bold College Football Predictions for 2021 & Farmersville coach Randy Barnes
Tepper's Five Bold Predictions for the 2021 TXHSFB Season & North Forney head coach Eric Luster
TXHSFB coaches take the mascot challenge, and Player of the Year QBs in the Past 5 Seasons
Did Quinn Ewers kill Texas high school football? (No.) Did Texas and OU kill the Big 12? (Maybe.) Plus San Marcos coach John Walsh
Helpful Honda Mailbag Friday, Olympic sports we would watch more, and new Humble coach Marcus Schulz
Quinn Ewers might skip his senior year, the Big 12 is mad at ESPN, West Orange-Stark coach Cornel Thompson and intern exit interviews
TFT goes on the road to the 2021 Lone Star Conference Media Day in McKinney, where the crew talks to Angelo State coach Jeff Girsch, Midwestern State coach Bill Maskill, Texas A&M-Commerce coach David Bailiff, Texas A&M-Kingsville coach Mike Salinas, UT-Permian Basin coach Justin Carrigan, West Texas A&M coach Hunter Hughes, West Texas A&M QB Nick Gerber, Texas A&M-Commerce WR Chance Cooper, Angelo State LB Josh Quinton and UT-Permian Basin TE Matt Zubiate.
Helpful Honda Mailbag Friday with Matt Stepp, the DCTF crew's vlog from coaching school, and more
Coach Kevin "Yox" Yoxall with Dynamic Fitness & Strength + Helpful Honda Mailbag Friday
New El Campo coach Chad Worrell, Austin LBJ coach Jahmal Fenner & Helpful Honda Mailbag Friday
TCU State of the Program with Horned Frog Blitz's Jeremy Clark & Conversations with Americas' Patrick Melton and Wink's Brian Gibson
The Most Underrated TXHSFB Coaches & DCTF/AP Top 10 3A Preseason Rankings — Episode 1,188 (June 17, 2021)
This Week in Recruiting & DCTF/AP Top 10 2A Preseason Rankings — Episode 1,187 (June 16, 2021)
Revealing the 2021 DCTF 40 Under 40 List & DCTF/AP Top 10 1A Preseason Rankings — Episode 1,186 (June 15, 2021)
Headlines Across the State & Exclusive Reveal of DCTF's 2021 Preseason Private School Rankings — Episode 1,185 (June 14, 2021)
Happy Friday, y'all! On today's show, we'll reveal Mallory's top 10 TXHSFB mascots. Then in the back half of the show, it's Helpful Honda Mailbag Friday presented by Helpful North Texas Honda Deals where we answer your questions!
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Shehan Jeyarajah and Ishmael Johnson will reveal the 2021 All-Texas College teams on Republic of Football.
Happy Wednesday, dorks! On today's show, Greg Powers from Next Level Athlete joins us to take a look at some of the top recruits in the state in This Week in Recruiting.Then in the back half of the show, we hear Powers' interview with Marcus WR Ashton Cozart.
We dove inside the numbers to find out which position group is the strongest in Texas CFB. Then in the back half of the show, we are joined by Matthew Brune of MeanGreen247.com to take a look at the state of the UNT program heading into the 2021 season!
Let's start today by catching up on some football headlines you may have missed this weekend. Then in the back half of the show, we'll be joined by Shehan Jeyarajah to talk about the behind the scenes of the 62nd Edition of DCTF's magazine!
Rice State of the Program with The Roost's Matthew Bartlett, and great championship radio calls — Episode 1173 (May 25, 2021)
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Thinking about CFB realignment in a different way
State of the Program: SMU with Billy Embody
Final Thoughts
Bye Bye
Hello
Hot Take Tuesday with Matt Stepp
State of the Program: Houston Cougars, with Joseph Duarte
Final Thoughts
Bye Bye
Hello
Whataburger Super Team honoree Marc Ramirez
Mailbag Friday presented by North Texas Honda Dealers
Final Thoughts
Bye Bye
Hello
Sam Houston vs. James Madison preview
New Allen Eagles coach Chad Morris
Final Thoughts
Bye Bye
Hello
This Week in Recruiting with Greg Powerrs
Fort Bend Ridge Point OL Calvin Harvey
Final Thoughts
Bye Bye
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How to predict a Texas high school football champion
UTEP State of the Program with Adrian Broaddus
Final Thoughts
Bye Bye
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Cory Hogue talks small college football
The Texas High School BBQ State Championships
Final Thoughts
Bye Bye
Hello
This Week in Recruiting with Greg Powers
Sachse QB Alex Orji
Final Thoughts
Bye Bye
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Hot Take Tuesday with William Wilkerson
Quick Thoughts: Texas High School BBQ State Championship
Final Thoughts
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State of the Program: Texas State, with Ishmael Johnson
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UIL 100 Years, 100 Teams: 2015 Katy Tigers
Mailbag Friday presented by North Texas Honda Dealers
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Tepper talks with Rice director of football recruiting Alex Brown about his job and what it's like to work in an FBS football program.
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This Week in Recruiting with Greg Powers
Elite 11 Director Brian Stumpf
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Shehan Jeyarajah talks college football
Whataburger Super Team: Allen punter Caden McNeese
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Inside the Numbers: Who is the best active TXHSFB coach?
Brownsville Veterans Memorial coach Kelley Lee
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It's Mailbag Friday presented by North Texas Honda Dealers, where the crew answers listener questions about all things football (and not football).
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This Week in Recruiting with Greg Powers
Fort Bend Hightower WR Caleb Douglas
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How did first-year TXHSFB coaches fare in 2020?
Hot Take Tuesday: Why more players should consider JUCO
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Headlines, including major TXHSFB coaching moves
Liberty-Eylau coach Dewaski Davis joins us
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Allen hires Chad Morris
Dewaine Lee to Aquilla
Ishmael Johnson joins the show to talk Chris Beard to Texas
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This Week in Recruiting with Greg Powers
Frisco Lebanon Trail OL Austin Kawecki
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What will Steve Sarkisian's offense look like at Texas?
Hot Take Tuesday with Greg Powers
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Biggest TXHSFB upsets in 2020
ProKick Australia director Nathan Chapman
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This Week in Recruiting presented by Chicken Express
Haslet Eaton OL/Texas A&M commit Hunter Erb
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Should FCS permanently move to spring football?
Hot Take Tuesday: Does defense still win championships?
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Headlines, including Allen's looking for a coach
San Antonio Marshall coach Tim Williams
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Sam Houston State coach K.C. Keeler
Mailbag Friday presented by North Texas Honda Dealers
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This Week in Recruiting with Greg Powers
Frisco Lone Star QB and Oklahoma State commit Garrett Rangel
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Which region produced the best TXHSFB?
Matt Stepp on why inner-city TXHSFB matters
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DCTF insider Matt Stepp and Ashley Pickle answer listener questions in Mailbag Friday presented by North Texas Honda Dealers!
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Hot Take Tuesday with Will Wilkerson
COVID-19, a year later
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This Week in Recruiting
Amarillo Tascosa RB Major Everhart
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With Pickle on vacation, Sarah Merrifield of Fox Sports Southwest joins Tepper in studio to talk all things nonsense.
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Toughest schedules in TXHSFB
Lubbock Coronado coach DJ Mann
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This Week in Recruiting with Greg Powers
Dickinson TE and Texas A&M commit Donovan Green
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Hot Take Tuesday with Ashley Pickle
Belton coach Brett Sniffin
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Greg Tepper and Ashley Pickle run through some headlines across the state, including a full slate of college football games, and discuss Bill Connelly’s piece on ESPN ranking the best college football quarterbacks since 2000.
Greg Tepper and Ashley Pickle answer listener questions in Mailbag Friday presented by North Texas Honda Dealers, and Pickle reveals her very controversial top 10 Texas high school football mascots.
Greg Tepper and Ashley Pickle break down the relative job security of each of the 12 FBS coaches in Texas in the hot seat rankings, and talk with new Amarillo Palo Duro coach Eric Mims about his homecoming to his alma mater and what he learned from his time at Duncanville.
Greg Tepper and Ashley Pickle talk with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about all things recruiting across the state of Texas, and talk with Texas A&M 2021 signee and Katy Taylor product Bryce "The Mountain" Foster about his future in College Station and in the Olympics.
Greg Tepper and Ashley Pickle debate the merits of staggering the start of Texas high school football season like what happened in 2020, and talk with Shehan Jeyarajah about his column pondering the future of Division II college football.
Greg Tepper and Ashley Pickle break down headlines across the state — including spring college football and some notable recruiting news — and then talk with coach Brent Davis about his move from San Angelo Central to Gregory-Portland.
Greg Tepper and Ashley Pickle break down the 10 most-improved offenses in Texas high school football in 2020 and, in a special edition of Friday Fun, kick around things the pandemic has changed that we'd like to keep around.
Greg Tepper and Ashley Pickle discuss football headlines across the state, including Tarleton's impressive debut as a DI football program, and share their stories from the past week in the middle of the winter storm that has crippled Texas.
Greg Tepper and Ashley Pickle discuss the ways in which the pandemic could give an unusual benefit to small college football, and kick around the topic of the greatest athlete of all time in Fun Topic Friday.
Greg Tepper and Ashley Pickle talk live with SMU coach Sonny Dykes about his Mustangs and his future on the Hilltop, and the crew discusses the results of DCTF's anonymous recruit survey, including which program recruits think is the most overrated.
Greg Tepper and Ashley Pickle talk with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about all things recruiting across the Lone Star State, and debate whether the UIL allowing Friday night Texas high school football broadcasts was a success.
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Lancaster coach Chris Glibert joins Texas staff
Aggies’ recruiting hot streak
Actual college football!
Viral coach joins Wazzu staff
CFB POSTMORTEMS
Texas A&M
TCU
Texas State
It's a special bonus podcast covering the National Signing Day news and happenings across the state of Texas with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete and Ashley Pickle.
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This Week in Recruiting
CFB Postmortems — Rice, SMU and Texas
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We announce the 2020 Dave Campbell's Texas Football Coach of the Year and the DairyMax Built by Chocolate Milk Assistant Coach of the Year!
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Who Did DCTF Sleep On in 2020?
TXHSFB Program Rankings — Nos. 10-1
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Introducing and unveiling Nos. 25-11 in the DCTF Texas high school football Six-Year Program Rankings, plus talking with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about all things recruiting.
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One Big Question for Each Title Game
This Week in Recruiting
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CFP National Championship Reaction
Craig Way
Intern Exit Interview
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Aledo over Wichita Falls Rider
Crosby over Liberty Hill
Denton Ryan over Mansfield Summit
Cedar Park over Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial
Cedar Hill over Denton Guyer
Katy over Buda Hays
Southlake Carroll over Duncanville
Austin Westlake over Galena Park North Shore
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Most Intriguing Title Game Possibilities
Crosby coach Jerry Prieto
The Picks
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"Monday" Morning Fallout
Craig Way
Tom Herman postmortem
Major DCTF announcement
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Monday Morning Fallout
Windthorst coach Chris Tackett
UILState, Ranked
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The crew catches up with Texas high school football Hall of Famer Craig Way, and answers a bunch of listener questions.
Breaking down the 6A brackets, and talking recruiting with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete.
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Monday Morning Fallout
DCTF/AP Rankings
Mr. Texas Football POW Nominees
DCTF Coaches of the Week
Campus Crawl
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Viewing Guide
DCTF Rising Cover Reveal
The Picks
Free Money!
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News and Notes
DCTF Teams of the Week
Springtown coach Brian Hulett
DairyMax Assistant Coach of the Week
Buffalo coach Brandon Houston
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Monday Morning Fallout
Lago Vista coach Craten Phillips
DCTF/AP Rankings
Mr. Texas Football POW
DCTF Coaches of the Week
Campus Crawl
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The crew hears Matt Stepp's postgame interviews with Corpus Christi Miller coach Justen Evans and Sealy coach Shane Mobley, announce the DCTF Teams of the Week, and more.
The crew overreacts to the football weekend in Monday Morning Fallout, unveils the latest DCTF/Associated Press Texas high school football rankings, announces the Mr. Texas Football Player of the Week nominees, and takes a look at the college football action from the weekend.
The crew answers a ton of listener mail about high school football, college football, lifestyle, romance, travel...
The crew shares their Week 13 viewing guide, talks to Craig Way about all things Texas high school football, share's Tepper's Texas high school football predictions for the weekend, and offers Free Money with their Texas college football picks against the spread.
Hear from Lubbock Estacado coach Joe Cluley and Tyler Chapel Hill coach Jeff Riordan after their respective playoff wins, and Tepper has a brief rant about why we cover certain games and not others.
The crew overreacts to the football weekend in Monday Morning Fallout, announces the final entries in the UIL 100 lists, and breaks down the FBS college football action in the Campus Crawl.
The crew answers a bunch of listener questions about the Texas high school football playoffs.
The crew tells you what football games to watch from your couch this weekend in the viewing guide, shares Tepper's Texas high school football predictions in a massive edition of The Picks, and offers Free Money with Texas college football picks against the spread.
The crew breaks down the Class 2A and Class 1A Texas high school football brackets, announces the 25 semifinalists for the Mr. Texas Football Player of the Year award, and more.
The Texas high school football playoffs are here (at least for 4A through 1A) and the crew gets the playoff party started by breaking down the Class 4A and 3A brackets.
With the help of DCTF high school football insider Matt Stepp, the crew answers a variety of questions about all things high school football, college football, recruiting, lifestyle, romance, travel, food...
In a one-hour supershow, the crew tells you what to watch on TV this weekend, talks to coach Ricky Sargent about his undefeated Hearne Eagles, shares Tepper's Texas high school football picks for Week 11, offers Free Money with college football picks against the spread, and more.
The crew hears Matt Stepp's Week 11 Texas high school football road trip, and talks with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about the latest news and notes from the recruiting trail.
The crew hears from Houston Wheatley coach Cornelius McFarland about his Wildcats' undefeated start, and talks with the Hall of Famer Craig Way about which Week 11 Texas high school football games tickle his fancy.
The crew overreacts to the football weekend in Monday Morning Fallout, talks to Normangee coach Keith Sitton about his undefeated Panthers, unveils the new DCTF/AP Texas high school football rankings, and much more.
In a one-hour supershow, the crew tells you what football games to watch this weekend, talks to Cy Park coach Greg Jacobs about his 4-1 Tigers ahead of their big showdown with Bridgeland, share Tepper's Week 10 Texas high school football predictions, offer Free Money with college football picks against the spread, and more.
The crew discusses how COVID-19 is impacting Texas high school football, and talks with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about the latest news and notes from the recruiting trail acros the Lone Star State.
