The 2024 TSSAA football season is almost here in the Jackson area.
Here are 40 questions surrounding the 2024 high school football season in West Tennessee.
1. Will Haywood live up to the hype with a ton of talent returning this season?
2. How will Jackson Christian's Jay’len Mosley follow up his Mr. Football campaign from 2023?
3. What will life at Humboldt be like without Stephon Shivers after his transfer to Brentwood Academy?
4. Does Riverside have the firepower to make a run at another state championship?
5. Can Tate Surber help lead McKenzie to the state championship after coming up just shy last season?
6. Which coach will have the most immediate impact on his new team going into this season?
7. Will West Tennessee start to see effects of transfers, potentially by the end of the season?
8. Who will win the Commissioner’s Cup between the public schools in Jackson (North Side, South Side, JCM, Liberty)?
9. How will Dresden respond after losing in the TSSAA semifinals to McKenzie last season?
10. Will South Gibson cash in on its young talent to have a big season?
11. Who will have the better record between North Side and South Side after both went 2-8 last season?
12. How will Westview look under a familiar face in Matt McConnell?
13. After two decades at McKenzie, how will Wade Comer fare in his first season at Milan?
14. Which is the best football rivalry in West Tennessee?
15. How will Dresden fans react when former coach Keith Hodge leads McKenzie back to Dresden in Week 2?
16. Which of the private schools in Jackson have the best chance of being competitive in Division II-A?
17. Which stadium is the toughest home environment to play in around West Tennessee?
18. Does the winner of the Huntingdon-Milan rivalry end up winning the state championship?
19. How will Peabody fare in Region 6-2A?
20. Which game could produce the biggest upset?
21. Which West Tennessee team has the best chance of going undefeated through the regular season?
22. Which offense will have the highest scoring average?
23. Which defense will have the lowest scoring average?
24. Who will be the surprise team to make a deep playoff run?
25. Which team will be the biggest disappointment of the season?
26. Which team has the toughest schedule in West Tennessee?
27. Which team has the easiest schedule in the Jackson area?
28. Which region can produce the most playoff teams in West Tennessee?
29. Which school has the best football fan base in West Tennessee?
30. Will freshman Graham Simpson start at quarterback for Westview?
31. How will Lekhy Thompkins and Brayden Waller lead TCA after breakout seasons in 2023?
32. Can South Gibson’s Gabe Lovorn follow up a strong 2023 season with a successful 2024?
33. Will West Tennessee have another Mr. Football winner like Mosley in 2023?
34.How many West Tennessee teams will advance past the second round of the TSSAA playoffs?
35. How will Haywood’s Caden Harris lock down the Tomcats’ secondary this season?
36. Who will step up for Union City after the Golden Tornadoes reached the third round of the TSSAA playoffs in 2023?
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37. Can Kalen Edwards help lead Dyersburg by asserting dominance on the line?
38. Which game in West Tennessee can create the most controversy?
39. Who has the best chance to win a state championship in West Tennessee?
40. Will there be multiple state champions from West Tennessee?
Austin Chastain is a sports writer covering West Tennessee high schools. Reach out to him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @ChastainAJ or by email at achastain@gannett.com
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