Needless to say vibes around the Football Universe are high as everyone is celebrating the game we all love being back as a normal pattern part of our lives. This Universe is all-

The new metric -- titled record strength -- will give further credit to how a team performs against its schedule. It will give extra credit for beating quality teams, while lessening the penalty for losses against tougher opponents.

Nobody saw Leonard Moore coming last season as a true freshman at Notre Dame. He then earned freshman All-American honors. Now, everyone knows of him.

From what it sounds like, the true freshman phenom has gotten the bulk of the reps with the ones throughout fall camp. Mikey Keene is still not a full go, but may eventually be able to be slotted in as the backup. At the moment, the battle for second is between veteran transfer Jake Garcia and Jadyn Davis, but we're going with Garcia right now.

Several players in the Poconos have a case for best offensive and defensive player in the area. Tell us who you think it is to start the season.

As part of our 2025 high school football preview, the NJ.com football staff has taken a look back as we move forward. We’ve gone back through our notebooks, scoured the stats and spent some serious time going over names.

Salisbury football is growing its program. The youth organization is back. There will be a JV season again. There also will be heightened expectations in 2025 in the Colonial-Schuylkill League.

A high school football player at Lancaster ISD suffered a medical emergency on Monday and later died at the hospital, according to the school district.

Jones Tigers football coach Elijah Williams wants his players to remember the bad taste left in their mouths after losing 40-31 to Plantation American Heritage in the Class 4A state championship

The CFP will release weekly rankings starting Nov. 4, with final selections and the 12-team playoff bracket announced Dec. 7