Craig Way stops by to talk about Texas high school football as we enter Week 10, listen to Matt Stepp's crazy road trip for this week, and more.
In a one-hour supershow, the crew overreacts to the football weekend in Monday Morning Fallout, talks to Brownsville Hanna coach Mark Guess about their season-opening upset of San Benito, unveils the new DCTF/AP Texas high school football rankings, reacts to the college football action across the state, and more.
In a one-hour supershow, the crew runs down their Week 9 football viewing guide, talks to Boyd coach Brandon Hopkins about his unbeaten Yellow Jackets and their big game with Brock, shares Tepper's Texas high school football predictions for Week 9, offers Free Money with college football picks against the spread, and more.
The crew talks with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about all things recruiting across the Lone Star State.
The crew announces the DCTF Teams of the Week and the DairyMax Built by Chocolate Milk Assistant Coach of the Week nominees, and talks with the Texas high school football hall of famer Craig Way about all things football in Texas.
In a one-hour supershow, the crew overreacts to the football weekend in Monday Morning Fallout, reveals the latest DCTF/AP Texas high school football rankings, unveil the latest entries into the UIL 100 honors, break down the 12 FBS teams in Texas in the Campus Crawl and more.
The crew announces the Mr. Texas Football Player of the Week and the DairyMax Built by Chocolate Milk Assistant Coach of the Week, then answers a ton of listener questions in the Mailbag.
In a one-hour supershow, the crew runs down their Week 8 football viewing guide, talks to Palacios coach Chad Graves about his Sharks, shares Tepper's Texas high school football predictions for Week 8, offers Free Money with college football picks against the spread, and more.
The crew hears from McKinney coach Marcus Shavers after his Lions' win over Dallas Skyline, talk to Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about the latest recruiting bombshells across Texas, and more.
The crew discusses Baylor's COVID-19 outbreak and what impact it could have going forward, and talk to Craig Way about Texas high school football and that bonkers Red River game.
In a one-hour supershow, the crew overreacts to the football weekend in Monday Morning Fallout, talks to Aubrey coach Keith Ivy about the Chaps' first win over Celina in more than 25 years, reveals the latest DCTF/AP Texas high school football rankings, unveil the latest entries into the UIL 100 honors, break down the 12 FBS teams in Texas in the Campus Crawl and more.
In a one-hour supershow, the crew runs down their Week 7 football viewing guide, talks to Lockney coach Stacy Ward about his Longhorns' remarkable turnaround, shares Tepper's Texas high school football predictions for Week 7, offers Free Money with college football picks against the spread, and more.
The crew discusses the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic on Texas high school football and subsequent cancellations as we hit district play, talk to Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about the latest recruiting headlines across Texas, and more.
The crew hears from Cy Ranch coach Sean McAuliffe about his Mustangs' big win on Saturday, talk to the Hall of Famer Craig Way about all things Texas high school football and Texas Longhorns, and more.
In a one-hour supershow, the crew overreacts to the football weekend in Monday Morning Fallout, talks to La Porte coach Anthony Renfro about his 2-0 Bulldogs, reveals the latest DCTF/AP Texas high school football rankings, unveil the latest entries into the UIL 100 honors, break down the 12 FBS teams in Texas in the Campus Crawl and more.
The crew announces the Mr. Texas Football Player of the Week, and then answers a ton of listener questions about the upcoming football action across Texas.
In a one-hour supershow, the crew runs down their Week 6 football viewing guide, talks to El Paso Montwood coach Ariel Famaligi about his Rams finally starting their season, shares Tepper's Texas high school football predictions for Week 6, offers Free Money with college football picks against the spread, and more.
Pickle talks with Arlington Martin's Eric Evans and head coach Bob Wager for a big surprise courtesy of the North Texas Honda Dealers, and the crew talks with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about the latest recruiting news across the state.
The crew hears from Denison coach Chad Rogers after his Yellow Jackets beat rival Sherman for the eighth straight year, and talk to the Hall of Famer Craig Way about his takeaways from Week 5 of Texas high school football.
In a one-hour supershow, the crew overreacts to the football weekend in Monday Morning Fallout, talks to Houston C.E. King coach Derek Fitzhenry about his surging Panthers, unveils the newest DCTF/AP Texas high school football rankings, reveals the newest members of the UIL 100 honors, talks college football in the campus crawl, and more.
In a one-hour supershow, the crew shares their Week 5 football viewing guide, talks with Midland Lee coach Clint Hartman, share Tepper's Texas high school football predictions, offer Free Money with college football picks alongside Matt Wilson of the Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau, and more.
The crew talks recruiting with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete, gets the thoughts from the guru Craig Way on Texas high school football, and more.
The crew announces the DCTF Teams of the Week and the DCTF Coaches of the Week, hears from Blue Ridge coach Mark Chester after his Tigers' win over Bonham, and answers a few listener questions with the help of Matt Stepp.
In a one-hour supershow, the crew overreacts to the football weekend in Monday Morning Fallout, talks to coach Chris Lancaster of Little River Academy about his 4-0 Bumblebees, unveils the latest Texas high school football rankings, celebrates the newest members of the UIL 100, talks college football in the Campus Crawl, and more.
In a one-hour supershow, the crew breaks down what Texas football games to watch this weekend on your couch, talk to Sam Riepe of the undefeated Maypearl Panthers, share Tepper's predictions for Week 4 of the Texas high school football season, and offer Free Money! with Tepper's college football picks against the spread.
Tepper talks with College Football Hall of Famer Johnny Roland — who led Corpus Christi Miller to a state championship in 1960, the first integrated team to win a title — and the crew breaks down the latest in recruiting with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete.
The crew announces the DCTF Teams of the Week and Coaches of the Week, hears from Clyde coach Scott Campbell after their win over Riesel, and talks with the Hall of Famer Craig Way about all things Texas high school football and Longhorns.
In a jam-packed one-hour supershow, the crew overreacts to the football weekend in Monday Morning Fallout, talks with Joaquin coach Wade Lawson about his 2-0 Rams, unveils the first entries into the UIL 100 Years celebration lists, breaks down the new DCTF/AP Texas high school football rankings, and much more.
The crew answers a bunch of listener questions on Mailbag Friday, and reveals the Mr. Texas Football Player of the Week.
In a one-hour supershow, the crew breaks down what games to watch from the comfort of your home this weekend, talk to Rusk coach Thomas Sitton about his 2-0 Eagles, share Tepper's predictions for the biggest Texas high school football games this weekend, offer Free Money with Tepper's college picks against the spread, and more.
The crew runs through some headlines, including Baylor, TCU, SMU and Rice's schedule adjustments (it's not good!), listen to Matt Stepp's plans for Week 3 of the Texas high school football season, and talk with recruiting expert Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete.
In a one-hour supershow, the crew overreacts to the football weekend in Monday Morning Fallout, talks with the Hall of Famer Craig Way about Texas high school football and the Texas Longhorns, unveil the new TXHSFB rankings, break down the college football action in the Campus Crawl, and more.
It's Mailbag Friday! The crew answers questions about high school football, college football, recruiting, lifestyle, romance, travel and popcorn, and announce the Week 1 Mr. Texas Football Player of the Week.
In a one-hour supershow, the crew takes a look at the best games to watch from the comfort of your couch this weekend, talk to Terrell coach Marvin Sedberry Jr. about his 1-0 Tigers, share Tepper's predictions for Week 2 of the Texas high school football season, and embrace the glorious return of America's favorite segment, Free Money!
The crew runs through some football headlines, including a notable opt-out for a Texas team, talks with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about the latest recruiting news around the state, and shares Matt Stepp's upcoming Texas high school football travels.
Matt Stepp talks with Lexington coach Kirk Muhl after his Eagles' big win over West on Friday night, the Texas high school football Hall of Famer Craig Way breaks down Week 1 and looks ahead to Week 2, and more.
Week 1 of Texas high school football is in the books, and the crew has a jam-packed show, with Tepper's overreaction to the weekend in Monday Morning Fallout, six-man insider Granger Huntress on the week in 1A, the exclusive reveal of the DCTF/Associated Press rankings, a talk with Graham coach Kenny Davidson, and more.
It's the opening Friday of Texas high school football season, so the crew is joined by DCTF insider Matt Stepp for a special edition of Mailbag Friday.
It's the first day of the 2020 Texas high school football season, and the crew celebrates it in style, revealing the 2020 Mr. Texas Football preseason watch list, talking to Iowa Park coach Aubrey Sims about his Hawks, sharing Tepper's Week 1 predictions, and more.
On the eve of Texas high school football season, the crew takes a look at some stuff on TexasFootball.com, including Tepper's column about the complicated feelings on the season, and talk to Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about the latest in recruiting news.
Tepper issues five bold predictions for the upcoming 2020 Texas high school football season, and the crew talks with the TXHSFB Hall of Famer Craig Way in their weekly visit.
The crew talks with new Schulenburg coach Walt Brock about his Shorthorns and preparing for their season opener this week, discuss headlines across the state — including Rice canceling its opener and some sub-FBS teams adding games — and more.
Pickle talks with Kimberly Williams of Children's Health about how parents and athletes can handle COVID anxiety, and the crew answers a bunch of listener questions, including how to stream Texas high school football games this season.
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The crew talks with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about a wild week of recruiting news across the state, and discusses headlines, including an FCS team opting out of the spring season and a mega-sized non-district game on the books for Texas high school football.
Now that the schedules are finalized (for now), the crew takes a look at the new dockets for the Power 5 teams in the state of Texas.
Tepper ranks his Top 10 Texas high school football champions most likely to repeat in 2020, and the crew concludes their Summer Camp series with a look at the Houston Cougars.
The crew continues its series of Summer Camp previews with a look at the Rice Owls, and talks to DCTF college football insider Shehan Jeyarajah on where the season stands right now.
The crew gives a status check for where college football stands for 2020, and talk to Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about the latest on the recruiting trail.
The crew discusses the newly released Comprehensive Computer Rankings on TexasFootball.com, and goes to Summer Camp by breaking down Texas A&M's big season ahead.
The crew discusses football headlines across the state, most having to do with college football on the brink, and talk with San Antonio Warren coach Josh Littrell about his new gig.
The crew answers listener questions, and Tepper talks with San Marcos QB Isaiah DeLeon and his new coach John Walsh in the latest installment of "QB1 Presented By RepsVR."
The crew discusses headlines from across the state, including name changes for Texas high school football teams and the cancellation of small-college football, and continue their Summer Camp series with a look at SMU.
The crew talks with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete to get the inside scoop on the latest in recruiting across the state of Texas, and Tepper talks with Cedar Hill quarterback Kaidon Salter and coach Carlos Lynn in the latest installment of "QB1 Presented by RepsVR."
The crew talks with DCTF college football insider Shehan Jeyarajah about the major changes to the 2020 college football schedule and what could come next, and break down Baylor's chances of another big season.
The crew talks to Huffman Hargrave coach Mike McEachern about his Falcons' historic 2019, hopes for 2020 and bizarre offseason, and discuss the strange feelings they're having about the start of Texas high school football practice amid the pandemic.
It's the seventh and final hour of our 1,000th episode spectacular! The crew talks with USC offensive coordinator and Ennis legend Graham Harrell, Fox Sports Southwest star Erin Hartigan, everyone's favorite member of TFT Ishmael Johnson, and says a big thank-you to our listeners.
It's the fifth hour of our 1,000th episode spectacular! The crew talks with "The Simpsons" writer and showrunner Bill Oakley (and Tepper FREAKS OUT), Baylor All-American Don Trull, Southwestern quarterback and Mr. Texas Football Player of the Year Landry Gilpin, and more.
It's the third hour of our 1,000th episode spectacular! The crew talks with viral Cy-Fair running back turned Olympian Sam McGuffie, DCTF college football insider Shehan Jeyarajah, TFT creator and ne'er-do-well Max Thompson, and more.
It's the second hour of our 1,000th episode spectacular! The crew talks with UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor and New Orleans Saints linebacker Craig Robertson, spins the Topic Wheel, and more.
It's the sixth hour of our 1,000th episode spectacular! The crew talks with Baylor associate head coach Joey McGuire, play-by-play man extraordinaire Ted Emrich and recruiting analyst Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete, and enjoys a very special edition of America's favorite segment Free Money!
It's the first hour of our 1,000th episode spectacular! The crew talks with John Tyler head coach Ricklan Holmes (our first-ever guest on the first episode), relives some of the best moments in TFT history, and unveils Tepper's Top 10 Texas high school football mascots.
It's the fourth hour of our 1,000th episode spectacular! The crew talks with Aledo legend and former Texas Longhorns running back Johnathan Gray, the Texas high school football Hall of Famer Craig Way, DCTF high school football insider Matt Stepp, and more.
The crew breaks down football headlines across the state, including a Tepper rant about a government official and Texas college football teams moving their season to the spring, and prepare for the mega-sized 1,000th episode of TFT.
The crew talks with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about the latest news and notes from the recruiting world, and Tepper and Matt Stepp team up to answer listener questions about all things Texas high school football.
The UIL made a massive annoucement on Tuesday morning. The crew breaks it down with the help of the Texas High School Football Hall of Famer Craig Way and DCTF Texas high school football insider Matt Stepp.
The crew continues its Summer Camp series with a look at the North Texas Mean Green, and Tepper talks with Katy Tompkins QB Jalen Milroe and coach Todd McVey in the "QB1 Presented By RepsVR" series.
The crew discusses the ramifications of TAPPS postponing its season by five weeks, and answer listener questions in the Mailbag.
The crew goes to Summer Camp to preview the 2020 Texas Longhorns and why they could have a breakout year, and Tepper talks with San Antonio Brandeis QB Nico Garcia and quarterbacks coach Myles Duelm in the latest installment of "QB1 Presented by RepsVR".
The crew chats with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about the latest in recruiting news across the state of Texas, and Tepper debuts the new series "QB1 Presented By RepsVR" as he talks with Southlake Carroll QB Quinn Ewers and coach Riley Dodge.
The crew discusses headlines across the state, including a potentially large domino falling as far as what the Texas high school football season will look like, and break down the TCU Horned Frogs in their Summer Camp series.
The crew talks with Motley County coach Mike Bigham about his Matadors, discuss what a conference-only college football season would look like (and who would benefit), and make a MAJOR announcement.
The crew discusses the rapidly falling dominoes surrounding a possible 2020 football season in Texas, and welcome back America's sweetheart Ishmael Johnson to take us to Summer Camp with Texas State.
The crew talks with performance psychologist Dr. Dutch Franz about how the pandemic is affecting player development, and discuss the latest in recruiting with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete.
The crew runs through some headlines across Texas, including the big news that the annual THSCA Coaching School is going virtual, and continue their series of Summer Camp visits by previewing the UTSA Roadrunners.
