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Alumni Football is Coming to Georgia
DUST OFF YOUR OLD CLEATS!  Alumni football is coming to Dawsonville and Forsyth County.  Gridiron Alumni is planning several full contact alumni football games.  Gridiron Alumni travels the nation pitting old football rivals against each other one more time...
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Lambert High Senior in Car Accident--Will Take a Miracle To Walk Again
At 10:20 p.m. on May 13th, 2011, we received a phone call saying our 18 year-old son was possibly involved in an automobile accident. There was no answer on his cell, so we immediately rushed to Shiloh Road - the accident location. Seeing the fire trucks, police cars and ambulances, we were terrified, not knowing what we would find...
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Atlanta Falcons Surprise Girls on the Run Youth Volunteers
With the NFL lockout still in effect, several Atlanta Falcons have elected to continue their training with Ignite Training Program at the Hit Center in Cumming. The Hit Center is also home to the headquarters of Girls on the Run Forsyth, Hall, and Cherokee...
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Lambert’s Head Football Coach Sid Maxwell Issues Challenge
The January Lambert Touchdown Club Season 2011 Kick-Off Booster Meeting began like every other, until Coach Maxwell issued a 90-Day Challenge to the parents to get “Fit for Football”. When parents learned that Coach Maxwell and his staff were offering their services for free as a way to give back to the parents who provide great support for the program, they signed up immediately for the twice weekly sessions...
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#1 Long Snapper's Decision Certainly No Snap Decision
Bryce Haynes, the number one high school Long Snapper in the nation, plans to announce where he will attend school in the fall on Friday or early next week...
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Southern Football
Local SEC Sports analyst Jay Holgate airs his first TV show this Saturday at 830am, on ESPN2.   Click here to get a preview of the show....
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Pinecrest Football Player Named “No. 1 Long Snapper in Country”
Florida, UNC, Alabama, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt have all expressed interest in Bryce Haynes, the multi-talented athlete from Pinecrest.  He has been offered preferred walk-on or walk-on positions at Auburn, UGA, and Kentucky...
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Georgia AD Damon Evans Will Not Survive Scandal
The events over the last few days with Georgia's athletic director are tragic.  SEC sports analyst and Southern Football TV co-host Jay Holgate breaks it all down...
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Early Notice: Tennessee Vols Have More Changes Coming
SEC analyst Jay Holgate believes there will be a change of leadership in Athletic Department in Knoxville within a year.  Read full story...
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SEC Expansion--Good Idea, Wrong Strategy
SEC sports analyst Jay Holgate recaps the flurry of activity that happened with conference expansions.  With a couple of moves, the SEC could have completely dominated college football Saturday's for TV revenues...
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Urban Meyer Re-Gained Momentum for His Florida Gators
SEC SPORTS REPORT-  Urban Meyer’s back! It doesn’t surprise me one bit that Urban Meyer struck out at a Orlando Sentinel beat reporter. Meyer’s response was predictable...
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Holgate Talks SEC Football with No Longer Bound
SEC sports writer and motivational speaker Jay Holgate was a guest speaker for No Longer Bound in North Atlanta last week.
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GA Buccaneers vs. Augusta Pirates Sat. March 6
They have 6pm game time against the Augusta Pirates on Sat. March 6, at Lambert. The Bucs will also have dance team auditions on Thursday March 4. Call Christine Carr at 770-871-0205. Also, this weekends game we will honor American Veterans from all branches of the military. Anyone who has served and has a military ID will enter free...
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Derek Dooley Will Be the Next Head Coach for Tennessee Football
SEC SPORTS REPORT-  The University of Tennessee has finally named a head football coach after a difficult week in rocky top....

Lane Kiffin Leaving Tennessee; Headed for USC
SEC Sports Report-  Tennessee Coach Lane Kiffin spent 14 months in Knoxville and then took the head coaching job at Southern Cal...

