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High school football playoffs begin. But school reclassification is the contest off the field

Georgia high school football teams are heading into the first weekend of the postseason playoffs. But things are different this year. GPB Sports' Jon Nelson joins All Things Considered host Rickey Bevington to preview.

 

 

November 12, 2021
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  • Rickey Bevington
Buford Wolves

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Who's going to the playoffs? It's high school football Decision Day — or maybe weekend

The final weekend of the regular season determines what teams enter the postseason. Sometimes the process of elimination gets pretty wild. All Things Considered host Rickey Bevington asks GPB Sports' Jon Nelson about it.

November 05, 2021
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  • Rickey Bevington
Lincoln County High School football coach Larry Campbell, pictured here winning the state title in 1976.

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Football Fridays In Georgia's Jon Nelson talks about the next big high school football milestones

As Georgia's high school football season enters mid-October, it's been a meaningful week off the field for some coaches making — and chasing — milestone win numbers.

October 15, 2021
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  • Rickey Bevington
Jon Nelson interviews a coach on the sidelines

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'Back To A Footballing Normal': GPB Sports' Jon Nelson Talks 2021 High School Season Prep

GPB Sports' Jon Nelson is spending this week crisscrossing the state talking to coaches and players. He joined GPB’s Rickey Bevington from the town of Roberta in Crawford County, talking about the upcoming season, GPB Sports coverage of it, and a personal honor.

August 13, 2021
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  • Rickey Bevington
GPB's Jon Nelson interviews Jeff Herron in 2016 when he was the head football coach at Grayson High School.

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Football Fridays in Georgia: Get Back To Where You Once Belonged

On the Football Fridays in Georgia podcast, hosts Hannah Goodin and Jon Nelson catch up with coach Jeff Herron. Camden County welcomes him back to the sidelines in 2021, but he has to first finish his college assignment at Tennessee Tech.

March 10, 2021
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  • Hannah Goodin ,
  • and 1 more
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Despite The Pandemic, Atlanta United Returns To The Pitch

Atlanta United is the first professional sports team from Georgia to return to play during the coronavirus pandemic. Major League Soccer suspended play...

July 11, 2020
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  • Rickey Bevington and
  • Jon Nelson

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OST Full Show: Atlanta Sports Update, Fugees Family Inc., Ghost Brothers

As speculation spreads over the potential mid-season replacement of Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn, we get an update on all things happening in Atlanta...

October 29, 2019
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Pig Skins And Podcasts: Jon Nelson On 'Football Fridays In Georgia'

We're getting close to the high school football championships time, then College Bowl games and finally Super Bowl LIII right here in Atlanta. Whether...

November 16, 2018
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  • Amy Kiley and
  • Virginia Prescott
Atlanta United FC defeated New York City FC 1-0 Nov. 4 at Yankee Stadium

Atlanta United's Tifos, Fans And Playoff Chances

Atlanta's pro soccer team hosts New York City Sunday Nov. 11 in the second leg of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs....

November 09, 2018
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  • Rickey Bevington and
  • Jon Nelson
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart, right, speaks during a press conference next to Alabama head coach Nick Saban ahead of the NCAA college football national championship in Atlanta.

Georgia, Alabama Face Off In National Championship

Atlanta’s the college football center of the world on Monday night, as the University of Georgia Dawgs try to stem the University of Alabama’s Tide, in...

January 08, 2018
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  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers
The field at SunTrust Park, the new home of the Atlanta Braves.

Atlanta Braves Begin New Chapter At SunTrust Park

SunTrust Park opens with an exhibition game this Friday. The road to a new home for the Atlanta Braves has been a long and expensive one. The estimated...

March 30, 2017
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  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers
The Atlanta Falcons practice at Rice University in Houston as the team prepares to take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI.

Falcons To Face Off Against Patriots In Super Bowl LI

On Sunday, the Atlanta Falcons meet the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI. It will wind up as the Falcons first Super Bowl win, or the Patriots’...

February 03, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers

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