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𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 from Trinity High in Louisville is our @bigassfans Kentucky Comfort Creator Feature of the Week #Kentuckys #fletcherwlong #LeadershipLegacy #CoachingExcellence #MentorshipMatters #characterbuilding #SportsLeadership #BuildingChampions #kentuckyfootball #highschoolfootball #DisciplineAndDedication #athletics #successmindset #bookstagram #booklovers @KHSAAFootball @eCampusdotcom, @bigassfans, @HenryMi74881410, @FC_FALCONS_FB @eCampusdotcom, @alexschuster69,  @HowzeMyles, @TrinityHSFB, @GoRocks

August 14, 2026 Fletcher Long 0

There are usually plenty of skill guys around a 6A program. That is the benefit of having such large enrollments in a sparsely populated state or commonwealth like Kentucky. The 6A programs which thrive are the programs which can produce and develop big men like Alex Schuster. When you have an All-State QB like Zane Johnson, the last thing a program needs is to permit easy access to him right up the A-Gap. So Trinity, the standard for 6A football in the commonwealth, protects its investment with a 300-pound interior guy with a 495-pound back squat and a 750-pound pull. Great idea! Today’s feature about a kid who is as good at the center slot as one might see in the Derby City. Big Ass Fans out of Lexington, Kentucky is one of our most prized and beneficial relationships in the corporate world. This article is a regularly appearing, Friday serial similar to some of the sponsored content we have before published here. Big Ass Fans has committed itself to quality more than the mere size of its industrial sized fans. The product is backed by commitment to performance, reliability, and innovation which has been a driving force behind the company in the twenty or more years it has existed. Enjoy this feature.

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Ryder Sandidge, from North Hopkins High School (Madisonville) is poised for a huge season… @RSandidge2027, @Maroon_FB_MNHHS, @eCampusdotcom, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball, #Kentuckys #fletcherwlong #LeadershipLegacy #CoachingExcellence #MentorshipMatters #characterbuilding #SportsLeadership #BuildingChampions #kentuckyfootball #highschoolfootball #DisciplineAndDedication #athletics #successmindset #bookstagram #booklovers

August 13, 2026 Fletcher Long 0

The season is literally a week or so from commencement. It is going to be an exciting season like it generally is. There are tons of questions abound as the beginning to 2026 looms. One of those is how profound of a performance may we expect from one of Western Kentucky’s brightest and more versatile stars? Ryder Sandidge has a different gear. If you have ever seen him play, you know what we are describing. Just when you think you have pulled even with Ryder, and are about to overtake him, he hits “that gear” and you are left grasping for a ghost, trying to corral that which is no longer there. We have seen him hit that separation speed in many games, in many “Sevens” throws. Now it is time to access it during his “Swan Song” of a senior season. Enjoy this look at one of the KHSAA’s better commonwealth wide athletes and versatile pieces of high school football equipment and personnel. Enjoy the feature.

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’27 PK, Jayleigh Campbell, from the Christian County Tigers is the Lasaters Coffee & Tea Wake Up and Smell the Coffee Player of the Week @KatherineL58069, @coachclsmit, @ChiefSmoke10, @LasatersCoffee, @bigassfans, @CoachJEzell, @eCampusdotcom, @HenryMi74881410, @HopHighTigers, @FC_FALCONS_FB, #Kentuckys #fletcherwlong #LeadershipLegacy #CoachingExcellence #MentorshipMatters #characterbuilding #SportsLeadership #BuildingChampions #kentuckyfootball #highschoolfootball #DisciplineAndDedication #athletics #successmindset #bookstagram #booklovers

August 11, 2026 Fletcher Long 0

I once heard having an accomplished place kicker in the fold likened to finding a $20.00 bill in your dry cleaning. We have written about this player previously but her ability is so pronounced and her importance so vast, entering the ’26 season she is worth another feature. Back to our “finding $20 in one’s dry cleaning scenario;” one may not know one even needs $20.00; but, it comes in handy when one is both hungry and thirsty and one finds what one needs just sitting in one’s pocket. Jayleigh Campbell is not just an accomplished placekicker who converted just over 81% of her PATs (9 for 11) but she is a rising senior who should compete for the job at the newly consolidated high school. It must be something to realize your kicking game is so competently handled and looks to remain so for the foreseeable future. Congratulations to Jayleigh Campbell for being our ‘Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (or Tea)’ Player of the Week a second time from Lasaters Coffee & Tea where you are more than served, you are loved!