Local SEC Analyst Talks SEC Bowl Games with 1400 The Team
Click here to watch a radio interview from Thursday afternoon where Cumming Ga resident, and SEC sports analyst, Jay Holgate discusses SEC football bowl games with the sports guys at 1400 the Team and finishes off the interview with a guarantee that Alabama wins BCS game...

Atlanta Falcons vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Weekly Release
Attached is the weekly release for the Atlanta Falcons Week 17 meeting at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on January 3, 2010 at Raymond James Stadium. Game time is set for 1 p.m. EST...
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Falcons Fan Appreciation Game this Sunday
The Atlanta Falcons will hold its Fan Appreciation Game during this week’s home contest against the Buffalo Bills. The Falcons will be awarding and distributing over 100,000 items for fans in attendance. There will be numerous fan appreciation video vignettes and the halftime Frisbee Dog Show was voted as the winner by the fans...
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Atlanta Falcons vs. New York Jets Weekly Release
Attached is the weekly release for the Atlanta Falcons Week 15 meeting against the New York Jets on December 20, 2009 at The Meadowlands. Game time is set for 1 p.m. EST...
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Video: Dan Reeves Speaks at Lambert High School
At a Lambert High School soccer fundraiser on Dec. 2 Dan Reeves spoke to the audience about his playing days and then answered questions from the audience at the end. Checkout the full speech here....
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Atlanta Falcons Weekly Release vs. New Orleans
Attached is the weekly release for the Atlanta Falcons Week 14 meeting vs. New Orleans on December 13, 2009 at the Georgia Dome. Game time is set for 1 p.m. EST...
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Falcons Honor Georgia High School Football with Awards Luncheon on December 12
The Falcons, the Georgia World Congress Center Authority and Levy Restaurants, along with AirTran Airways, will host the second annual Salute to High School Football Luncheon for GHSA-affiliated head football coaches on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 11 a.m...
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SEC Football Championship Game: #1 Florida Vs #2 Alabama
Now we are down to the rematch that everyone wanted: No. 1 Florida vs. No.  2 Alabama, Meyer vs. Saban, and Tebow vs. Ingram.  Two undefeated SEC teams playing for what could be the national championship on a neutral field with a 50/50 ticket split for the fans.  One play could determine the outcome of this game; it doesn’t get any better than this. 
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Atlanta Falcons vs. Philadelphia Eagles Weekly Release
Attached is the weekly release for the Atlanta Falcons Week 13 meeting vs. Philadelphia on December 6, 2009 at the Georgia Dome. Game time is set for 1 p.m. EST...
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Falcons Sign QB D.J. Shockley to the Practice Squad
The Atlanta Falcons today signed quarterback D.J. Shockley to the practice squad and released defensive tackle Jeremy Clark from the practice squad. Shockley, 6-0, 218 pounds, is a Falcons 2006 NFL Draft selection...
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The Road to the ACC Football Championship Leads to Tampa Bay
With a win over the University of Virginia, the No. 15 Clemson Tigers clinched the Atlantic Division of the ACC and a spot in the 2009 Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship. Clemson will go head-to-head against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Saturday, Dec. 5 at Raymond James Stadium...
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Rivalry Weekend for SEC Football
It’s rivalry weekend.  The final SEC games of the regular season don’t need any more hype but I see this as Upset Weekend... 
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Atlanta Falcons vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Weekly Release
Attached is the weekly release for the Atlanta Falcons Week 12 meeting vs. Tampa Bay on November 29, 2009 at the Georgia Dome. Game time is set for 1 p.m. EST...
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Georgia Buccaneer Coach/Owner Hugh Dixon Interview
Listenyourway.com interview with the Georgia Buccaneers head coach and owner Hugh Dixon. The Bucs are a semi-pro football team out of Forsyth County. Coach Dixon is talking about upcoming events, try-outs, games and much more...
 
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Letter from Coach Paul Johnson
Coach Paul Johnson of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team writes a letter to Tech football fans asking them to show their team spirit by showing up to the games in the coming weeks...
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