TFT is back! The crew discusses the possibility of moving football season to the spring in the wake of COVID-19, and talk to El Paso Eastlake coach Ruben Rodriguez about his Falcons.
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It's Tepper's birthday, so Pickle embarrasses him on the air. They also break down some film in Pickle Talk, and discuss headlines across the state, including TCU losing another QB.
The crew continues their Summer Camp tour of the 12 FBS teams in Texas with a look at the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and hear from Comanche coach Stephen Hermesmeyer about his Indians.
The crew talks with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete as they unveil and break down the 2020 preseason Whataburger Super Team, celebrating the best prospects in the Class of 2021 in Texas.
The crew starts their Summer Camp tour of the 12 FBS teams in Texas with a look at the UTEP Miners, and hear from Ballinger coach Chuck Lipsey about his Bearcats.
The crew discusses their feelings on what the 2020 Texas football season will look like, and hear from San Angelo Central coach Brent Davis about his Bobcats.
The crew unveils the top 10 of the DCTF/AP preseason Class 6A state rankings, talks to Children's Health Andrews Institute's Dr. Troy Smurawa and more.
The crew discusses the UIL's consideration of allowing Friday night Texas high school football games to be televised live in 2020, unveil the top 10 of the DCTF/AP preseason 5A Division I state rankings, and more.
The crew talks with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about the latest news and notes from the recruiting trail, unveil the top 10 of the DCTF/AP preseason 5A Division II state rankings, and more.
The crew hears from Fort Stockton coach Mike Peters, unveils the preseason DCTF/AP top 10 in 4A Division I, and more.
The crew unveils the Top 10 in the DCTF/AP 4A Division II Texas high school football rankings, discusses headlines from across the state including some troubling news regarding COVID-19, and more.
DCTF high school football insider Matt Stepp enters the PowerZone™? to discuss his road trip out west, what he's seen at Texas high school football practices in the age of coronavirus, Big Bend, and more.
The crew discuss headlines from across the state, including the first reported incident of a Texas high school football player testing positive for coronavirus, and unveil the Top 10 of the DCTF/AP 3A Division I Texas high school football rankings.
The crew reveals the top 10 of the Dave Campbell's Texas Football/Associated Press Texas high school football rankings for Class 3A Division I, talk to Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about the latest recruiting news across Texas, and more.
The crew unveils the preseason Top 10 in the 2A Division I Texas high school football rankings, and Pickle talks with Dr. Erin Reynolds of Baylor Scott & White about concussions.
On the day that UIL teams can kick off strength and conditioning workouts, the crew talks with Grapevine coach Mike Alexander about how his Mustangs' first day went, and they unveil the Top 10 of the 2A Division II preseason Texas high school football rankings.
The crew unveils the preseason Top 10 in Class 1A Division I in the 2020 summer edition of Dave Campbell's Texas Football, and offer some way-too-early predictions for who will be on the cover of the 2021 edition.
The crew discusses the measures Texas high school football programs are taking to be safe as they start practicing during the COVID-19 pandemic, and unveil the top 10 of the preseason 1A Division II rankings.
The crew welcomes Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete back into the studio in the new PowerZone™? to discuss the latest news and notes from the recruiting trail, and Tepper unveils the classification coverboys in the 2020 summer edition of Dave Campbell's Texas Football.
The day after the cover reveal, the crew tells you what's new in this year's summer edition of DCTF.
The time has come. The crew unveils the cover of the 2020 summer edition of Dave Campbell's Texas Football.
In their final (fingers crossed!) episode in quarantine, the crew discusses which Texas high school football teams have the most disagreement between what coaches think and what Texas Football thinks.
The crew discusses the UIL's guidelines for strength and conditioning workouts, preview the Mascot Madness championship, and more.
The crew talks with Hughes Springs coach Chris Edwards about his Mustangs and how they're planning on getting their kids back to workouts, and discuss the latest from the recruiting trail with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete.
The crew breaks down the confusion surrounding 7-on-7 (spoiler: it's canceled, and is still canceled), and celebrates the weekend with a special edition of Pickle Talk.
The crew talks with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about the latest goings-on in the world of recruiting across the state of Texas.
The crew discusses the UIL's announcement of resuming some summer workouts for Texas high school football teams, and break down John Walsh's hire at San Marcos.
The crew talks with Kyle Atwood about his Alice Coyotes, and break down headlines across the state, including some major Texas high school football coaching hires and three Texas college teams picking up major transfers.
The crew discusses the most experienced teams in Texas high school football entering the 2020 season, and discuss the best college football rivalries in a special edition of Pickle Talk.
The crew talks with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about the latest recruiting news, including the end to one of the strangest recruiting sagas we've ever seen, and much more.
Pickle talks with Jason Kirby of the High School E-Sports League about the future of competition in high school athletics.
The crew talks with new Gilmer coach Alan Metzel about taking over the Buckeyes, and Tepper shares a theory about why empty stadium football could be kind of interesting.
The crew runs through some major headlines from across the state, asks the hard-hitting questions to Lubbock Estacado coach Joe Cluley, and reluctantly welcomes back Pickle Talk.
It's a very special episode of TFT as Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete, Mike Craven of the Austin American-Statesman, Jason Howell of TexAgs and Greg Tepper of DCTF conduct the first-ever 2021 Texas high school football prospect draft!
The crew breaks down which positions are the hardest to call for our annual All-Texas College team, and catch up with Frisco Lone Star receiver and Oklahoma signee Marvin Mims as he receives his Whataburger Super Team honor.
The crew talks with new Breckenridge coach Casey Pearce about his new gig and his javelin prowess (yes, really), and break down a few candidates of Texas high school football teams that could have big bounceback seasons.
The crew talks with Ganado coach Brent Bennett about his Indians, and breaks down the toughest Texas high school football regions in each class.
The crew talks with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about the latest news and notes from the recruiting trail, catch up with Austin LBJ coach and UTEP great Jahmal Fenner, and more.
The crew talks with Mansfield Summit coach Channon Hall about his Jaguars dropping down to Class 5A, discuss Texas high school football's absolute domination of the NFL Draft, and announce the winner of the 2020 Stadium Showdown.
The crew talks with new Fort Bend Ridge Point coach Rick LaFavers about his new gig, and break down Texas' dominance in the first round of the NFL Draft.
The crew breaks down Dr. Jamey Harrison's interview with the Dallas Morning News, and what it says about the 2020 Texas high school football season, and hear from our friends at Children's Health about staying active.
The crew talks with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete to discuss the latest news and notes from the recruiting world, and marvel at Grandview's state championship ring.
The crew talks to Hawley coach Mitch Ables about his Bearcats and his semi-pro football career, and discuss a handful of small-school headlines, including a state semifinalist looking for a new coach.
The crew talks to Richardson coach Greg Pels about his Eagles, discuss the ramifications of the cancelation of 7-on-7 season this summer, and share the interesting state championship ring ceremonies in the time of social distancing.
The crew talks with new Crowell coach Mitchell Parsley — the 23-year-old head coach of the Wildcats — about being the youngest head coach in Texas high school football, talk with Tracy Hackler of Panini America, and more.
The crew talks with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about the latest news and notes in recruiting across Texas, and dive into the numbers as far as the 2020 recruiting class — which teams stayed closest to home?
The crew talks with San Antonio Roosevelt coach Matt Carroll about his Rough Riders and whether he's better than his son (New Mexico RB Bryson Carroll), and discuss the latest news and notes from around the state.
The crew talks with new Corrigan-Camden coach Brett Ratliff about his move from Hondo, discuss the possibility of football games being played in empty stadiums (and what that would look like), and more.
The crew talks with new Cy-Fair coach Jeff Miller about his move from Rockdale, talk Camp Gladiator with former NFL receiver Anthony Armstrong, and re-up Pickle Talk to discuss our favorite sports memories.
It's time for the Football Movie of the Month! Tepper, Pickle, Ish and William Wilkerson break down the 1994 classic "Little Giants." Does it hold up? Is Devon Sawa still a hunk?
The crew talks with new Dallas Carter coach Spencer Gilbert about his new job (and not getting to be around his new players), break down the latest in recruiting with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete, and more.
The crew talks with Vanderbilt Industrial coach Jamie Dixon, announces the winner of the 2020 Texas high school football helmet challenge, and debates the question: who is the next Shadow Creek-like Cinderella?
It's #ZoomWithBloom! Tepper talks with Rice coach Mike Bloomgren about how his program is handling COVID-19 and what to expect from the Owls in 2020, and the show reluctantly introduces a new segment: Pickle Talk.
Tepper talks with Zach Barnett of FootballScoop and College Football Talk about the process of breaking so many college coaching stories, the 2020 prospects for some of the college football teams in Texas, and TXHSFB realignment conspiracies.
The crew hears from Lindale coach Chris Cochran about his Eagles, break down the latest in recruiting with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete, and demands that everyone admit that April Fool's Day is trash.
The crew talks with Flatonia coach Chris Freytag about his Bulldogs' breakout 2019 and brutal new district, run down the practical implications of the COVID-19 outbreak on Texas high school football, and tell the worst March of all time to buzz off.
The crew talks with new El Paso Chapin coach Ryan Wagner about taking his first head coaching job in these unusual circumstances, discuss Denton Guyer hiring Rockwall's Rodney Webb, and more.
The crew talks with Buffalo coach Brandon Houston about his Bison and also his role in determining the status of the state 7-on-7 tournament this summer, and check in with the TFTers on how they're handling the current situation.
Tepper talks to Corpus Christi Miller coach Justen Evans about his Bucs' remarkable 2019 and his law enforcement past, and the crew breaks down some major TXHSFB news, including Plano's new hire.
It's the Pickle Birthday Spectacular! The Duchess of the Dorks turns somewhere between 21 and 30 years old, and they celebrate by talking to Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about the latest recruiting news, and Crandall coach Joe Dale Cary about his Pirates.
Tepper sits down with Joel Anderson of Slate ot talk about his illustrious Texas high school football career, being LaDainian Tomlinson's backup, his outstanding podcast Slow Burn Season 3, and much more.
Tepper talks with Fort Worth Nolan head coach David Beaudin about his Vikings and how his team is dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak, and hear why Tepper was on Australian sports talk radio.
Tepper and Pickle break down the UIL's suspension of activities until May 4 due to COVID-19 and what it means for Texas high school football, Tepper talks with CFB insider Shehan Jeyarajah about all things college football, and the show makes a big announcement.
Tepper and Pickle discuss the drama going down at Denton Guyer and the Burleson's splash hire, hear from Pflugerville coach Charles Taylor, and more.
The crew talks with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete for his regular This Week in Recruiting segment, and break down the new TexasFootball.com TXHSFB helmet bracket.
Why not use the quarantine to book some big-name guests? Pickle and Tepper chat with Bill Connelly of ESPN about all things college football in the state of Texas.
It's episode No. 2 in quarantine, as Tepper and Pickle debate whether Texas high school football needs a mercy rule, and hear from Chris Fisher of Amarillo Palo Duro. Wash your hands!
"From the DCTF mothership in beautiful....wait...."
A remote show from two different locations worked! Let's talk COVID-19's effect on Texas football, and some of the top upsets from the 2019 TXHSFB season!
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COVID-19 is completely shaking the world of sports, we will take a look at all of the cancellations across the nation.
Happy Monday! Tepper is not here so Pickle is flying solo, here goes nothing. We will talk about the #UILState girls and boys basketball tournament. Matt Stepp caught up with Friona head coach Jimmy Arias as the South Plains coaching clinic, you can hear that conversation. And finally we will have the premier of our Playing with Passion series, What Does TXHSFB mean in the RVG!
Special guest Erin Hartigan from FOX Sports Southwest joins us in studio to talk some TXHSFB!
Tons of big news hitting the world of football this week, let's take a look at the top headlines! Then hear the story of what it was like for Mission Vets head coach David Gilpin to coach his son Landry the winner of the 2018 Mr. Texas Football award!
It's time to take a look at some of the top TXHSFB prospects in the state! We will discuss this weeks- prospect on the rise, commit of the week, underclassmen of the week and the recruit of the week with Next Level Athlete's Greg Powers!
Some school made it out on the top of Realignment while others have quite a tough road ahead of them. We take a look at some the teams who will have the toughest road to the TXHSFB playoffs. Then it's finally time, hear about Pickle's adventure down to the RGV for the 2020 UIL State Mariachi Festival!
It's time for the second DCTF Football Movie of the Month review! We let you all decide our faith and you chose, Necessary Roughness. To say we had some hot takes might be an understatement....
We asked the question on Facebook "What are the best TXHSFB rivalries in the state?" and all you dorks went nuts so why not debate it on the show? Then DCTF partner Home Town Ticketing's Kaitlin McCann & Chris Pena join us in studio to talk about their ticketing platform available for high school football teams!
IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING!! Travis Heim, owner and pitmaster of Heim BBQ is joining us in studio to talk all things BBQ! You do not want to miss this one!
The NCAA is taking a look at a proposal for athletes to have a One-Time Transfer with no penalty, we break it down for you! Then in the back half of the show we are joined by the new head coach of the Canton Eagles, Casey Hubble!
With Ashley in the RGV, Tepper is flying solo and hears from Sports1 Network's Bill Webb and Marshall coach Jake Griedl.
It's Wednesday which means it's time for a recruiting update with Next Level Athlete's Greg Powers! Hear this week's prospect on the rise, recruit of the week, underclassmen of the week, and commit of the week!
Take a look at the rankings of Texas College Football teams with the most returing production heading into the 2020 season. Then we caught up with Willis head coach Micahel Wall at the Lone Star Coaching clinic about his Wildcats squad. Finally, Dave Campbell's High School Football Insider, Matt Stepp, ran the the two-minute drill with the head coach of the Lubbock Estacado Matadors, Joe Cluley!
It's Presidents Day which means Matt Stepp is officially relieved from his President Business duties for the day and he's hear to answer your questions!
We have the latest news on coaching changes in the DFW and then it's Mailbag Friday so make sure to get your questions in!
ALSO- reminder to dudes watching the show... it's Valentine’s Day. You're welcome. - Pickle
In this week's TXHSFB Inside the Numbers we take a look at the winningest new TXHSFB Districts! Plus DCTF Texas High School Football Insider Matt Stepp caught up with the head coach of the Dripping Springs Tigers, Galen Zimmerman! Hear their conversation from the Lone Star Coaching Clinic!
Greg Powers from Next Level Athlete joins us in studio to discuss this weeks prospect on the rise, commit of the week, underclassmen of the week and the recruit of the week! Then, we caught up with new Dayton head coach Blake Ware at the Lone Star Coaching Clinic hear his thoughts on his new home!