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Brody Calhoun, a ’27 multi-phase star holding a college offer with more to follow, is the Bank of Cadiz & Trust Company Superior Performance, Exceptional Quality Feature of the Week @KatherineL58069, @Ahmaariii12, @MurrayQBClub, @LasatersCoffee, @eCampusdotcom, @bigassfans, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball, @Ale8One, @CountyColonels, @HopHighTigers, @murrayFB, #Kentuckys #fletcherwlong #LeadershipLegacy #CoachingExcellence #MentorshipMatters #characterbuilding #SportsLeadership #BuildingChampions #kentuckyfootball #highschoolfootball #DisciplineAndDedication #athletics #successmindset #bookstagram #booklovers

August 3, 2026 Fletcher Long 0

The season is just about to start and the Bank of Cadiz & Trust Company has signed on for another exciting season of featuring area star players and helping these young men net scholarships to further their academic and athletic careers. The Bank is committed to its customers and their dreams for a brighter and better future. They have proven it and it is why the Bank of Cadiz & Trust company is our bank, our family. Enjoy this look at a Trigg County Wildcat who has been a staple in the starting lineup since his freshman season. He looks to lead the Wildcats into ’26, his final year, and then will depart us for the college football ranks. We will miss Brody Calhoun when he’s gone but let’s not think about that right now. Instead, let’s all get ready to enjoy this his senior season and the fantastic journey Coach Higgins and kids will travel with all of us this Fall.

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Harrison McGraw from North Oldham ready to help lead his team to the next level @BDRoberts20, @NOHSFball, @cleats2whistle, @KHSAAFootball, @bigassfans, @eCampusdotcom, @LasatersCoffee, #Kentuckys #fletcherwlong #LeadershipLegacy #CoachingExcellence #MentorshipMatters #characterbuilding #SportsLeadership #BuildingChampions #kentuckyfootball #highschoolfootball #DisciplineAndDedication #athletics #successmindset #bookstagram #booklovers

August 1, 2026 Fletcher Long 0

There is an old Greek proverb that reads, “A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” It’s one the Stoics would have agreed with. This is a concept with which offensive linemen like Harrison McGraw are well familiar. Linemen like McGraw live to make others players more successful, to lighten the burden of those slotted around him, and not to glorify themselves. Still, guys like McGraw are hard to miss; especially for guys who are reputed experts like I am. Enjoy this look at a guy coming back to help insure North Oldham takes that next step. Enjoy the feature…

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Zoe’ Marion Smith from Henry Clay High (6A, Lexington) is our Big Ass Fans Kentucky Comfort Creator Feature of the Week… @coachhawkins1, @HCHSDevilsFB, @ZoeMarionSmith, @KHSAAFootball, @bigassfans, @eCampusdotcom, #Kentuckys #fletcherwlong #LeadershipLegacy #CoachingExcellence #MentorshipMatters #characterbuilding #SportsLeadership #BuildingChampions #kentuckyfootball #highschoolfootball #DisciplineAndDedication #athletics #successmindset #bookstagram #booklovers

July 31, 2026 Fletcher Long 0

Big Ass Fans out of Lexington, Kentucky is one of our most prized and beneficial relationships in the corporate world. This article is a regularly appearing, Friday serial similar to some of the sponsored content we have before published here. Big Ass Fans has committed itself to quality more than the mere size of its industrial sized fans. The product is backed by commitment to performance, reliability, and innovation which has been a driving force behind the company in the twenty or more years it has existed. Enjoy this feature.

