The Atlanta Falcons, in partnership with the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, are continuing to support high school football across Georgia with two new initiatives for the 2025 season. Schools across the state will be able to apply for grants to expand girls' flag football programs and another grant to pay for Guardian Caps — soft-shell helmet covers designed to enhance player safety during practices.

Chris Millman, Senior Vice President of Community Engagement and Sports Philanthropy for the Atlanta Falcons, spoke with GPB's Pamela Kirkland about the programs.

It has been 49 years since a Bibb County team made it to a state high school championship game in football. One plays this week for the ring.

The shoulder-to-shoulder crowd at Thompson Stadium in East Macon, likely one of the biggest turnouts the joint had seen in decades, warded off the cold in a variety of ways during the Northeast Raiders’ dominant semifinals performance Friday night.

Peter Biello chats with Football Fridays in Georgia podcast host Jon Nelson about the start of high school football for 2024.

Georgia once led the nation with 58 deaths related to extreme heat between 1980 and 2009, according to research from the University of Georgia. Bud Cooper, with the Mary Frances Early College of Education Department of Kinesiology, helped change that.

GPB Sports brings live high school football games to viewers around the state via Football Fridays in Georgia. Now, it's time for the Georgia High School Association football state championships on GPB, Monday, Dec. 11 to Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023.

A school district says a high school football player died after suffering a "medical emergency" on the sidelines of a game in Georgia.

Many school districts are headed back to the classroom this week, with students also headed outside to practice sports as the summer heat poses a serious risk.

The former president of the latest version of the United States Football League is launching a spring football league for high school players. Brian Woods says his Prep Super League will begin next year with a six-week season.

For fans of college and high school football in the state of Georgia, the NFL Draft is a yearly affirmation of the talent on hand. 

The Georgia High School Sports Association and GPB are excited to showcase the best in high school athletics as boys tackle football and girls flag football championships get underway in Atlanta on Thursday.

Hurricane Ian is shifting schedules for high school football programs throughout the state. GPB Sports' anchor and senior correspondent Jon Nelson, who is also co-host of the Football Fridays In Georgia podcast, spoke with GPB's Peter Biello.

Wednesday marked the beginning of high school football season, a cultural touchstone here in Georgia. For a look at what to expect this season, GPB’s Peter Biello spoke with Jon Nelson. He’s the author of several books on high school and college football in the South and reports on football for GPB.

The No. 1 high school football recruit in the country pulled a signing day shocker. Travis Hunter from Collins Hill High School in  Georgia announced he would attend Jackson State and play for coach Deion Sanders after being verbally committed to Florida State for over a year. 

As we head into the weekend, high school football playoffs continue. There's also drama off the field with schools quitting the Georgia High School Association over reclassification. GPB Sports' Jon Nelson speaks to All Things Considered host Rickey Bevington.