After nearly 17 months, high school football returns to Illinois this weekend. Steve Soucie and Kyle Nabors preview Week 1 and make their season predictions.

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COVID-19 has already forced a Week 1 shakeup in the West Suburban. There’s also an awesome last-minute schedule addition to discuss. Plus Joe Stevenson joins the show to preview the Fox Valley and Kishwaukee River Conferences.

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The Friday Night Drive preseason coaches poll is out, so Steve Soucie and Kyle Nabors set out to determine if the coaches got things right.

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Jake Bartelson and Josh Welge discuss the breaking news surrounding outdoor contest fan attendance, recap the first day of football practice and bounce around Northern Illinois to highlight programs like Glenbard West, St. Francis, IC Catholic, Batavia and more.

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Practices for the six-game spring season kicked off Wednesday, and EdgyTim of EdgyTim.com joined Kyle Nabors and Steve Soucie to discuss what this spring will look like and how the delayed season has impacted college recruiting in Illinois.

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Sixteen months since we crowned the 2019 state champions in DeKalb, high school football finally returns to Illinois this month. Kyle Nabors, Steve Soucie and John Sahly discuss what to expect from this six-week spring season.

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Why wasn't football played this fall and should we expect it in the spring? Plus the guys are joined by Matt Stepp of TexasFootball.com and Aaron Ferguson of the Northwest Indiana Times to discuss how football is going in their states.

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Kyle Nabors, Steve Soucie and Josh Welge discussed what we learned and what questions we still need answered after Wednesday's announcement by the IHSA.

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In our latest podcast, we discuss: Can we make high school football work this fall? Our guest: coach Josh Jostes of Maroa-Forsyth

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SMI reporters Jake Bartelson and Josh Welge are back with a podcast recapping the IHSA Return to Play guidelines, early schedule analysis and more in looks arcoss Kane, Kendall and SLM coverage areas.

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