5SP NOTEBOOK: Rankin on the move, Hall of Famers, recruiting nuggets (Feb. 11, 2026)
BY JESSE SMITHEY From coaching news to recruiting nuggets, here are some of the bigger football items you may have
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2025 ALL-5STAR PREPS FOOTBALL TEAM SELECTIONS powered by Jeremy Cox/Thrivent Financial
HOW PLAYERS ARE SELECTED Below you’ll find the 2025 All-5Star Preps Football Teams, presented by Jeremy Cox of Thrivent Financial.
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5STAR PREPS 2025 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Thomas Manu, Alcoa
BY JESSE SMITHEY Thomas Manu didn’t make many major mistakes during his first season as starting quarterback. So it wasn’t
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5STAR PREPS 2025 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Parker Newman, Sevier County
BY JESSE SMITHEY Todd Loveday, the head football coach at Sevier County the past five seasons, doesn’t mull for
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2025 All-5Star Preps Underclassman Teams presented by Jeremy Cox/THRIVENT
2025 All-5Star Preps Underclassman Teams HOW PLAYERS ARE SELECTED Below you’ll find the 2025 All-5Star Preps UNDERCLASSMAN Football Teams, presented
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5STAR PREPS 2025 OFFENSIVE UNDERCLASSMAN OF THE YEAR: J.D. Gillum, Anderson County
BY MIKE BLACKERBY The big stage and bright lights never seemed to faze Anderson County quarterback J.D. Gillum. For his
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5STAR PREPS DEFENSIVE UNDERCLASSMAN OF THE YEAR: Joshua Kay, Powell
BY MIKE BLACKERBY If Joshua Kay’s style of play on the football field looks familiar, it’s by design. That’s because
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How Eagleton WR Lane Cope landed a preferred walk-on spot with the Tennessee Vols
BY NOAH TAYLOR MARYVILLE – Stephen Childs let the phone ring. Then he saw the text. When the Eagleton College
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National Signing Day — Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026
See where local athletes are signing on Feb. 4, 2026, and in the coming days. Area athletics directors and coaches
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TRANSFER TRACKER — Feb. 3, 2026
BY JESSE SMITHEY Offseasons never unfold quietly, especially in East Tennessee high school football. Be they coaching changes, college commitments
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