News4JAX Varsity 4

By News4Jax and Graham Media Group

High school sports in the River City are some of the best in the country. We're also home to two Heisman Trophy winners and some of the most successful athletic programs in the nation.

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The podcast currently has 77 episodes available.

News4JAX Varsity 4 episodes:

October 15, 2024 One team we think could end up playing for a title in Miami and recapping a hurricane-marred stretch
After weeks of hurricane and weather cancellations, postponements and delays, we should be back on track with a normal high school football schedule. Justin Barney and Sponge Franklin recap a wild Monday night of football in Week 8 and look ahead to Week 9. Plus, one team we think could wind up in Miami playing for a championship.

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29min
October 08, 2024 Another hurricane scrambles schedule and drafting our top players, coaches to start a team
Hurricane Milton is shaking up the high school football Week 8 schedule. Plus, Justin Barney and Sponge Franklin draft our top four players and three coaches to start their own high school football franchise. All that and our updated Super 10 rankings in this week's Varsity 4 podcast.

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19min
October 01, 2024 Nease is surging, surprising small school teams and making the turn into Week 7
Nease has been on a tear and its 20-17 OT win over Buchholz on Monday night is further proof that the Panthers just may be the area's best team. Plus, small schools St. Joseph, Union County and Zarephath Academy are having excellent seasons and can the Raines defense turn up the pressure a little bit more. Justin Barney and Sponge Franklin cover the action from Week 6 and look ahead to Week 7.

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32min
September 26, 2024 Our most surprising teams of the first half and another big change in our Super 10
Hurricane Helene has shaken up Week 6 of the high school football season, but we do have some games of merit. Plus, how the surging Nease Panthers have rocketed up to state prominence under coach Collin Drafts. Plus, it's been tough to see the injuries stack up on the preseason No. 1 Mandarin Mustangs. Justin Barney and Sponge Franklin cover all the bases in this week's episode of the Varsity 4 podcast.

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35min
September 17, 2024 Do our preseason title contenders still stack up at the halfway point of the regular season?
We're almost at the midway point of the high school football regular season and the heavyweights are beginning to step forward. Bradford knocked off top-ranked Mandarin to trigger a big shakeup in the Super 10. Plus, we look at our preseason candidates for state championship seasons and if we still think they're positioned to make that run. Justin Barney and Sponge Franklin cover all the bases in a Week 5 edition of the Varsity 4 podcast.

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30min
September 09, 2024 Is Mandarin still a championship contender and the dated way of placing teams by enrollment numbers
Weather has been uncooperative early in the high school football season, with a handful of games taken off the books in Week 3. Plus, how does an injury to Mandarin QB Tramell Jones change the championship forecast for the Mustangs? And does school size really mean what it used to on the field or are student enrollment numbers a dated way of putting schools in classes? Justin Barney and Sponge Franklin cover those topics and look ahead to Week 4.

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45min
September 04, 2024 Bolles-St. Augustine headlines Week 3 and a tough injury for Mandarin star QB
The Varsity 4 podcast heads into Week 3 of the high school football season and we've got a headliner clash between No. 2 St. Augustine and No. 4 Bolles. Plus, a look back on some big performances, including a five-TD game for Tae'shaun Gelsey of Riverside and a tough injury to Mandarin quarterback Tramell Jones.

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36min
August 27, 2024 Raines looks better than advertised, a new Super 10 and rushing into Week 2
It was a blockbuster opening week of the high school football season, including a tense Raines win over Bolles in a classic that turned heated from things off the field. Justin Barney and Sponge Franklin recap a stellar 2024 opening week and look ahead to a big Week 2 in this episode of the Varsity 4 podcast.

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31min
August 20, 2024 Best games in Week 1 and games we'd love to see as the high school football season kicks off
The high school football regular season is here. Justin Barney and Sponge Franklin break down our top four games and list the four games that aren't scheduled this season that we'd love to see in this Varsity 4 podcast that kicks off the 2024 season.

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42min
August 13, 2024 Mandarin, St. Augustine, Raines, Bolles and how many area teams have legit shot at title
The high school football regular season is just over a week away. Every team thinks it can win a championship but few have a realistic opportunity to win it. Justin Barney and Sponge Franklin break down the contenders and the pretenders in this episode of the Varsity 4 podcast.

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34min

FAQs about News4JAX Varsity 4:

How many episodes does News4JAX Varsity 4 have?

The podcast currently has 77 episodes available.