Blitz’s Picks for Week 10
Hit reset and button up. Nine weeks of regular-season games are in the rearview. Now, it gets serious. Win or go home. No second chances. No mulligans. No redos. It is Blitz’s favorite time of […]
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Blitz’s Picks for Week 9
Well here we are, the final week of the regular season. There isn’t much in the way of intensity with this week’s matchups when it comes to conference championship implications, but Blitz wants to see […]
BLITZ: One area question in every class after Sunday’s sectional draw
The IHSAA squeezed 15 minutes of information into a tidy two-hour show on Sunday afternoon as it announced the sectional pairings for the 47th IHSAA Football State Tournament. Blitz watched every second of the 120-minute […]
Blitz’s Picks for Week 8
So close. Blitz missed just a single game in Week 7, his best performance of the season. If it wasn’t for Garrett falling short against Fairfield, this bear would have been shouting from the Twittersphere […]
North Side’s Duce Taylor back behind center after gruesome injury
After sitting out the first three games of the season due to transfer rules, North Side quarterback Duce Taylor was finding his groove in Week 5 against Bishop Luers. Following his return to the field […]
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COACH’S CORNER: Seven thoughts through seven weeks of the season
Coach’s Corner is a weekly feature at Outside the Huddle written by Kevin Merz, former Bishop Dwenger quarterback and North Side offensive coordinator. After seven weeks of the regular season, the conversation has trended towards […]
Blitz’s Week 3 Power Poll
With multiple games in the books, Blitz now feels some confidence in placing teams accurately in his power poll. While the top did not change, there are plenty of non-SAC teams to consider when looking […]
HELP WANTED: Passionate and committed HS offensive linemen
Every football player grows up with delusions of grandeur. Being that quarterback who makes the game-winning throws. Leaving a defender grasping at air after a juke as a running back. Pulling down a Hail Mary […]
2019 Football Preview
PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: The First Eleven
A year ago, we here at Outside the Huddle jumped into prep football coverage a tad late. It wasn’t until Week 4 that we started this whole enterprise, and since then it has grown and […]