Matt Stepp has crunched the numbers and has his list of the biggest winners and losers from the 2020 UIL Realignment! Plus DCTF caught up with the head coach of the Hutto Hippos, Brad LaPlante at the Lone Star Coaching Clinic! Hear his thoughts on moving up to 6A and his evaluation on the effectiveness of his beloved pre-game ritual!
From new college football hires to the debut of the XFL there are plenty of football headlines from the weekend we will take a look at! Then at the back half of the show, we will talk with Orangefield head coach Josh Smalley about his Bobcats squad!
HAPPY FRIDAY!!! Time for another Mailbag Friday where we answer your questions. Today is specifically for questions regarding UIL Realignment! Plus we will hear Hall of Fame Announcer Craig Way's thoughts on Realignment! Let's party!
Tepper is a mad man and ranked all 192 Districts in Texas High School Football from class 6A all the way down to class 1ADII, we take a look at them!
We also ran the Two-Minute Drill with Southlake Carroll head coach Riley Dodge. What would he be doing if he wasn't a coach, how does he like his coffee, and so much more!
National Signing Day is here and Greg Powers with Next Level Athlete joins us in studio with all the latest updates on the Texas High School Football players who will be continuing on to the "Next Level."
(Pun ABSOLUTELY intended.)
UIL Realignment is a crazy time in the world of Texas High School Football so we will break down the largest Realignment Headlines including: Brave New World, Regional Chaos, Hard Landings and Soft Landings, New Districts of Doom and Now What? Then we will here from DCTF TXHSFB Insider Matt Stepp on his overall scope of the new groupings!
Greg Tepper, Ashley Pickle, Shehan Jeyarajah, and Ishmael Johnson have all of their thoughts in order for the inaugural DCTF football movie of the month review! We start off with a classic, Friday Night Lights! Hear our overall thoughts, favorite scenes, least favorite scenes, character MVP, character LVP, #WifeThoughts and finally our ratings on a 5 star scale!
Ever wonder how TXHSFB works during bi-annual UIL Realignment? We have a video that breaks it completely down for you! And no surprise here... Tepper found a way to incorporate Free Money into the off-season... buckle up because its Free Money: Super Bowl LIV style!
It's Wednesday which means it's time to talk TXHSFB recruiting news! Greg Powers from Next Level Athlete is in studio for This Week in 'Crootin and to talk about the newly released NLA Top 100 list. Then we will hear from Bridgeland WR Dylan Goffney who showed his skills at the NLA Texas Top 100 Showcase in Barbers Hill!
The 2020 UIL Realignment is right around the corner, we will tell you seven teams to keep an eye on. Plus, let's talk about any college football coaches in the hot seat heading into the 2020 season!
From college coaching hires, to big name transfers, all the way down to TXHSFB retirement announcements, it was a busy weekend so lets recap! Then, Tepper caught up with Arlington Lamar head coach Laban Delay at the DFW Coaching Clinic this past weekend hear how his Vikings are attacking this off-season!
You asked the questions now it's time to answer them! We will clean out the fridge and answer #AskDCTF questions and then open it up for Mailbag Friday! Have your questions ready!
This week's DCTF Inside the Numbers takes a look at the most improved win totals in TXHSFB between the 2018 and 2019 seasons. Then hear from DCTF Visit Fort Worth Coach of the Year, Paul Pewitt head coach Triston Abron!
Greg Powers from Next Level Athlete joins us in studio to talk about some of the top recruiting prospects of the week and we take a look back at the NLA Texas Top 100 camps to get the recruiting guru's thoughts on all the action!
TXHSFB is always in season at DCTF. Tepper spent his weekend at the Ford Bulit Tough Player of the Year banquet and Pickle was all over the state at Next Level Athlete Texas Top 100 camps we will tell you all about them! Plus the decisions have been made for the 2019 players of the year from each classification hear them here!
Happy Friday! The search is over, Baylor names former LSU defensive coordinator, Dave Aranda as their new head coach. Plus it's time to announce what you have all been asking for, the 2019 Whataburger Super Team!
The list is out!! Hear the DCTF Teams of the Year from each classification plus this week's DCTF Inside the Numbers focuses on the best 2019 TXHSFB defenses, we have the numbers for you!
Greg Powers from Next Level Athlete joins us in studio to talk about this week's prospect on the rise, commit of the week, underclassmen of the week and the recruit of the week in TXHSFB. Then we take a look into Baylor's continued search for their new head coach.
Houston QB D'Eriq King announced last night that he is entering the transfer portal, how does that effect the Houston Cougar football program? And the LSU Tigers are taking the Natty back to Baton Rouge hear our reaction to last nights National Championship game!
It's coaching change szn. We will take a look at some of the largest coaching changes in TXHSFB and then it's time to all prepare ourselves for the final college football game of the year by taking a look at the National Championship matchup between No. 3 Clemson and No. 1 LSU!
HAPPY FRIDAY! Take a look back at the highest scoring 11-man attacks from the 2019 TXHSFB season and for anyone who tweeted #AskDCTF Mailbag Friday questions see if yours is answered on the show!
National signing day is quickly approaching so Greg Powers from Next Level Athlete joins us to tell us some of the largest movers and shakers and then we take a look into the newest TXHSFB program rankings!
Paying tribute to Reba Campbell the wife of Editor-in-chief, Dave Campbell. We will give you our instant reaction to now former Baylor head coach Matt Rhule being hired as the new head coach of the Carolina Panthers and finally our rankings of the top 5 most memorable players at #UILState!
Welcome into the first TFToday show of the new decade! We will start off by taking a look back at the 2019 UIL TXHSFB State Championships and then hear from the newest 6A DII State Champion head coach Todd Dodge from Austin Westlake after the Chaps 24-0 win over Denton Guyer to grab Dodge his 5th state title as a head coach.
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In a special free-view edition of Dave Campbell's Texas Football's premium high school football podcast, Matt Stepp and Greg Tepper preview the Thursday triple-header of state championship games at AT&T Stadium, including Hamlin vs. Mart in 2A Division II, Pottsboro vs. Grandview in 3A Division I, and Gunter vs. Paul Pewitt in 3A Division II.
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It's the final show of 2019! We will give you our thougths on #UILState, hear from Post head coach Michael Pittman, announce the winner of Mr. Texas Football, the winners of the high school and college pick'em contest and sit through the FINAL Free Money segment of the decade!
HAPPY FOOTBALL FRIDAY!!! Pickle went on her first DCTF Swag Wagon road trip with Tepper, Stepp and Ishmael hear the review and then it's on to Mailbag Friday where we answer all of your questions!
Want a better look into the final weeks of the TXHSFB playoff picture? We got you! We will then announce the winner of the 2019 Polaris Most Driven Team award, hear from Boerne Champion head coach Keith Kaiser, and wrap it all up with a full look into all 20 state semifinal round games with The Picks!
Greg Powers from Next Level athlete joins us in studio to talk about 4 of the top TXHSFB recruiting prospects after the regional final round of the playoffs and hear the best way to spend the last travel weekend of the 2019 TXHSFB season with Matt Stepp's dream state semifinal road trip!
Tepper shares his thoughts on UTSA's coaching hire of Jeff Traylor as head coach. We will announce the top 10 finalist for the 2019 Mr. Texas Football play of the year award, and finally hear from Hall of Fame Announcer Craig Way!
Of course we have to overreact to the regional final round of the TXHSFB playoffs in Monday Morning Fallout. Matt Stepp caught up with Pottsboro head coach Matt Poe after their 35-34 win over Gladewater in double OT and we take a look at the college football bowl slate!
We will announce the Mr. Texas Football player of the week and the assistant coach of the week for the regional semifinal round of the TXHSFB playoffs. Then it's Mailbag Friday so send in your questions!!
We will announce the Mr. Texas Football player of the week and the assistant coach of the week for the regional semifinal round of the TXHSFB playoffs. Then it's Mailbag Friday so send in your questions!!
It's Thursday which means there is football on tonight and we at DCTF will be having a watchalong, hear details on how you can tune in. Matt Stepp caught up with San Antonio Wagner head coach Charles Bruce after the regional semifinals, we have the interview. Then hear Tepper's picks for the regional finals of the TXHSFB playoffs and be forced to sit through Free Money!
Greg Powers from Next Level Athlete joins us for this week in recruiting. Hear Matt Stepp's regional final dream roadtrip and Stepp also caught up with the head coach of the Lampasas Badgers, Troy Rogers after the regional semifinal round of the TXHSFB playoffs!
The UIL has officially released the realignment cutoff numbers for 2020-2021 & 2021-2022 so of course we are going to take a look into which teams will moving divisions. Then we will announce the coaches and assistant coach nominnees for the regional semifinal of the TXHSFB playoffs. And finally, will hear from Hall of Fame announcer Craig Way and get his thoughts on the upcoming regional finals games!
It was a wild regional semifinal round of the TXHSFB playoffs so we will overreact to all of it in Monday Morning Fallout. Hear from Valley View heach coach Curtis King, announce the final Mr. Texas Football player of the week nominees and teams of the week, and finally wrap it all up with a campus crawl!
TODAY IS THE DAY!!! THANKSGIVING SPECTACULAR!!!! Special guest, Free Money, The Picks and a VERY special draft!
IT'S COVER REVEAL TIME!! Today we will reveal the cover of the 2019 recruiting edition magazine cover, announce the Area round coaches of the week and assistant coach of the week nominees. Finally, we will round it all out by calling our good buddy, Hall of Fame announcer Craig Way!
What a weekend!! We have all the overreactions to the TXHSFB Area round crazieness in Monday Morning Fallout. Mr. Texas Football Player of the Week nominees and Teams of the Week. We will hear from Manor head coach Jimmie Mitchell after the Mustangs 45-6 win over New Caney Porter, and finally we will round it all out with a college football campus crawl!
HAPPY FOOTBALL FRIDAY!!! We will announce the bi-district round Mr. Texas Football player of the week and the Built by Chocolate Milk assistant coach of the week winners. Then it's onto Mailbag Friday where we answer your questions so send them in now!
AREA ROUND OF THE TXHSFB PLAYOFFS BEGINS TONIGHT!! Hear about the Thursday night games you absolutley cannot miss, see The Picks for ALL 176 TXHSFB Area round games and of course we end with Tepper's picks agaisnt the college football spread with Free Money!
Greg Powers from Next Level Athlete joins us in studio for This Week in Recruting to talk about The Colony's Miles Price, Lone Star's Marvin Mims, McKinney North's Brandon Frazier, and Katy Tompkins' Tunmise Adeleye! After that Matt Stepp caught up with Weslaco head coach Roy Stroman after the bi-district round and then we look ahead to Stepp's area round dream road trip!
We're back!! Hear Tepper's thougths from a very exciting first round of the TXHSFB playoffs. We will announce the nominees for Mr. Texas Football player of the week and the Built by Chocolate Milk assistant coach of the week. Also catch the teams of the week and coaches of the week! We will wrap it all up with hearing from Hall of Fame Announcer Craig Way!
HAPPY FOOTBALL FRIDAY!!!!! The bi-district round of the playoffs are underway so we will announce the Mr. Texas Football player of the week and the Built by Choclate Milk assistant coach of the week from week 11. Then it's Mailbag Friday where we answer all your questions!
PLAYOFF FOOTBALL STARTS TONIGHT!!!! Which means you will see Tepper's predictions for ALL 352 Bi-District matchups! We will tell you the Thurday games you cannot miss tonight, hear from San Antonio head coach Phil Barron and of course end it all with our college football picks against the spred in Free Money!
Greg Powers from Next Level Athlete joins us in studio to discuss 4 upcoming stars from TXHSFB: Crockett 2020 TE Allen Horace, Hutto 2020 WR Dajon Harrison, Dallas Skyline 2021 WR QuayDarius Davis, and Lindale 2021 RB Jordan Jenkins.
We will announce the week 11 coaches of the week along with the Built by Chocolate Milk assistant coaches of the week nominees. Finally, we will hear from Hall of Fame Announcer Craig Way!
In honor of Veterans Day yesterday, we have special guest Brent Homan and Cory Hogue in studio with us today! Thank you to all the men and women who have served our country!
IT'S PLAYOFF TIME TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FANS!! Today we go through each of the 12 TXHSFB playoff brackets and tell you the Big Pictures, Regions of Doom, Three Contenders and the Sleepers! We will also announce the nominees for Mr. Texas Football player of the week and the Teams of the week from the final week of the regular season!
We tell you the Thursday night games you cannot miss, catch up with former Dallas Cowboy Jay Saldi to discuss his new book Concusstitution, Welcome to Football , Tepper makes his picks for over 40 different TXHSFB games in week 11 and finally we will end on Free Money where Tepper supposedly tells you how to "successfully" bet against the college football spread.
The top 25 semifinalist for Mr. Texas Football Player of the year are in!! We will be announcing those nominees, along with taking a look at 4 of the top recruits in the state with Next Level Athletes Greg Powers and Matt Stepp caught up with Cypress Creek head coach Greg McCaig in week 10 of TXHSFB!
Tepper is producing (oh no!) so Shehan Jeyarajah stops by to talk a little college football (yay!) and Matt Stepp talks with South Oak Cliff coach Jason Todd (also yay!).
Join us for Monday Morning Fallout, the offical TXHSFB state rankings reveal after week 10, Mr. Texas Football player of the week nominees, teams of the week announcements, a mysterously ordered Campus Crawl and we get a call from Fort Worth North Side coach Joseph Turner!
HAPPY FOOTBALL FRIDAY!!! We will announce the Mr. Texas Football Player of the week, the assistant coach of the week and then it's mailbag Friday so get you questions in!!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! For today's spooky edition of TFToday we will tell you the best Thursday games to watch, hear from Abilene Cooper head coach Aaron Roan, see Tepper's picks for week 10 of TXHSFB and then unfortunately have to sit through Free Money.... Have a "BOO"tiful day!
Our College Football Insider Shehan Jeyarajah joins us in studio, we announce the coaches of the week and the assistant coach of the week nominees!
Happy Monday everyone! Today we have Monday Morning Fallout, the state-wide rankings reveal, Mr. Texas Football player of the week nomiees, teams of the week and then a mystery ordered Campus Crawl!
IT'S FOOTBALL FRIDAY!!! We will announce the Mr. Texas Football player of the week along with the assistant coach of the week and then it's Mailbag Friday so get your questions in now!!
Tepper will give you all the Thursday games you need to keep an eye on, we will hear from Harleton head coach Kyle Little, see all of Tepper's picks for week 9 of TXHSFB, and then poor Ish and Pickle have to sit through yet another segment of Free Money...
