FRIDAY. NIGHT. LIGHTS.

I played under them growing up in New Mexico and have covered high school football in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, but when it comes down to it, there’s something special about games under those Friday night lights in the Lone Star state. Football in the Big Country holds a special place in my heart as I saw my first Texas high school game at Shotwell Stadium and covered and called many games in my time at KRBC TV and KVRP radio in Haskell.

I’ve been a part of producing a high school and college football preview magazine for 19 years :

• three at KOAM/KFJX television in Pittsburg, Kansas and Joplin, Missouri

• ten at KBTX television in Bryan/College Station, Texas

• and now I have just published my sixth on my own with Big County Blitz, headquartered in Abilene, Texas.

Big Country Blitz will hopefully become a football staple in the Big Country. We’ve increased our coverage over the years, now up to 67 area high schools plus Abilene Christian, Hardin-Simmons, Howard Payne, McMurry and Cisco College.

I live in Abilene with my beautiful wife, Allison, and kids, Creyton, Denson, and Shira. I also serve on the Big Country FCA Board and coach or help coach just about everything my kids get involved in.

Feel free to reach out with questions, comments, or ideas!

cody@bigcountryblitz.com