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Will Brayden Miles be Greenup’s next Eli Sammons? #Kentuckys #fletcherwlong #LeadershipLegacy #CoachingExcellence #MentorshipMatters #characterbuilding #SportsLeadership #BuildingChampions #kentuckyfootball #highschoolfootball #DisciplineAndDedication #athletics #successmindset #bookstagram #booklovers @eli_sammons, @CoachJones_GCHS, @KHSAAFootball, @bigassfans, @eCampusdotcom, @LasatersCoffee

July 29, 2026 Fletcher Long 0

We got our start in this business covering middle school football. Hey, everyone has to start somewhere. When our first group of prospects matriculated to high school we went with them. Why not? We still like to feature the occasional middle school prospect, through we certainly don’t cover middle school as thoroughly as we once did. Today, we are featuring a ’32 kid who plays QB together with wrestling and being on the track & field team. His name is Brayden Miles and he may be the best QB (skill/frame wise) we have seen out of Lloyd, Kentucky since the great Eli Sammons (who we also feature back in his day). Don’t worry, we will link the Sammons’s article in this one. Enjoy this look at a 3.8 student who is doing things the right way. Congratulations kid…here’s your feature!

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St. Xavier’s Tigers are donning their leather work gloves and so are the Mulhalls #Kentuckys #fletcherwlong #LeadershipLegacy #CoachingExcellence #MentorshipMatters #characterbuilding #SportsLeadership #BuildingChampions #kentuckyfootball #highschoolfootball #DisciplineAndDedication #athletics #successmindset #bookstagram #booklovers @CoachLandis22, @KHSAAFootball, @bigassfans, @eCampusdotcom, @LasatersCoffee, @stxtigers

July 24, 2026 Fletcher Long 1

We have for you today a story which may end up getting told around the Saint Xavier program for years hence. One of the Tigers tougher players showed up at practice donning a pair of leather work gloves. When Coach Landis asked him why he said, “It was all I had, Coach; besides that, we have work to do.” Don’t be surprised if you see Brian Landis down at Tractor Supply buying all they have in stock. We predict this will be a trend for the ’26 season and (perhaps) beyond. Enjoy the article.

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Julius Jessup, from Fort Campbell High (Oak Grove, KY) is the @bigassfans Kentucky Comfort Creator Feature of the Week @KHSAAFootball @eCampusdotcom, @bigassfans, @HenryMi74881410, @FC_FALCONS_FB @eCampusdotcom, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball, #Kentuckys #fletcherwlong #LeadershipLegacy #CoachingExcellence #MentorshipMatters #characterbuilding #SportsLeadership #BuildingChampions #kentuckyfootball #highschoolfootball #DisciplineAndDedication #athletics #successmindset #bookstagram #booklovers

July 24, 2026 Fletcher Long 0

Big Ass Fans out of Lexington, Kentucky is one of our most prized and beneficial relationships in the corporate world. This article is a regularly appearing, Friday serial similar to some of the sponsored content we have before published here. Big Ass Fans has committed itself to quality more than the mere size of its industrial sized fans. The product is backed by commitment to performance, reliability, and innovation which has been a driving force behind the company in the twenty or more years it has existed. Enjoy this feature.

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@eCampusdotcom asks the all important question: Will Lexington Christian Academy repeat? @eCampusdotcom, @nick_greer2028, @bigassfans, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball, @LCAEAGLESFB, @CoachDCharles, @matthewmont57, @Oakley_Watkins, #Kentuckys #fletcherwlong #LeadershipLegacy #CoachingExcellence #MentorshipMatters #characterbuilding #SportsLeadership #BuildingChampions #kentuckyfootball #highschoolfootball #DisciplineAndDedication #athletics #successmindset #bookstagram #booklovers

July 22, 2026 Fletcher Long 0

Today we will look at the 2A classification and particularly the two teams (LCA and Beechwood) we expect to principally vie for the title and why. There are good teams interspaced throughout the classification but the two we have focused on here have all the intangibles, particularly tradition, roster talent, and coaching. We are proud to have eCampus.com on our list of sponsors. These guys have set the industry standard for savings, selection, convenience, and customer service and have committed themselves to helping college students more easily afford to better themselves and develop. Now, eCampus.com is helping high school football players gain notice, attention, and opportunities to play at the next level when their KHSAA playing days are through. Join us each week as we inform you about a KHSAA, high school football player, players, or teams who are our “Big Man (or Men) on (our) Campus” and should be a Big Man around your Campus too. Thank you, eCampus.com for taking this step to provide worthy high school kids this type opportunity.

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