Greg Powers from Next Level Athlete joins Greg Tepper in studio for This Week in Recruiting and Matt Stepp caught up with Tomball Memorial head coach Sam Parker after a huge distrcit win! Plus we show you our sit-down interview with our proud partners, Hometown Ticketing! You don't want to miss it!
Shehan Jeyarajah joins us in studio to talk college football, we will announce the coach of the week and the nominees for assistant coach of the week, plus we hear from hall of fame announcer Craig Way!
After a fun weekend of football we have another jammed packed Monday show for you! Monday Morning Fallout, state rankings reveal, an interview with Cedar Park Vista Ridge head coach Rodney Vincent, Mr. Texas Footabll POW nominees, DCTF's teams of the week, and last but not least a Campus Crawl!
1) HAPPY FOOTBALL FRIDAY EVERYONE!!
2) On today's show, Tepper will announce the winner of both the Mr. Texas Football and assistant coach of the week awards for week 7 of TXHSFB plus it's Mailbag Friday! Send in your questions!
Boy do we have a show for you today! Find out the Thursday games to watch, see our interview with Pro Footabll Hall of Famer Kenny Houston, hear Tepper's picks for week 8 of TXHSFB, and then suffer through Free Money. Happy Thursday Folks!
Greg Powers from Next Level Athelte joins Greg Tepper for this week in recruiting. Gene Powell the Public Information Officer for the Odessa District of TxDot calls in to talk about the new TxDot Tour Vehical. And last but certinaly not least, Matt Stepp caught up with A&M Consolidated head coach Lee Fedora after their big win over Lamar Consolidated to remain unbeaten this season!
TODAY IS THE DAY!!! Right off the bat we reveal who is on the cover of the 2019-2020 Texas Basketball Preview Magazine. Then we will announce coach of the week and assistant coach of the week nominees and finally, we will round of the episode with a call from Hall of Fame Announcer Craig Way!
Happy Monday! We have a jammed packed show full of Monday Morning Fallout, the official state rankings reveal, Mr. Texas Football Play of the Week nominnees, team of the week anouncements, Campus Crawl and a call from Friendswood head coach Robert Koopmann!
Tepper is flying solo today, but the show must go on — he answers listener questions, announces the Mr. Texas Football Player of the Week and the Built By Chocolate Milk Assistant Coach of the Week!
We will give you the Thursday games you need to watch, speak with Wichita Falls City View coach Rudy Hawkins, hear Tepper's TXHSFB picks for week 7 and then we listen to Tepper tell you how to lose all of your money with Free Money!
Greg Powers from Next Level Athlete joins us in studio for This Week in Recruiting and we give Hall of Fame Announcer, Craig Way a call to look back at week 6 and preview week 7!
Shehan Jeyarajah joins us in studio to talk college football, we will announce Coach of the Week winners and the nomminees for assistant coach of the week plus Matt Stepp caught up with Arlington Bowie coach Danny DeArman and Pasadena Dobie coach Kevin Berneathy.
We are back with anohter jam-packed Monday show after week 6 of TXHSFB! Join us for Monday Morning Fallout, TXHSFB Rankings Reveal, an interview with McAllen Rowe coach Bobby Flores, teams of the week and Campus Crawl!
IT'S FOOTBALL FRIDAY!! We will Announce the winners of both Mr. Texas Football and assistant coach of the week for week 5 and then it's on to Mailbag Friday so send in ALL your questions!!
Tune in to find out which Thursday games you should watch, Tepper's picks for week 6 of TXHSFB, hear from Mabank coach Zack Hudson and last and defintely least, Free Money....
It's the Greg & Greg show with this week in recruting, we have an interview with Suddenlink Regional Vice President Jacob Lopez, Matt Stepp caught up with San Antonio O'Connor Head Coach David Malesky and more!
Shehan Jeyarajah joins us in studio to talk college football, coach of the week announcements, assistant coach of the week nomminees and Hall of Fame Anouncer Craig Way calls in!
Another packed Monday show with Monday Morning Fallout, Rankings Reveal, Mr. Texas Football POW Nominees, Team of the Week, Campus Crawl & Katy Mayde Creek's coach Mike Rabe calls in!
We will be announcing both the Mr. Texas Football and assistant coach of the week. Plus the man, the myth, and the legend... Matt Stepp joins us for Mailbag Friday so get your questions in!
Find out which Thurday games you should watch, catch Tepper's talk with Dallas Kimball head coach Henry Cofer, week 5 of the picks is here, and then unfortunatley we all have to sit through another segment of Free Money...sorry.
Greg Powers from Next Level Athlete joins Tepper for this week in recruiting plus catch Matt Stepp's interview with the head coach of the South San Bobcats, Ron Kretz!
Shehan joins us to talk college football, Visit Fort Worth Coach of the Week announcement, Built by Choclate Milk Assistant Coach of the Week nominees, and hall of fame announcer Craig Way calls in!
Monday Morning Fallout, state rankings reveal, Mr. Texas Football nominees, team of the week, campus crawl and hear from Diboll Coach Blake Morrison!
It's Friday so we will announce the Week 3 Mr. Texas Football player of the week, along with the Assistant Coach of the week, and of course Mailbag Friday so get your questions in now!!
Big show filled with: Thurday games to watch, Frisco Independence coach Kyle Story, Tepper's week 4 picks and America's most hated segment... free money.
Greg Powers from Next Level Recruiting joins us in studio and Matt Stepp caught up with Raymondville Head Coach Frank Cantu and Taft Head Coach J.R. Castellano!
It's time to talk some college football with Shehan Jeyarajah, announce the Coach and Assistant Coaches of the week and Hall of Fame Announcer Craig Way calls in to the studio!
We have a jammed packed monday show with Monday Morning fall out, ranking reveals, Mr. Texas Football player of the week nominees, Waco Conally Coach Shane Anderson, Teams of the week and so much more!
The votes for Mr. Texas Football and Assistant Coach of the week are in, plus it will be Max's last Mailbag Friday (sad face) have your questions ready!
Greg Powers joins Tepper with a look at this week in recruting plus don't miss out on interviews with Crowley coach JJ Resendez and Midland Lee coach Clint Hartman!
Shehan Jeyarajah joins Tepper to talk college football, Teams of the Week are announced, Assistant Coach of the week nominees are out and Craig Way calls in!
Week two of TXHSFB was an exciting one so today's TFT episode is jammed packed with all the analysis and rankings from this past weekend!
You've got questions, and we've got answers. Our live TFT audience peppered us about games and teams all over the state, and sprinkled in a few food questions, too.
It's Thursday, so that means it's time for Tepper's Week 2 Texas high school football preview, and then America's favorite segment...sadly.
Greg Powers of Next Leve Athlete joins us for our weekly prospect news segment, and then, back by popular demand, we sat down with a couple of football officials to talk about this football season.
It's a jam-packed episode of TFT because we've got two days worth of shows to fit into one. Needless to say, there's a lot to cover after an opening weekend as fun as the one we just got.
Football is finally here, and we're kicking it off with Tepper's high school picks, the first edition of Free Money in 2019, and an interview celebrating our awesome and fun partnership with North Texas Honda.
This year's Tom Landry Classic pits Cedar Hill vs. Allen and Lovejoy vs. Colleyville Heritage at Allen's Eagle Stadium, so we spoke with Kris Cumnock about the event, which has now been around for 20 years. Then, we spoke with Dave Burchett, author of "Between the White Lines," a new book out about the late Newton head coach.
We kick off the first week of the season with big news about some fan contests at DCTF, we chat with Mansfield ISD A.D. Philip O'Neal about the Border War with five schools from Oklahoma this week and we salute #TXHSFB product Andrew Luck on his retirement.
We cap off our 11-man preview week with a mega show. Two longtime TFT-ers are leading us home, as we take a glance at every region, talk toughest districts, players to know and then make regional and state picks.
Our season kickoff preview series continues with Class 3A, co-hosted by longtime TFT-er and DCTF small college reporter Cory Hogue. We'll cover our region outlooks, players to know, toughest districts, and the favorites.
Our season kickoff preview series continues with Class 4A, co-hosted by longtime TFT-er and Graham fan Brent Homan. We'll cover our region outlooks, players to know, toughest districts, and the favorites.
Our season preview series continues with longtime TFT'er and Friday Night Stars correspondent Guy Frazier. We break down both divisions' regional favorites, top players, toughest districts and more.
We lost a Texas football legend over the weekend, so there's no other way to start today's show. Then we start our TFT preview series this week with Class 6A, and we're joined by our high school writer this season, Jay Plotkin, to break everything down.
Plano cancelled a football game and it's become national news. We break down what happened and the many easy ways it could have been avoided. Then, we play our interview with Laredo Alexander head coach Sergio Salinas at THSCA Coaching School and Convention.
Tepper talks with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete to discuss the latest news and notes on recruiting across the state, and Matt Stepp talks with Childress coach Jason Sims about his Bobcats and his TXHSFB stadium bucket list.
Greg Tepper and Ishmael Johnson break down the list of 30 Texas high school football games they're fired up about, and hear from Argyle coach Todd Rodgers about his Eagles and his culinary skills.
It's the never-before-seen combo platter of Shehan Jeyarajah, Ishmael Johnson and Greg Tepper who break down the 20 most intriguing college football games in Texas in 2019, then hear from Conroe coach Cedric Hardeman about his Tigers (and his excellent DJ skills).
Tepper's flying solo, so he'll try to steer the ship while you listen to Corpus Christi Calallen coach Phil Danaher and Fort Stockton coach Mike Peters.
Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete is back from vacation and ready to talk crootin'. Then, Tepper tried out virtual reality football training with REPS at THSCA Coaching School and Convention, and we had our cameras ready.
We're excited to announce a new agreement with the Associated Press. Tepper explains what you should expect. Then, we play our interviews from coaching school with a couple of big-time Texas high school football coaches.
Greg's back from his exodus to wherever he was, and he's got a few things to hit off the top (including, you know, football season officially starting!). Then, we play our interview from coaching school with new Fort Bend Hightower head coach Joseph Sam, one of the most dynamic young coaches in the state.
Our Texas high school football insider drops by the studio to answer your burning questions. Since, ya know, FOOTBALL SEASON STARTS THIS MONTH!
We are inside 30 days until the 2019 season kicks off, so things are getting real. We've got updates on the best stuff at TexasFootball.com right now, and some of the shows still to come in August. Then, we're saying goodbye to Matt & Ryan Harris, editorial intern wizards who we'll greatly miss (just don't tell them we said that).
We're back from Houston, and we're trying to catch up! We talk to Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about this week's biggest recruiting news, recap our trip to H-town and say an early goodbye to an intern you don't yet know, but will soon.
We're revealing the the games that will kick off this year's Texas high school football season on Fox Sports Southwest, with a little extra analysis from Tepper, and then we turn to our usual Friday mailbag, which had some incredible questions this week.
We finally had our final coaching vacancy of the 2018-19 offseason filled this week, so we're taking a look back at all the moves and ranking the biggest ones. Plus, our final interview from the 2019 six-man coaching school and convention in Wichita Falls: new Chillicothe head coach Chad Young.
Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete is back in-studio to talk about the biggest recruiting news around the state and take a look at tape of four big names in the news. After that, we had a chance to catch up with two of the best coaches in the state at the six-man coaching school and convention in Wichita Falls.
We were out at the six-man coaching school and convention and caught up with a number of the game's dignitaries, including a pair of state champion head coaches. Then, the man behind the Texas High School Helmet Project joins us in-studio to talk about his original site, his passion for working on the helmets, and joining forces with DCTF last year.
Few games are talked about as often at DCTF headquarters as the 2013 title game between Fairfield and Argyle, and Larry Rose III is a huge part of the legend. We finally get a chance to talk with him today, six years later, and he's accomplished a heck of a lot since then. Before that, we run through a few big headlines around the state.
It's Friday in the offseason, so the show goes as far as the questions it gets – and we certainly got more than a few. Plus, we were out at the Six-Man Association Coaching School and Convention in Wichita Falls, and caught up with the head coach of the No. 1 ranked Jaybirds.
Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete is back in studio for his weekly segment, breaking down the biggest recruiting news around the state. Then, it's 50 days until football season! CFB Insider Shehan Jeyarajah put up a list worthy of the day on TexasFootball.com, and we're taking a quick look at who he selected to spotlight.
DCTF College Football Insider and Republic of Football host Shehan Jeyarajah joins the show to talk about reasonable records for Dana Holgorsen, Matt Wells and Jake Spavital in their first seasons at their new schools. Then, we played a couple more interviews from the state 7-on-7 championships.
We're back from the holiday weekend with a surprise on TexasFootball.com – the release of our 2019 preseason computer rankings. We take a look at teams in each division that made a huge leap from where they finished to where they are ranked by the formula before the season starts. Then, during the state 7-on-7 championships, Matt Stepp and Tepper caught up with a few high profile coaches.
Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete is back to talk about his prospect on the rise, recruit of the week, underclassman of the week and commit of the week, and then we talk about which Texas college football legend we'd bring back today to put on each of 12 FBS teams.
The Austin American-Statesman's recruiting reporter visits us in-studio to talk about the state of Texas prospects at The Opening and Elite 11, and then we play a couple interviews Tepper did with coaches last weekend in College Station.
Mike Craven of the Austin American-Statesman is in the house, and he rides shotgun as we re-live our football weekend in College Station, and talk about what we learned from the teams we watched.
Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete joined us for his usual Wednesday segment, but stuck around to talk about the prospects playing in this week's state championships in College Station.
We are just over 24 hours away from our depature to College Station for the 2019 Texas 7-on-7 State Championships, and with that in mind, it's time to take a few fan questions and talk a little more about what to expect from our coverage.
We are just a few days away from the action in College Station, and we're busy getting ready around the DCTF headquarters for the big weekend. We run through Matt Stepp's primer for fans, and share a few other notes as we prepare.
We released our preseason Top 10 rankings earlier this month, so who outside those rankings could win a state title this year? We take a closer look. Plus, it's time for the Friday mailbag!
Matt Stepp has been traversing the state talking to coaches at 7-on-7 state qualifying tournaments, and snagged a few minutes with two CenTex bosses. Then, we kick off the offseason weekend early with a debate about guilty pleasure cereals.
Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete joins us to talk about St. Pius X WR/DB Seth Jones, Highland Park QB Chandler Morris, Denton Ryan ATH Billy Bowman Jr., and Tomball WR Demond Demas. Then, Matt Stepp has been traversing the Lone Star state to catch 7-on-7 qualifying tournaments, and also chat with some of the state's best coaches, including the new man at Terrell and the legend out at Abilene Wylie.
