FOX10 Big Friday Kickoff

This week on the Big Friday Kickoff Podcast, Emily and Robert recap the FOX10 Player of the Year Banquet where we celebrated some of the best players in our area before diving into the splitting of public and private schools in the latest reclassification. Follow us on  Youtube  and check out our page on  FOX10  for more coverage.

This week, Sports Director Emily Cochran and Robert Ristaneo reveal part two of their All-Region One Teams, featuring 4A-1A. Check the link to see the graphics for all the Region One teams. Follow us on  Youtube  and check out our page on  FOX10  for more coverage.

Throughout the season, we kept a running list of the best players in region one from 1A to 7A. Here are our picks for the 5A, 6A, and 7A All-Region teams and our All-Freshman teams. We will release 1A-4A next week along with our honorable mention list. Follow us on  Youtube  and check out our page on  FOX10  for more coverage.

St. Michael senior running back Noah Moss joins Big Friday Kickoff to reflect on a historic season with the Cardinals. From a No. 1 ranking and a record-setting performance in the first round of the playoffs, to national attention from ESPN, Pat McAfee, and Jon Gruden, Moss walks us through the moments that defined his year. He also opens up about playing for Philip Rivers, watching his coach retu...

Emily Cochran and Robert Ristaneo break down a busy week across college and pro football, starting with Alabama’s trip to Pasadena and what to watch in the Rose Bowl. The duo also dives into Auburn’s portal questions, Riley Leonard earning his first NFL start with the Colts, and a look at Senior Bowl rosters as they continue to take shape in Mobile. Follow us on  Youtube  and...

Emily Cochran and Robert Ristaneo talk all about Philip Rivers’ historic return to the NFL, breakdown of his performance against the 49ers, and what it means to the St. Michael Cardinals; plus a full look at the College Football Playoff — it’s all on this week’s episode of The Big Friday Kickoff Podcast. Follow us on  Youtube  and check out our page on  FOX10...

This week on The Big Friday Kickoff Podcast ,  we’re joined by Baldwin County High School alum, Alabama standout, and former NFL defensive lineman Wallace Gilberry . Gilberry stops by to talk all things 68 Ventures Bowl , the ever-changing landscape of high school football , and the elite talent continuing to come out of Mobile and Baldwin County . He also shares stories from his playin...

This week on the Big Friday Kickoff Podcast, Emily and Robert recap the Super 7. Then, Meteorologist and Co-Host of Big Friday Kickoff, Nicholas Herboso, joins the podcast to talk about the highlights and best moments from the season of Big Friday Kickoff. Follow us on Youtube  and check out our page on  FOX10  for more coverage.

It all comes down to this. Big Friday Kickoff breaks down championship week with four Region 1 teams headed to the state finals . Emily Cochran, and Robert Ristaneo dive into each matchup, what to expect, and the players who could swing the title games. Plus, it’s Early Signing Day , and we run through all the local standouts who put pen to paper and made their college dreams official. It&rs...

We are one round away from the state championship and seven region one teams are competing.  We have rematches between Vigor vs Williamson and Jackson vs St. Michael, undefeated Saraland taking on Benjamin Russell, Bayside hosting Southside-Selma and their 8th grade quarterback Kole Moody who is on a record-breaking tear, and Leroy travelling to Maplesville. We have previews of all those matc...

Nine teams are still in the hunt for the Blue Map trophy as we head into the quarterfinals. Emily Cochran and Robert Ristaneo break down every matchup this week — what’s at stake, who’s heating up at the right time, and which teams have the best shot at punching their ticket to the semifinals. Follow us on  Youtube  and check out our page on  FOX10  for more c...

Round one is in the books — 28 of our teams hit the field, and 17 are still standing as we head into round two. It was a historic night for 7A Region 1, with all four teams advancing to the next round for the very first time. Emily Cochran and Robert Ristaneo break down this week's matchups and what to expect as the playoff push continues. Follow us on  Youtube  and check out our p...

On this week’s episode, Emily Cochran and Robert Ristaneo break down Round One of the high school football playoffs. Twenty-eight Region 1 teams are in the hunt for a Blue Map Trophy, and we’ve got a full preview of every matchup from 7A to 1A. Follow us on YouTube and visit our FOX10 page for more playoff coverage.  Follow us on  Youtube  and check out our page on ...

This week on The Big Friday Kickoff Podcast, Emily Cochran and Robert Ristaneo break down a wild Week 10 in high school football — full of upsets and surprises across Region 1. They also look ahead to this week’s matchups, talk postseason outlook, and dive into some 1A social media beef you don’t want to miss. Follow us on Youtube and check out our page on FOX10 for more coverage...

The playoff race is heating up and with just two weeks left in the regular season, Emily Cochran and Robert Ristaneo sort through the seeding chaos across every region. One of the biggest games of the week? Fairhope at Baker — and we caught up with Pirates head coach Tim Carter ahead of kickoff. Dive into all the Region 1 drama on Episode 10 of the Big Friday Kickoff podcast. You can watch t...

The playoff picture is becoming clear as we head into the final three weeks and we have a breakdown of the playoff standings for 7A through 1A in Region 1. You can watch this podcast on our Youtube channel and follow all of our coverage on our website.

As we hit the back stretch of the high school football season, Emily Cochran and Robert Ristaneo look at the playoff picture and see who's in, who's out, and who still has some work to do to make the postseason.

Sports Director Emily Cochran and Digital Producer Robert Ristaneo take a look back at week 6’s biggest games and look ahead to week 7: A pivotal 6A match up going down right here in Mobile between Gulf Shores and St. Paul’s, a quarterback battle in Jackson where the Aggies host St. Michael, and top 10 showdown in 3A when T.R. Miller hosts Cottage Hill. Those games and more this week o...

On this week’s episode of Big Friday Kickoff, Sports Director Emily Cochran and Digital Producer Robert Ristaneo break down the biggest matchups on the schedule. With the season hitting the halfway point, they highlight which teams could shape the playoff picture.

Sports Director Emily Cochran and Digital Producer Robert Ristaneo take a look back at the biggest high school football matchups from Week 4 and preview the pivotal Region 1 showdowns ahead in Week 5.

Sports Director Emily Cochran and Digital Producer Robert Ristaneo take a look back at week three and break down the biggest matchups here in week four.

We are through two weeks of the high-school football season and things are already starting to heat up. Emily and Robert recap Week 2 before looking ahead towards Week 3, discuss the first weekend of college football, and recap their fantasy draft.

Week 1 is in the books and we are highlighting some of the big wins before looking ahead to the best matchups in Week 2.

Episode one of the Big Friday Kickoff podcast is here and we are talking everything Week 1 including the Battle of Old Shell Road, Jackson vs Saraland, and much more.