Texas Football Today

Tepper is in Longview with Fox Sports Southwest, and he and Max answer a ton of listener questions on the first Friday of Texas high school football season.

In a one-hour supershow, the guys talk to Fort Bend Hightower coach Padriac McGinnis, share Tepper's Texas high school football picks for Week 1, offer Free Money with their college picks against the spread, discuss what it actually means to drop down a classification, and hail their new favorite football player: BIG HUMMUS.

The guys talk to Texas high school football Hall of Famer Craig Way about the upcoming season, take a look at the TexasFootball.com countdown of the most important college football players in Texas, and ask the important question: are people who enjoy running sociopaths?

The guys talk to Austin Saints coach Taylor Stewart as he takes over a team comprised of two Austin-area private schools merging their programs. They also discuss the Texas high school football teams with the most to replace, and Tepper met a DCTF coverboy.

The guys celebrate the official start of football season by debuting their new studio, discussing Rice's win over Prairie View A&M, debating Texas A&M and Texas State's picks for starting quarterback, and diving into the participation numbers for high school football.

Here's a sneak peek at our new Insiders-only podcast Tep and Stepp, a Texas high school football nerdcast.

The guys discuss the Ohio State "punishment" of Urban Meyer and how much it matter for TCU, offer Free Money with their pick for Rice-Prairie View A&M, plug a bunch of other content and more.

Tepper talks with four Texas high school football officials — TASO assistant executive director Bill Theodore, TASO Dallas chapter president Joel Williams, TASO Fort Worth chapter president Rod McClain, and rising star official LaShell Nelson — in a free-flowing conversation about their job, their role in the game, the challenges, and what they say to coaches who yell at them.

The guys hear from John Tyler coach Ricklan Holmes about his Lions' 2018 comeback tour, debate which Texas FBS coach is under the most pressure to win in 2018, and discuss Tepper's impending failure at throwing a first pitch at a baseball game.

The guys hear from Canadian coach Chris Koetting about his highly ranked Wildcats, debate the future of Texas high school football on television, and discuss how they should welcome the newest member of the DCTF team.

The boys are back! They hear from Clear Lake coach Larry McRae about his Falcons, discuss Texas' odd tertiary involvement in two Big Ten scandals, debate the AP Texas high school football rankings, and listen to Max's tales from Iceland.

The guys sit down with new Odessa Permian coach Jeff Ellison about taking over one of the most high-profile jobs in the nation, and ask new Port Isabel coach Jason Strunk about his move from the South Plains to the Rio Grande Valley.

Hear from Austin Vandegrift coach Drew Sanders about his Vipers, and find out why new Weimar Ryan McIver thinks the Wildcats could be back sooner as opposed to later.

New McKinney coach Marcus Shavers stops by to talk about taking over the Lions, and we chat up one of our favorite six-man coaches when Abbott's head man Terry Crawford comes by.

The guys talk to Marshall coach Claude Mathis about his upcoming second year at the helm of the Mavericks, and chat with Malakoff coach Jamie Driskell about the always-high expectations in Tigerland.

Hear from El Paso Pebble Hills coach Mark Torres about his quick-rising Spartans, and Abernathy coach Darrell Daily stops by to talk about his outstanding squad led by his QB son.

As Tepper powers through with half of a voice, hear from Crosby coach Jeff Riordan about his Cougars and Flatonia coach Chris Freytag, who has high hopes for 2018.

The guys talk to Port Neches-Groves coach Brandon Faircloth about his outrageous team (and their QB Roschon Johnson), and catch up with McGregor coach Judd Thrash about his Bulldogs' quick rise.

The guys talk to Wichita Falls coach Grant Freeman about his plans to get Old High back to their winning ways, and catch up with Hebron coach Brian Brazil and his glorious offseason mustache.

The guys sit down with Josh Gibson of the state champion Pleasant Grove Hawks to hear about their upcoming title defense, and catch up with new Brownfield coach Duane Toliver about his quick rise as one of the state's most desirable coaches.