Robertsdale and Elberta High Schools are less than 15 miles apart on the Eastern Shore of Alabama. Both have struggled to build winning football programs in recent years. Both hired veteran coaches in the offseason with the goal of turning tradition in the right direction.

Rush Propst, who has guided programs in Alabama and Georgia, has been named the interim coach at Coosa Christian, located in Gadsden, Ala. He is taking over for head coach Mark O’Bryant, who was recently suspended for the 2025 season, confirming that in an interview with AL.com.

It's nearly time to kick off the 2025 high school football season in the state of Alabama, which of course means the preseason poll. There were 18 voters in the 2025 preseason Alabama Sports Writers Association high school football rankings with first-place votes, last year’s record and total poll points.

Plenty of high-level matchups and rematches from last season headline the first week of high school football in north Alabama. Along with some must-see matchups across the state in Week 1, AL.com is highlighting 10 of the most important games across the season in the Huntsville area.

Rush Propst is giving Alabama high school football another try, returning to the school where he was briefly athletics director before leaving and returning two years later. Propst, who at one point was one of the highest paid and most successful high school football coaches at Alabama,

Rush Propst is officially returning to the football field, and a familiar one at that. On Wednesday, Coosa Christian in Gadsden announced that the controversial coach would be taking over their program in the interim, following Head Coach Mark O'Bryant's suspension.

The Eagles are looking to snap a losing streak of 91 straight games this season, which stands as the longest mark of consecutive losses in the country.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WIAT) — Football season is almost upon us, with Alabama high schools kicking off their season next week.

You can follow all of this week's AHSAA playoff action on SBLive Alabama, including live Alabama high school football scores, game recaps, top performers, photo galleries and much more.

This is an opinion piece. Mitchell Holt has one of the biggest challenges in Alabama high school athletics this season. The Central-Phenix City flag football coach has to find a way to turn the page on a national championship run.