Football players wait to hear about fall season

Football players wait to hear about fall season

THE FATE OF THE FALLSEASON...THAT IS BEINGFELT FAR AND WIDE.

SCOTT SIMMONS/REPORTI NG: AREYOU WORRIED YET?

RODRICUSMAGEE/CALLAWAY SENIOR: YES I AMWORRIED ABOUT IT!FOOTBALL IS LIFE!ANOTHER DAY OFWAITING AND WONDERING FORCALLAWAY SENIOR RECEIVERRODRICUSMAGEE.HE HAS A COUPLE OF COLLEGEFOOTBALL OFFERS BUT HOPED FORMORE AFTER THISSEASON..THAT IS NOW IN SERIOUSDANGER OF NOTHAPPENING.WITHOUT A SEASON HE SAYS HE WONTTRANSFER, RATHER, JUST TRY TOGET ON THERADAR OF THOSE OTHER COLLEGEPROGRAMSRODRICUS MAGEE/CALLAWAY SENIOR:SEND MY EMAILS OUT TOEVERY COLLEGE EVEN THOUGH I KNOWTHEY DON'T GET A CHANCE TO SEEIT BECAUSE THEY ARE BUSY BUTTHEY ARE GOING TO GET A CHANCETO WATCH IT.

MAGEE AND OTHER JPSATHLETES ARE WONDERING IF THEYWILL HAVE A SEASON AFTER JPSCONFIRMED THAT NO FORMALDECISION HASBEEN MADE YET ABOUT SPORTS LIKEFALLFOOTBALL.FORMER HILLCREST HEAD COACH SHAYHODGEXPECTS MANY FOOTBALL PLAYERS TOSEARCH FOR OTHER PLACES TO PLAY.SHAY HODGE/D1 TRAINING JACKSONHEAD COACH: IT IS DETRIMENTALIN MY OPINION.

IDLE KIDS WITHNOTHING TO DO IF THEY CAN'TTRANSFER TO APRIVATE SCHOOL OR ANOTHERSCHOOL.ACADEMIES LIKE JACKSON PREP ARESTILL ON SCHEDULE FOR FALLFOOTBALL...TRACI MALLARD/JACKSON PREPADMISSIONS: WE HAVE GOTATHLETES FROM ALL OVER THAT AREINTERESTED IN COMING.

AND THEYARE EAGER TO MAKE THEIR SALESPITCHTO POTENTIAL STUDENT ATHLETES..WHO MAYSOON BE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TOPLAY.TRACI MALLARD/JACKSON PREPADMISSIONS: I THINK OURINTEREST HAS BEEN THE SAME ALLSUMMER WE HAVE HAD APPLICANTSFROM JPS SCHOOLS BUT ALSO OUROTHER AREA SCHOOLS.SO MUCH HINGING ON WHAT JPSANNOUNCESREGARDING IT'S FALL SPORTSSCHEDULE.D1 SPORTS TRAINING GENERALMANAGER MIKEESPY ...SAYS A LOT OF ATHLETESWHO TRAINWITH D-1 ARE SCHOOL SHOPPINGNOW.MIKE ESPY/D1 SPORTS TRAININGJACKSON G.M.:I I HATE TO SEE THAT WHEN KIDSWANT TO FINISH WITH THETEAMMATES THEY STARTED WITH BUTAT THE SAME TIME I WANT TO SEETHESE KIDS GET A CHANCE TO GOOUT AND PLAY.

JPS IS ON SCHEDULE TO START ITSDISTANCELEARNING SCHOOL MODEL AUGUST12TH....MEANING STUDENTS WILLLEARNFROM HOME...BUT STILL NO WORD...ON WHATWILL BECOME OF FALL SPORTS.

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