Matt Stepp caught up with some big-name head coaches at the Tyler 7-on-7 state qualifying tournament, and Tepper breaks down the six-man and private school ranks in this summer's magazine, plus our early Top 10 rankings.
We pulled back the curtain a bit on our 2A section in this summer's Dave Campbell's Texas Football, including revealing our 2A rankings, and before that, we hit This Week in Recruiting with Next Level Athlete's Greg Powers.
The guys take a closer look at what you'll find in the 3A preview of this summer's Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine, reveal DCTF's Top 10s in both divisions, and then continue a debate that swept the internet.
Before we got to our Friday viewer and listener questions, we talked a little about Godzilla (sorry), and then gave a glimpse into this year's 4A preview, including unveiling our Top 10 rankings for both divisions.
Matt Stepp was out at the Lexington 7-on-7 state qualifying tournament and caught up with a couple head coaches, and before that, we break down our 5A preview in this summer's magazine, including our preseason Top 10s.
Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete is here to talk about some of the biggest recruiting news in the state, and we go deep on what you can expect to see in this year's 6A section of Dave Campbell's Texas football magazine.
Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger is on the cover of the 60th edition of Dave Campbell's Texas Football, we talked about the choice and the photo behind it, the cover story and play an interview from the photoshoot. We also reveal the gatefold cover: Duncanville and North Shore, and talk about that decision, the cover design and the dueling columns to go with it.
The magazine is finished this week! We talk about a few important notes for viewers and listeners, preview our cover reveal on Monday, randomly divert to television and a nerdy project by The Other Guy, and then head out to send the 60th Dave Campbell's Texas Football to press!
Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete updates us on Gruver WR Jalin Conyers, McKinney North TE Brandon Frazier, North Shore DB Denver Harris, and Lone Star QB Chandler Galban. Then, we try out a new experience for live viewers of the show.
Mount Vernon caused a stir on Friday with the controversial decision to hire Art Briles as head coach. We talked about that move and Bru McCoy's potential transfer back to USC from Texas. Then, Matt Stepp was out at the Hurst 7-on-7 tournament over the weekend and caught up with the new head coaches at Rockwall Heath and Mesquite Poteet.
We're deep in the final week of putting out this summer's DCTF magazine, so we didn't have a ton of time today. However, we let listeners know again when we'll be revealing this year's cover, the subscription deadline if you want the magazine before it hits shelves, and answered a handful of viewer questions, including how Permian looks heading into 2019.
Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete joins us in studio to talk about Cy Ridge DB Je'Vaun Dabon, Fort Bend Marshall QB Malik Hornsby, Austin Del Valle WR Caleb Burton and Manor RB Tahj Brooks. Then, we announce the 2019 Summer Magazine cover reveal (Monday, June 3), before turning to Matt Stepp, who caught up with Riley Dodge to talk about a strong first year with the Dragons, and checked in with Rudy Rangel to chat about his Cougars.
Matt Stepp was out at the Grapevine 7-on-7 SQT over the weekend, and caught up with a couple DFW area coaches. Before we get to those interviews, we reveal a little bit of the rollout for this summer's magazine, including the cover reveal and some behind-the-scenes shows we'll do in early-to-mid June.
Who are a few surprise teams to watch in 2019? What does 4A DI look like right now? Would ESPN+ start broadcasitng more TXHSFB games? Did someone really ask for a Texas Football Today 10K race? These questions and more with Matt Stepp in-studio for the Friday mailbag. Plus, a couple coaching interviews from way out west.
Rice head coach Mike Bloomgren is about to enter his second season at the helm of the Owls, and was kind enough to drop by and talk about what he learned in his first year, a culture of "intellectual brutality," what he would tell his former self about taking the job, the players he's excited about ahead of the 2019 campaign, and his favorite places to eat in Houston.
Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete talks about the recruitment and the abilities of The Colony's Christian Gonzalez, Lake Ridge's Caleb Rogers, Flower Mound Marcus' Garrett Nussmeier and Fort Bend Austin's Troy Omeire. Then, Matt Stepp caught up with Hillsboro's Steve Hale and El Paso Americas' Patrick Melton.
Matt Stepp is roaming the state, from coaches clinics to 7-on-7 state qualifiers, and he's catching up with head coaches along the way. Today, it's Brian Bell at a tournament his team won, and J.J. Calderon out at the El Paso Clinic. Plus, we discuss the future of Texas Football Today and want YOUR input. Listen to the last five minutes for more on that, and a special giveaway to listeners!
The former Wichita Falls Hirschi head coach gets a bit of a homecoming by becoming a Buccaneer, but he knows it will be a big task in a tough district. We asked him about that challenge, the difference between 4A and 6A, and what TCU fans should expect from his former star running back Daimarqua Foster. Before that, we recap some news around the state, starting with the death of Newton head coach W.T. Johnston, a great high school football coach who transcended the sport toward the end of his life.
Which non-district TXHSFB games are we most looking forward to? What are the most underrated non-conference college football games in Texas for 2019? Which TXHSFB hires do we like? What's our favorite show of the year? Would you trade small American holidays for one long week of holidays? These questions and more in a killer mailbag to close out the week.
There's been a flurry of activity late in the spring in the high school coaching ranks, and we recap some of the biggest moves that have happened, and look at a few openings still to come. Then, we debate where each of the 12 FBS coaches in Texas currently ranks on the hot seat scale heading into 2019.
Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete joins the show to talk about Denton Ryan ATH Drew Sanders' flip from Oklahoma to Alabama, Mequite Poteet RB Seth McGowan's Top 4 announcement, offers a long time coming for Clear Lake DB Mark Wilson, and an SEC offer for Crowley RB Dominique Johnson.
We take a look at a few players who seem like good breakout candidates in the Texas college ranks this year, and then Matt Stepp caught up with Doug Wendel and Steve Huff at last weekend's Frisco State 7-on-7 State Qualifying Tournament.
We started on a sad note today with the loss of a Texas football legend in Roger Emrich, and Tepper had a heartfelt tribute to a man who meant a lot to him and the whole state. Then we recapped the Texas high school football players taken in the NFL draft before playing Matt Stepp's interview with South Grand Prairie head coach Brent Whitson at last weekend's Frisco State 7-on-7 Qualifying Tournament.
With help from our friends at Panini America, we took a look at the Texas high school football products that could hear their name called in the 2019 draft, and talked about a few of their high school careers and legacies.
Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete swings by the studio to talk about the biggest recruiting news in Texas this week, including the fact that the last 19 commitments in Texas have been to out of state schools. We talk a bit about that before Keith Smith of Big League Lighting joins us to show off one of the coolest man cave accessories we've ever seen.
The head Bulldog joined us live from regional golf to talk about last year's huge offensive turnaround, how excited he is for the upcoming season, and the keys to success for Tahoka. Tepper also runs through some big milestones coming down the pipeline for the 2019 season.
The Vikings have a new head coach, but he's a familiar face around the program. We asked Byrd about taking over for JL Geist, his early message to his kids, and what it's like to sit in the big chair now in Fort Bend. Before that, Tepper listed off a few programs to keep an eye on this coming fall, thanks to a ton of starters returning.
In one of our most on-brand shows to date, we talk to Robert Crivellari, a former high school football coach who is now the proprietor of one of the state's best BBQ joints down in El Campo. We asked him about both his careers, how they're similar, and what we need to get when we swing by The BBQ Place. Then, we answered a few viewer questions before wrapping up for the weekend.
Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete joins us in studio to talk abou the launch of our new recruiting site, what sets it apart, and what fans can expect from the experience.
After a magical run with West Brook as an assistant last season, Todd Paine is taking his first head coaching gig. Turns out he's one of the most entertaining coaches we've ever talked to, from his philosophy on playing state champions to his published work as an author. In the first part of the show, we discussed a number of programs rebuilding for 2019, from Allen down to Wellington.
There were a few interesting moments from the Longhorn and Aggie spring games, a big name in the Texas high school football ranks steps down, and Ishmael Johnson runs through his thoughts and observations from time around the Bobcats the last few weeks.
Hebron head coach Brian Brazil joined us to talk about the one thing Jamal Adams still wants, an exciting upcoming season for the Hawks despite the graduation of Oklahoma commit Trejan Bridges, and whether he'll bring back the mustache. Then, we answer a few viewer questions with his help.
Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete drops by to break down this week's biggest recruiting news, and we update listeners about the release of our new recruiting section at TexasFootball.com
On the heels of Chris Beard's meteoric rise at Texas Tech, the guys identify coaches in the college and high school ranks who are quickly becoming names to know for the future.
The guys finally conclude their never-ending series of TXHSFB postmortems with a look at Dallas-Fort Worth, and listen as Tepper tries to power through with a clearly failing voice.
The guys talk with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete about the latest news and notes from recruiting in the Lone Star State, recap an outrageous year of Texas high school football in Houston, and more.
The guys recap a sensational season of Texas high school football in Central Texas, remember a TXHSFB legend Eddie Joseph, and mourn the loss of the AAF.
The guys break down the wildly successful season of Texas high school football in East Texas and answer a few questions from listeners.
We pushed Tepper out the door to Opening Day, and took a few viewer questions to pass the time. We talked about the most sensitive TXHSFB fanbases, programs rising or falling and hit a few other topics.
Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete breaks down the recruitment and playing styles of LB Will Garner, OL/DL Braedon Nutter, RB Taye McWilliams and DL Marcus Burris. Then, Tepper takes a quick look back at the 2018 season for the San Antonio area.
The guys recap the Texas high school football season in the Big Country, discuss the latest TXHSFB coaching changes including a state champion retirement, update the All-Star Inflatables Run-Through Bracket, and hear Max's newfound love of New Braunfels.
The guys talk to Al PIckett about his book "Brother's Keeper" that is about to become a feature-length film, recap the Texas high school football season on the South Plains, and more.
The guys break down the latest in recruiting news across the state with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete, recap the TXHSFB season in Austin, and give away another of Dave Campbell's new books.
The guys review what was a tremendous season of Texas high school football in the Rio Grande Valley, discuss the latest TXHSFB coaching changes (including absolute chaos in Class 2A) and more.
The guys talk to Troy coach Ronnie Porter about his Trojans' breakout 2018 season (and why 2019 may be even better) and unveil the bracket for the All-Star Inflatables Texas High School Football Inflatable Run-Through competition.
The guys discuss the piece on TexasFootball.com breaking down the 10 most improved Texas high school football defenses in 2018, recap the year in review in the Coastal Bend, and offer a giveaway for podcast listeners!
The guys talk with new Texas Tech head coach Matt Wells about taking over the Red Raiders and his plans to turn Tech into a winner, and celebrate Dave Campbell's 94th birthday.
Matt Stepp is our special guest host as he and Tepper discuss the latest Texas high school football coaching moves and Stepp's picks for the 10 best TXHSFB games he attended in 2018.
The guys continue their series reviewing the "Friday Night Lights" TV show, exploring what the show got right — and got wrong — from a Texas high school football perspective, with the help of special guests David Ubben and Teri Adams.
The guys talk with Next Level Athlete's Greg Powers about the latest in recruiting around the state, recap the sensational 2018 Texas high school football season in the Panhandle, and discuss the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for some reason.
The guys take a look at the 2018 Texas Longhorns — what went right, what went wrong and what's ahead in 2019 — and announce the Texas high school football teams of the year that will be honored in the 2019 summer edition of DCTF.
The guys recap the Texas high school football season in the Piney Woods, talk to new Frisco coach Jeff Harbert about his Raccoons, and more.
The guys talk to DCTF high school insider Matt Stepp about the latest news and rumors from the TXHSFB coaching carousel.
The guys take a look at the 2018 North Texas Mean Green — what went right, what went wrong, and what's ahead — and take a look at the latest Texas high school football coaching changes.
The guys look at the 10 best Texas high school football programs that have never won a title, talk to David Mace of Sportify, and give you the essential recap of the Academy Awards.
The guys continue their series reviewing the "Friday Night Lights" TV show, exploring what the show got right — and got wrong — from a Texas high school football perspective.
The guys talk with Next Level Athlete's Greg Powers about the latest in recruiting around the state (plus that story of a 3-star-rated athlete that doesn't exist), recap the 2018 Texas high school football season in El Paso, and more.
The guys take a look at the 2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders — what went right, what went wrong, and what's ahead — and recap the Texas high school football season in the Permian Basin. Plus, Tepper broke some news! For real!
The guys talk to new El Paso Hanks coach Jason Blair about his new gig with the Knights, break down what went right and what went wrong for the Houston Cougars in 2018, and discuss time zones.
The guys continue their series reviewing the "Friday Night Lights" TV show, exploring what the show got right — and got wrong — from a Texas high school football perspective.
The guys break down the newly released Texas high school football 6-year program rankings on TexasFootball.com, discuss the latest in recruiting with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete, and more.
The guys recap the truly excellent Texas high school football season in the Golden Triangle, listen to interviews with Alvin Shadow Creek coach Brad Butler and Killeen coach Neil Searcy, and discuss the best helmets in Texas high school football.
The guys listen to Matt Stepp's interviews with Richmond Foster coach Shaun McDowell and Atlanta coach Matt McClure, break down what went right (and wrong) for the 2018 TCU Horned Frogs, and briefly discuss the Alliance of American Football and Kyler Murray's decision to play football over baseball.
The guys continue their series reviewing the "Friday Night Lights" TV show, exploring what the show got right — and got wrong — from a Texas high school football perspective.
The guys recap their reactions to National Signing Day across Texas, break down the year that was in Texas high school football in the Texoma region, and more.
The guys talk to new Leander coach Kris Price about his new gig, break down what went right and what went wrong for the Baylor Bears in 2018, and share a hard truth: the Super Bowl was a bad game.
The guys continue their series reviewing the "Friday Night Lights" TV show, exploring what the show got right — and got wrong — from a Texas high school football perspective.
The guys recap the Texas high school football in the Wichita Falls, listen to interviews with Lyford coach Israel Gonzalez and Azle coach Devon Dorris, and more.
The guys talk to Next Level Athlete's Greg Powers about the latest in recruiting across the state, and listen to interviews with Arlington Lamar coach Laban DeLay and PSJA Memorial coach David Brown, and more.
The guys do a postmortem exam on the 2018 SMU Mustangs, examining what went right and wrong, and listen to interviews with McAllen coach Patrick Shelby and Decatur coach Mike Fuller.
The guys listen to interviews with Edinburg Vela coach John Campbell and Yoakum coach Bo Robinson, discuss what Bru McCoy's transfer to Texas could mean for the structural future of college football, and more.
The guys continue their series reviewing the "Friday Night Lights" TV show, exploring what the show got right — and got wrong — from a Texas high school football perspective.
