This is usually the time of year where I would put out all my picks for the high school football season. I would tell you all about why there is no reason to watch Class 7A this season as one team will take away any chance of climactic postseason football. Or you would be reading up on my predictions for who will be the next Mr. Football.

However – shameless plug incoming – now that we have the Inside the Lines Podcast, you will have to go there for my full predictions of the upcoming season. So, instead of listing those picks that will end up being wrong, let’s dive into some of the things we have seen in the offseason that has influenced my local predictions.

Caleb Turrentine is a sports writer for Tallapoosa Publishers Inc.