Lake Forest travels to Stevenson in a big Week 6 match up Friday night in Lincolnshire. This week, Scouts Football Newsletter publisher Jon Kerr has conversation with Patriots head coach Brent Becker.

Topics discussed:

* How Stevenson matches up against Lake Forest

* Who are the Patriots’ best players and why

* The importance of embracing rivalries in high school sports

* Overall state of the sport of football in Chicagoland

* Memories of Stevenson’s 2014 state title team

Hope you enjoy this conversation Coach Becker.

Should be a terrific atmosphere Friday night at Stevenson.

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Lake Forest hosts Lake Zurich Friday (Sept. 27) in the third home game of the 2024 season. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

In this podcast, publisher Jon Kerr breaks down the keys to this game and a path to victory for the Scouts.

Photo Credit: Marge Braun

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Lake Forest travels to Zion Friday (Sept. 20) in the second road game of the 2024 season. Kick off is scheduled for 7:00 pm.

In this podcast, publisher Jon Kerr breaks down the keys to this game and a path to victory for the Scouts.

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A special offer for Scouts Football family members: we are discounting the price for all first-time subscribers 50% through Sept. 13.

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Lake Forest hosts Carmel Friday (Sept. 13) in the second home game of the 2024 season. Kick off is scheduled for 7:30 pm at Varsity Field.

In this podcast, publisher Jon Kerr breaks down the keys to this game and a path to victory for the Scouts.

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A special offer for Scouts Football family members: we are discounting the price for all first-time subscribers 50% through Sept. 10.

That’s $25 for a full season of Scouts Football coverage.

That discount covers all new paid subscribers that are members of the Scouts Football family. That’s former players, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles — the entire community.

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Lake Forest travels to Carmel this Friday (Sept. 6) in its first road game of the 2024 season. Kick off is scheduled for 7:30 pm at Baker Stadium in Mundelein.

In this podcast, publisher Jon Kerr breaks down the keys to this game and a path to victory for the Scouts.

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Lake Forest hosts Lakes this Friday (Aug. 30) in the first game of the 2024 season. Kick off is scheduled for 7:30 pm at Varsity Field.

In this podcast, publisher Jon Kerr breaks down the keys to this game and a path to victory for the Scouts.

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Entering his fourth season with the Colgate Raiders is senior punter Shelby Pruitt.

Pruitt is a former Scouts football player, having punted and played fullback.

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Topics discussed:

* The state of his football career at Colgate

* How he developed his punting style

* What separates good punters from great ones

* How his preparation differs from other positional players

* Why Colgate helps prepare players up for life after football

* The state of college football in the era of the transfer portal and NIL

An economics major, Pruitt was first-team all-Patriot League in 2023

I went long with Shelby and we covered lots of topics. I hope you enjoy this extended conversation. I know I did.

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Friday, the Scouts hosted a 7 on 7 competition with Lakes High School and New Trier.

We caught up with senior quarterback Danny Van Camp, senior wide receiver Charlie Markee and senior safety/DB Ryan Milliman after the competition.

More on the 7on7 event next week in the Scouts Football newsletter.

Have a great weekend!

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Entering his third season with the Vanderbilt Commodore is senior wide receiver Richie Hoskins.

Richie is a former Scouts football player. As a senior in the spring of 2021, Hoskins led the Scouts to an undefeated season and was named North Suburban Conference Player of the Year.

Hoskins is the first guest on the Slants and Arrows podcast for the 2024 season.

Topics discussed:

* The state of his football career at Vanderbilt

* How sports performance for a college athlete encompasses strength, sleep and nutrition

* Why capability and dependability matters to be a successful college athlete

* The state of college football in the era of the transfer portal and NIL

* The complimentary skillset between lacrosse and football

Wednesday, Richie was nominated for a community service award by Allstate.

He is the football team’s representative on Vanderbilt’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), helping lead the team’s community service efforts alongside student-athletes from across the department.

An economics major, Hoskins made the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll for the 2022-23 campaign and was named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll in 2023.

I went long with Richie and we covered lots of topics. I hope you enjoy this extended conversation. I know I did.

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Just completed his first season at Duke is Clayton Burton, a 2019 graduate of Lake Forest High School.

As a senior Scout in 2018, Burton had the third-most sacks in the state of Illinois.

Over winter break, Scouts Football Newsletter publisher Jon J. Kerr caught up with Clayton before he left to go back to school and begin off-season workouts with the Blue Devils.

Topics discussed:

* His experience as a first-year transfer at Duke

* Juggling academics and football at a Power 5 school

* Going through a coaching change in December

* His relationship with Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy

* Clayton’s prospects for the 2024 season with a new coaching staff

Happy New Year everybody!

Hope you enjoy this conversation Clayton. I know I did.

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