The guys recap the Texas high school football in the Hill Country, listen to Matt Stepp's interviews with Winona coach Keylon Kincaide and Shelbyville coach David Benbow at the Piney Woods Clinic in Longview, and more.
The guys do talk to Next Level Athlete's Greg Powers about the latest in recruiting across the state, and listen to Matt Stepp's interviews with Tyler Lee's Kurt Traylor and Denton Braswell's Cody Moore at the Piney Woods Clinic.
The guys do a postmortem exam on the 2018 Texas State Bobcats, examining what went right and wrong, and listen to Matt Stepp's interviews with Huntsville's Rodney Southern and North Crowley's Courtney Allen at the Piney Woods Clinic.
The guys begin their series reviewing the "Friday Night Lights" TV show, exploring what the show got right — and got wrong — from a Texas high school football perspective.
The guys announce the 2018 Whataburger Super Team, talk with Jeff Altman of Whataburger to discuss the partnership, break down the latest recruiting news with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete, and more.
The guys talk with DCTF high school insider Matt Stepp about the flurry of big TXHSFB coaching moves, recap UTSA's relatively forgettable 2018 season, and more.
The guys talk to new Burnet coach Jerod Rye about taking the helm of the Bulldogs, announce the four nominees for the Dairy Max Built by Chocolate Milk Assistant Coach of the Year, and celebrate the triumphant return of the Texas High School Football Helmet Project.
The guys take a look at Bill Connelly's list of the 100 best college football games of 2018 on SBNation.com, recap the Texas high school football season in greater Laredo, and ask the question: is Alexander Hamilton overrated?
The guys discuss the latest headlines around the state — including Aledo's new-ish head coach and the non-changes at Baylor and Texas State – and issue a postmortem report on UTEP's largely forgettable 2018 season.
The guys talk with Next Level Athlete's Greg Powers about the latest in recruiting around the state, recap the 2018 Texas high school football season in the Brazos Valley, and discuss whether Dave Matthews is going to tour forever whether we like it or not.
The guys talk to McLean coach Clint Linman about his state champion Tigers, issue their postmortem report on the 2018 Rice Owls (spoiler: it was bad!), and get Max's review of Salt Lake City (spoiler: it's not great!).
Happy New Year! The guys discuss Dana Holgorsen's impending hire at Houston, talk to Aaron Ingram of USA Football about the upcoming International Bowl, and more.
In a mega-sized year-end spectacular, the guys talk to Longview coach John King about his state champion Lobos, rank the 12 UIL state championship games, discuss Houston coach Major Applewhite's sudden firing with Shehan Jeyarajah, and more.
As a holiday gift to you, we've made our premium TXHSFB podcast Tep & Stepp free! Greg Tepper and Matt Stepp preview the Wednesday slate of games in the 2018 Texas high school football state championships — 1A Division II featuring Follett vs. Strawn; 1A Division I featuring McLean vs. Milford; and 2A Division II, featuring Gruver vs. Mart. If you like this podcast, consider becoming a Dave Campbell's Texas Football Insider at TexasFootball.com!
As a holiday gift to you, we've made our premium TXHSFB podcast Tep & Stepp free! Greg Tepper and Matt Stepp preview the Thursday slate of games in the 2018 Texas high school football state championships — 2A Division I featuring New Deal vs. Mason; 3A Division II featuring Canadian vs. Newton; and 3A Division I featuring Malakoff vs. Grandview. If you like this podcast, consider becoming a Dave Campbell's Texas Football Insider at TexasFootball.com!
As a holiday gift to you, we've made our premium TXHSFB podcast Tep & Stepp free! Greg Tepper and Matt Stepp preview the Friday slate of games in the 2018 Texas high school football state championships — 4A Division II featuring Pleasant Grove vs. Cuero; 4A Division I featuring Waco La Vega vs. Liberty Hill; and 5A Division II featuring Aledo vs. Fort Bend Marshall. If you like this podcast, consider becoming a Dave Campbell's Texas Football Insider at TexasFootball.com!
As a holiday gift to you, we've made our premium TXHSFB podcast Tep & Stepp free! Greg Tepper and Matt Stepp preview the Saturday slate of games in the 2018 Texas high school football state championships — 5A Division I featuring Highland Park vs. Alvin Shadow creek; 6A Division II featuring Longview vs. Beaumont West Brook; and 6A Division I featuring Duncanville vs. Galena Park North Shore. If you like this podcast, consider becoming a Dave Campbell's Texas Football Insider at TexasFootball.com!
In the final Mailbag Friday episode of the 2018 season, the guys answer a ton of questions from viewers.
In a one-hour supershow, the guys talk to Beaumont West Brook coach Eric Peevey about his Bruins, share Tepper's Texas high school football predictions for the state semifinals of the playoffs, offer Free Money with their Texas college bowl picks against the spread, discuss the biggest cinderellas left in the playoffs, and more.
The guys talk with the Texas high school football Hall of Famer Craig Way about the upcoming TXHSFB state semifinals, break down the latest in recruiting with Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete, and more.
The guys kick around a couple of candidates for the iCoach Inspirational Coach of the Year, and answer a few questions in a mini-mailbag.
In a one-hour supershow, the guys talk to Wichita Falls Rider coach Marc Bindel about his state semifinalist Raiders, announce the Mr. Texas Football Player of the Year finalists, overreact to the TXHSFB quarterfinals in Monday Morning Fallout, break down the latest Texas college football coaching hires, and more.
You know him as @TXHSFB on Twitter, and he's our guest today for the Friday mailbag. Tony and Matt Stepp team up to answer your burning questions about the regional finals round, the games already played and the games to come.
Brady Keane of the Denton Record Chronicle joins DCTF editor Ishmael Johnson and DCTF Director of Digital Content Max Thompson to take as many viewer questions as possible ahead of the regional finals weekend.
Brady Keane of the Denton Record Chronicle guest hosts as we talk about who the computer is saying will reach the state title games with two rounds to go until then. But before we get to that discussion, Matt Stepp caught up with two coaches after their big wins last week in San Antonio.
Greg Powers of Next Level Athlete is here to spotlight some of the state's top recruits, and Erin Hartigan of Fox Sports Southwest fills in for Tepper by derailing the entire show. We talked everything from the recruiting business to some of the big high school games this weekend, including Haltom vs. Tascosa, Shallowater vs. Brock, Lake Travis vs. Converse Judson and more.
Guest host Teri Adams joins the guys in Tepper's place to recap the third round of the Texas high school football playoffs (17:15), including the teams that most impressed us, the teams with something to prove and the teams that broke our hearts. Then, Matt Stepp caught up with San Saba head coach Jerod Fikac (50:06) and La Vega head coach Don Hyde (56:39) after their big playoff wins, and we revisit those interviews. Finally, (hey, it was a long weekend), there are six Texas FBS teams going bowling, a DIII team playing in the national semifinals, and two FCS teams ready to announce new coaches.
In a one-hour supershow, the guys talk to Amarillo coach Ken Plunk about his standout Rebels, check out Tepper's predictions for every Texas high school football playoff games, discuss and predict the Big 12 championship game, and more.
The guys talk to Next Level Athlete's Greg Powers to recap the latest in recruiting around the state of Texas, discuss who Texas State and Texas Tech should hire with Shehan Jeyarajah, unveil the cover of the 2018 recruiting edition of Dave Campbell's Texas Football, and more.
In a one-hour supershow, the guys talk to Spearman coach Aaron Witten about his Lynx' stunning playoff run, overreact to the football weekend in Monday* Morning Fallout, check in with the hottest (and coldest) college football teams in Texas, and more.
In a one-hour Thanksgiving supershow, the guys talk to Llano coach Matt Green about his Yellowjackets, share Tepper's Texas high school football predictions for the area round of the playoffs, offer Free Money with their Texas college picks against the spread and more.
The guys vigorously welcome back the College Football Heat Check — measuring the hottest and coldest college football teams in Texas, from FBS to JUCO — and a whole lot more.
In a one-hour supershow, the guys talk to Richardson Pearce coach David Collins about his Mustangs' stunning upset of Cedar Hill, overreact to the football weekend in Monday Morning Fallout, rank the 12 FBS teams in Texas in the Power Poll, and more.
In a one-hour supershow, the guys talk to San Antonio Veterans Memorial coach Richard Mendoza about his squad's remarkable inaugural varsity season, share Tepper's predictions for the first round of the Texas high school football playoffs, offer Free Money with their Texas college football picks against the spread, and more.
The guys announce the 25 semifinalists for the Mr. Texas Football Player of the Year award, talk to Craig Way about the Texas high school football playoffs, and more.
In a Veterans Day special, the guys sit down with a pair of Army veterans — Sergeant Cory Hogue and Staff Sergeant Brent Homan — to share their stories of service and talk about how civilians can truly make an impact on veterans' lives.
Alongside military veterans Brent Homan and Cory Hogue, the guys break down all 12 UIL Texas high school football playoff brackets — from 6A to six-man.
The guys answer a ton of listener questions about high school football, college football and recruiting with special guest Matt Stepp.
In a one-hour supershow, the guys talk to Klein Collins coach Adrian Mitchell about his district champion Tigers, share Tepper's predictions for Week 11 of the Texas high school football season, offer Free Money with their Texas college football picks against the spread, and more.
The guys talk to recruiting expert Greg Powers about the latest in recruiting in Texas, discuss the upcoming Week 11 of Texas high school football with the Hall of Famer Craig Way, and more.
The guys talk to Shehan Jeyarajah to rank the 12 FBS teams in Texas, announce the iCoach Inspirational Coach of the Week winners, and wonder how long they could go without knowing who won the Super Bowl.
In a one-hour supershow, the guys talk to Cushing coach Josh Moore about snapping the Bearkats' 20-year playoff drought, overreact to the football weekend in Monday Morning Fallout — including debating whether or not a team should lose on purpose to improve their playoff draw — announce the Whataburger Super Team ballot, and more.
The guys answer a ton of listener questions in Mailbag Friday, announce the Mr. Texas Football Player of the Week, and tell their best St. Lunatics stories.
In a one-hour supershow, the guys talk to Thorndale coach Scott Hawkins about his surging Bulldogs and their strange schedule, share Tepper's predictions for Week 10 of the Texas high school football season, offer Free Money with their Texas college football picks against the spread, and remember the 10th anniversary of Michael Crabtree's game-winning catch maturely and respectfully.
In a Halloween SPOOKTACULAR, the guys pretty much ignore Halloween and instead talk with the Texas high school football Hall of Famer Craig Way and recruiting expert Greg Powers.
The guys talk to Mission coach Koy Detmer about his Eagles' chase for a playoff spot in the very competitive District 30-6A, announce the iCoach Inspirational Coaches of the Year, and recount Max's trip to Big Bend.
In a one-hour supershow, the guys talk to Garrison coach Larry Prince after his Bulldog's huge win over Tenaha, overreact to the football weekend in Monday Morning Fallout, rank the 12 FBS teams in Texas with Shehan Jeyarajah and more.
At about the midway point of the Texas high school football season, Matt Stepp and Max Thompson take stock of who should be considered candidates for the Mr. Texas Football Player of the Year.
Midway through the Texas high school football season, Matt Stepp and Max Thompson revisit and evaluate the preseason predictions in Dave Campbell's Texas Football.
In a one-hour supershow, the guys talk to Clifton coach Chuck Caniford about his surprising undefeated Cubs, overreact to the football weekend in Monday Morning Fallout, rank the 12 FBS teams in Texas with Shehan Jeyarajah and inform you that Max is abandoning us.
The guys answer a ton of listener questions in the Mailbag, announce the Mr. Texas Football Player of the Week, and celebrate the third birthday of this dumb Internet show.
In a one-hour supershow, the guys talk to San Elizario coach Ray Aguilar Jr. about the Eagles' remarkable turnaround, share Tepper's Texas high school football predictions for Week 8, offer Free Money with their Texas college picks against the spread and more.
In an abbreviated show, the guys talk with Next Level Athlete's Greg Powers about the latest in recruiting around the Lone Star State.
The guys talk to Haltom coach Jason Tucker about his Buffaloes' stunning upset of Euless Trinity, announce the iCoach Inspirational Coaches of the Week, and review the new film "First Man".
The guys power through technical issues to overreact to the football weekend in Monday Morning Fallout, rank the 12 FBS teams in Texas in the Power Poll with Shehan Jeyarajah and more.
Alongside special guest co-host Matt Stepp, the guys answer a ton of questions from viewers heading into the football weekend. Plus, UIL athletic director Dr. Susan Elza stops by!
In a one-hour supershow, the guys talk to San Antonio Harlan coach Eddie Salas about his Hawks' remarkable inaugural varsity season, share Tepper's Texas high school football predictions for Week 7, offer Free Money! with their college football picks against the spread, and discuss the odd piece of mail they received yesterday.
In a briefer-than-usual show because the computer crashed, the guys talk to Craig Way about the Texas high school football landscape.
The guys talk to Alief Hastings coach David Martel about his surging Fighting Bears, kick around some early Mr. Texas Football Player of the Year frontrunners, and discuss the joys of technological failures.
With special guest co-host Matt Stepp, the guys talk to Cisco coach Brent West about his unbeaten Loboes, overreact to the football weekend in Monday Morning Fallout, rank the 12 FBS college football teams in the Power Poll, and try to convince coaches to quit punting so much.
The guys answer a boatload of questions from listeners ahead of the football weekend, as well as announce the winner of the Mr. Texas Football Player of the Week award.
In a one-hour supershow, the guys talk to Weslaco coach Michael Salinas about his 5-0 Panthers, share Tepper's Texas high school football predictions for Week 6, offer Free Money with their Texas college picks against the spread, and courageously debate the question: are castles overrated?
The guys take a look at the latest recruiting news across the state with Next Level Athlete's Greg Powers, talk to Craig Way about the upcoming week of Texas high school football action, and recap their long night watching baseball.
The guys talk to Azle coach Devon Dorris about his 4-1 Hornets, announce the iCoach Inspirational Coaches of the Week, and relive Texas high school football's takeover of Monday Night Football.
In a one-hour supershow, the guys talk to Huntsville coach Rodney Southern about his Hornets' big win over A&M Consolidated, overreact to the football weekend in Monday Morning Fallout, mourn Texas college football with the CFB Power Poll, and discuss sports tears.
The guys — joined by DCTF insider Matt Stepp — answer a ton of listener questions ahead of the football weekend.
In a one-hour supershow, the guys talk to Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial coach Cody Simper about his 4-0 Eagles, share Tepper's Week 5 Texas high school football picks, offer Free Money with college football picks against the spread with guest picker Matt Wilson, and more.
The guys talk to Next Level Athlete's Greg Powers about the latest happenings in recruiting across Texas, break down the week ahead in Texas high school football with the Hall of Famer Craig Way, and discuss how terrible "Grease" is.
The guys talk to Tracy Heckler of Panini America and get to open up some super-nice sports memorabilia for some reason, announce the iCoach Inspirational Coaches of the Week, and discuss shots.
In a one-hour supershow, the guys talk to Arlington coach Scott Peach about his 3-0 Colts, overreact to the football weekend in Monday Morning Fallout, rank the 12 FBS teams in Texas with DCTF insider Shehan Jeyarajah, and lament Big Rain.
The guys answer a ton of listener questions in Mailbag Friday, announce the Mr. Texas Football Player of the Week, and discuss dumb stuff they spend money on.
In a one-hour supershow, the guys talk to Port Arthur Memorial coach Brian Morgan about his 3-0 Titans, share Tepper's Texas high school football predictions for Week 4, offer Free Money with college football picks against the spread (with special guest picker Shehan Jeyarajah), declare #WarOnWeather and more.
The guys talk with Next Level Athlete recruiting guru Greg Powers about the latest rising prospects across the state, talk to Texas high school football Hall of Famer Craig Way about the TXHSFB week ahead, and more.
The guys break down Texas high school football's biggest risers and fastest fallers in Dave Campbell's Texas Football's computer rankings through three weeks, announce the iCoach Inspirational Coaches of the Week, and sniff out Max's wife's plan to prove he's dumb.
In a one-hour supershow, the guys overreact to the football weekend in Monday Morning Fallout, talk to Dublin coach Bob Cervetto about his 3-0 Lions, talk to college football insider Shehan Jeyarajah to rank the 12 FBS college teams in Texas, and more.
The guys answer a boatload of listener questions on Mailbag Friday, announce the Mr. Texas Football Player of the Week for Week 2, and say farewell to a good friend of the show.
In a one-hour supershow, the guys talk to A&M Consolidated coach Lee Fedora about his Tigers' hot start, share Tepper's Texas high school football predictions for Week 3, offer Free Money with their college football picks against the spread, highlight the must-see Thursday night TXHSFB games, and ask the question: does college football have more Hot Takers than any other sport?
The guys talk to Texas high school football Hall of Famer Craig Way about the week that was (and the week ahead) in TXHSFB, break down the latest in small college football in Texas, and discuss weird Best Picture nominees.
The guys highlight five Texas high school football quarterbacks you may not know that are off to hot starts, announce the iCoach Inspirational Coaches of the Week, and discuss cutting cable.
In a one-hour supershow, the guys overreact to the football weekend in Monday Morning Fallout, rank the 12 FBS teams in Texas after a surprising weekend of college football, unveil the nominees for the Mr. Texas Football Player of the Week award, and more.
It's a Friday in the fall in Texas, so Dave Campbell's Texas Football TXHSFB insider Matt Stepp drops by to help the guys answer a bunch of Texas high school football questions from viewers.
In a one-hour supershow, the guys talk to Fort Worth Diamond Hill-Jarvis coach Oscar Castillo about his Eagles' snapping a 77-game losing streak, share Tepper's Texas high school football predictions for Week 2, offer Free Money with college football picks against the spread, share some Thursday games to keep an eye on, and more.
The guys hear from the Texas high school football Hall of Famer Craig Way about his thoughts on Week 1 and the upcoming Week 2, hand out a number of awards including the Chicken Express Community Heroes of the Year award, and discuss Tepper's impending demise at the hands of whatever illness he has.
Tepper is in Longview with Fox Sports Southwest, and he and Max answer a ton of listener questions on the first Friday of Texas high school football season.
In a one-hour supershow, the guys talk to Fort Bend Hightower coach Padriac McGinnis, share Tepper's Texas high school football picks for Week 1, offer Free Money with their college picks against the spread, discuss what it actually means to drop down a classification, and hail their new favorite football player: BIG HUMMUS.
The guys talk to Texas high school football Hall of Famer Craig Way about the upcoming season, take a look at the TexasFootball.com countdown of the most important college football players in Texas, and ask the important question: are people who enjoy running sociopaths?
The guys talk to Austin Saints coach Taylor Stewart as he takes over a team comprised of two Austin-area private schools merging their programs. They also discuss the Texas high school football teams with the most to replace, and Tepper met a DCTF coverboy.
The guys celebrate the official start of football season by debuting their new studio, discussing Rice's win over Prairie View A&M, debating Texas A&M and Texas State's picks for starting quarterback, and diving into the participation numbers for high school football.
The guys discuss the Ohio State "punishment" of Urban Meyer and how much it matter for TCU, offer Free Money with their pick for Rice-Prairie View A&M, plug a bunch of other content and more.
Here's a sneak peek at our new Insiders-only podcast Tep and Stepp, a Texas high school football nerdcast.
Tepper talks with four Texas high school football officials — TASO assistant executive director Bill Theodore, TASO Dallas chapter president Joel Williams, TASO Fort Worth chapter president Rod McClain, and rising star official LaShell Nelson — in a free-flowing conversation about their job, their role in the game, the challenges, and what they say to coaches who yell at them.
The guys hear from John Tyler coach Ricklan Holmes about his Lions' 2018 comeback tour, debate which Texas FBS coach is under the most pressure to win in 2018, and discuss Tepper's impending failure at throwing a first pitch at a baseball game.
The guys hear from Canadian coach Chris Koetting about his highly ranked Wildcats, debate the future of Texas high school football on television, and discuss how they should welcome the newest member of the DCTF team.
The boys are back! They hear from Clear Lake coach Larry McRae about his Falcons, discuss Texas' odd tertiary involvement in two Big Ten scandals, debate the AP Texas high school football rankings, and listen to Max's tales from Iceland.
The guys sit down with new Odessa Permian coach Jeff Ellison about taking over one of the most high-profile jobs in the nation, and ask new Port Isabel coach Jason Strunk about his move from the South Plains to the Rio Grande Valley.
Hear from Austin Vandegrift coach Drew Sanders about his Vipers, and find out why new Weimar Ryan McIver thinks the Wildcats could be back sooner as opposed to later.
New McKinney coach Marcus Shavers stops by to talk about taking over the Lions, and we chat up one of our favorite six-man coaches when Abbott's head man Terry Crawford comes by.
The guys talk to Marshall coach Claude Mathis about his upcoming second year at the helm of the Mavericks, and chat with Malakoff coach Jamie Driskell about the always-high expectations in Tigerland.
Hear from El Paso Pebble Hills coach Mark Torres about his quick-rising Spartans, and Abernathy coach Darrell Daily stops by to talk about his outstanding squad led by his QB son.
As Tepper powers through with half of a voice, hear from Crosby coach Jeff Riordan about his Cougars and Flatonia coach Chris Freytag, who has high hopes for 2018.
The guys talk to Port Neches-Groves coach Brandon Faircloth about his outrageous team (and their QB Roschon Johnson), and catch up with McGregor coach Judd Thrash about his Bulldogs' quick rise.
The guys talk to Wichita Falls coach Grant Freeman about his plans to get Old High back to their winning ways, and catch up with Hebron coach Brian Brazil and his glorious offseason mustache.
The guys sit down with Josh Gibson of the state champion Pleasant Grove Hawks to hear about their upcoming title defense, and catch up with new Brownfield coach Duane Toliver about his quick rise as one of the state's most desirable coaches.
The guys hear from Amarillo Palo Duro coach Chris Fisher about his Dons, and talk to Arlington Seguin coach Joe Gordon about his second year at the helm.
The guys talk to new DeSoto coach Mike Robinson about taking over one of the state's most prominent programs, and catch up with San Antonio Hghlands coach Hank Willis about his Owls.
The guys run through some headlines — including legal trouble for a Longhorn and ESPN's Big 12 power rankings — talk to San Marcos coach Mark Soto about his tough new district, and offer advice to aspiring sports journalists.
The guys discuss the wildly late coaching changes at Odessa Permian and Houston Lamar, hear from new Buffalo coach Brandon Houston, and discuss office clutter.
In the inaugural show from the new Dave Campbell's Texas Football headquarters, the guys discuss their new studio, recap Lone Star Conference media days, hear from Dallas Pinkston coach and Longhorn legend Derek Lewis, and discuss Britney Spears impersonators.
Live(ish) from the Texas High School Coaches Association Coaching School and Convention in San Antonio, the guys are joined by Matt Stepp to talk about the second annual Texas Football Days, the THSCA coaching convention goings-on, and more, plus a conversation with Longview coach John King.
Live(ish) from the Texas High School Coaches Association Coaching School and Convention in San Antonio, the guys are joined by Matt Stepp to talk about the largest collection of coaches in the nation, and talk to new Orange Grove coach Mark DelPercio about his move from Delaware to Texas.
The guys debate which part of the state would go the craziest over a state title (hint: it's the Rio Grande Valley), hear Matt Stepp talk with Hutto QB Chase Griffin and El Paso Parkland ATH Khatib Lyles, and discuss the best teams without a title.
The guys hear from Texas commit Jared Wiley and star Hebron prospect Darius Snow, discuss teams that you forgot won a state championship, and request your dumb questions.
The guys discuss some headlines including a stunning Texas high school football coaching change for a ranked team, break down the longest active playoff droughts in Texas (and who could snap theirs) and recap Tepper's trip to Chicago.
The guys talk to Matt Stepp about his takeaways on State 7-on-7, discuss a bizarre rash of late Texas high school football coaching changes, and ask the question: are there any good songs about America?
The guys recap their trip to College Station for the State 7-on-7 Tournament, including which teams impressed them the most, talk to players form Sonora and Gilmer about their experience, and discuss baseball cards.
The guys highlight five teams to watch at the state 7-on-7 tournament, hear from Mansfield Timberview coach James Brown and new Kemp coach Lee Wilkins, and discuss the small joy of local newspapers.
The guys talk to Matt Stepp to preview the upcoming state 7-on-7 tournament in College Station, hear from Krum coach Allen Oh about his Bobcats, and more.
The guys unveil the Class 6A state Texas high school football rankings in Dave Campbell's Texas Football, take questions from listeners, and issue a moratorium on a technique from fans to complain about rankings.
The guys unveil the Class 5A state Texas high school football rankings in Dave Campbell's Texas Football, talk to Matt Wixon about his new Texas high school football-centric novel "Fourth Down in Texas", and talk about subscribers getting their magazines.
The guys unveil the Class 4A state Texas high school football rankings in Dave Campbell's Texas Football, discuss the decisions for each of the DCTF coverboys, and field suggestions for the new DCTF studio.
The guys unveil the Class 3A state Texas high school football rankings in Dave Campbell's Texas Football, run through some headlines including 7-on-7 drama and Houston and Texas Tech's recruiting wins, and debate police chases.
The guys unveil Dave Campbell's Texas Football's preseason 2A rankings, listen to Matt Stepp interview Edcouch-Elsa coach Bradley Chavez and Sharyland coach Ron Adame, and debate the most Dad thing they did this year.
The guys unveil Dave Campbell's Texas Football's preseason 1A state rankings, hear from SIlsbee coach Randy Smith as he talks to Matt Stepp, and debate the perfect amount of fame.
The guys hear from Texas High coach Gerry Stanford and Katy Paetow coach BJ Gotte, unveil the preseason private school state rankings in Dave Campbell's Texas Football, and give their five-minute World Cup preview.
The guys hear from Lindale coach Chris Cochran and Splendora coach Marcus Schulz, recap the relatively major changes to Texas high school football from the UIL, and ask which games you will stop-down for and watch if they're on TV.
The guys listen to interviews with Denton coach Billy Miller and Klein Cain coach James Clancy, break down Class 1A Division II, and recap Tepper's Twitter sabbatical.
The guys listen to Matt Stepp's inteviews with Cy Creek coach Greg McCaig and new Houston Straford coach Todd Rankin, break down 1A Division I region-by-region, and circle back to the golf tournament Tepper played in on Friday (SPOILER: he did bad).
The guys listen to Matt Stepp's interviews with Sweetwater coach Ben McGehee and Dublin coach Bob Cervetto, talk about the most important game on Texas Tech and UTSA's schedules, and discuss a lie about golf.
The guys listen to Matt Stepp's interviews with Brock coach Chad Worrell and Glen Rose coach Cliff Watkins, discuss Texas high school football headlines including Sam Harrell's return to Ennis, and debate Tepper's role in filling the content black hole.
The guys hear from Kingwood coach Barry Campbell — the iCoach Inspirational Coach of the Year — as well as Breckenridge coach Casey Hubble, run through some headlines including Kyler Murray's $4MM choice, and laugh at some of the memes of the new cover of Dave Campbell's Texas Football.
The guys reveal the cover of the 2018 summer edition of Dave Campbell's Texas Football.
The guys debate the most important games on the 2018 schedule for Texas A&M, Texas, TCU and SMU, debate the greatest blunders in sports history, and celebrate Scotch and Pie Day.
The guys listen to Matt Stepp’s conversations with new Waxahachie coach Todd Alexander and Denton Guyer coach John Walsh, offer a way-too-early look at 2A Division II’s Regions I and II, and discuss which UIL championship event is the most fun to attend (besides football, of course).
The guys are back from the holiday weekend to hear Matt Stepp’s interviews with Cedar Hill coach Carlos Lynn and Hurst Bell coach Mike Glaze, discuss some headlines including a very scary 7-on-7 incident, and recount Tepper’s trip to the radio.
The guys offer a way-too-early look at 2A Division I’s Regions III and IV and finish off the week with a lot of nonsense, including Liverpool’s upcoming big match.
The guys listen to Matt Stepp's conversations with Godley coach Duke Dalton and Burkburnett coach Jason Meng, offer a way-too-early look at 2A Division I's Regions I and II, and discuss the incredible collection of Texas Football magazines that got delivered yesterday.
The guys listen to Matt Stepp’s conversations with Godley coach Duke Dalton and Burkburnett coach Jason Meng, offer a way-too-early look at 2A Division I’s Regions I and II, and discuss the incredible collection of Texas Football magazines that got delivered yesterday.
The guys listen to Matt Stepp’s conversations with Decatur coach Mike Fuller and new Bonham coach John Fish, discuss headlines across Texas including Texas’ future series with Alabama, and encourage you to buy Texan.
The guys break down Class 3A Division II’s Regions III and IV and engage in haircut talk.
The guys talk to Winona coach Keylon Kincade about his Wildcats (and his days in NFL Europe), break down Class 3A Division II’s Regions I and II, and play another round of “Is Tepper A Jerk?”
DCTF high school football insider Matt Stepp stops by to co-host as the guys talk about coaching changes, 7-on-7, and Tepper’s family buying the Panthers.