Texas HS Football Podcast with Taylor Arenz

Send us Fan Mail This week, host Taylor Arenz talks with Texas High School football state champion Port Neches-Groves Head Coach Jeff Joseph! He led his team to the state finals two years in a row, and this past season, he took the 5A D2 state title home to PNG for the first time since 1975.  We talked about that thrilling game and his journey to PNG. We also touched on things he learned from his...

Send us Fan Mail This week, host Taylor Arenz talks with Texas High School football state champion coaching legends, Mike Reed of 1A D1, the Gordon Longhorns Head Coach, and Denney Faith, 2A D2 Albany Lions Head Coach. Hear about how the off-season is going, their 2023 state championship run, and more! You will enjoy getting to know these great coaches! A special thank you to our podcast sponsor,...

Send us Fan Mail This week, host Taylor Arenz speaks with Hutto HS alumnus and UCLA quarterback Chase Griffin! Chase is making a name for himself by advocating for athletes' NIL rights and is a two-time NIL Athlete of the Year who has even spoken to Congress on behalf of NIL. Chase discusses how Texas high school football prepared him for college and offers some excellent NIL guidance from an...

Send us Fan Mail We are back!  Excited to kick off the 3rd Season of the Texas High School Podcast.   Football season is only 5 months away, and yes, we are counting down the days till kick-off!   We kick off Season 3 of the podcast with an informative interview with  UIL Director of Athletics Ray Zepeda.  In this episode, Taylor asked the questions that you, the listeners, told us on our social m...

Send us Fan Mail It's Championship Week! The UIL Texas High School Football State Championship is the largest high school sporting event in the country! Spanning four days of football with three games each day, the winners become a part of Texas high school football history! This week, host Taylor Arenz talked to three athletes headed to the UIL State Championship, each trying to make their d...

Send us Fan Mail Round 5 of the Playoffs is here, and what a weekend the Quarterfinals were! We saw some of the most exciting games of the season, which is what we expect to see in the Texas HS Playoffs! We also found out which 1A teams are heading to the State Championship for the 1A Conference. This week, host Taylor Arenz talks to five playmakers who helped their teams punch their tickets to th...

Send us Fan Mail We are on to round 4 of the Texas high school football playoffs! The Regional Finals are set after some great Regional Semifinal matchups that made for a fun Thanksgiving weekend for Texas high school football fans all over the state! This week, host Taylor Arenz talks to four players headed to the Regional Finals, and one player who is headed to the TAPPS State Championship game:...

Send us Fan Mail It’s Thanksgiving week and for a Texas HS football team having to practice on Thanksgiving Day means success! Playoffs bring out the best in teams and that was evident this past weekend in the Area Round match ups that were full of overtime battles!  This week Host Taylor Arenz talks to six players who helped their teams get to that Thanksgiving Day practice!  Demetrius Brisbon Jr...

Send us Fan Mail It is Week 2 of Texas HS Football Playoffs and the games keep getting bigger!  Week 1 brought lots of rain and a couple big upsets!  However, that is the craziness of Texas HS Football Playoffs and it will only get more intense each week!  This week, our host, Taylor Arenz, talks to five players from teams with perfect seasons: ·      Carson White, Iowa Colony Pioneers, QB ·     ...

Send us Fan Mail We are extremely grateful for your support and love the opportunity to highlight athletes, coaches, and programs around the state. The big names we are interviewing include many future stars of both college and NFL! This week, our host, Taylor Arenz, talks to more significant figures who are leading their teams into the playoffs: ·      Carlon Jones: Bay City Blackcats DE, 4-Star...

Send us Fan Mail It's Week 11 of TXHSFB. Time flies when you're having fun, and it's hard to believe that the final week of the regular season is here! The Week 10 matchups certainly lived up to the hype. In this episode, host Taylor Arenz gets to hear about some of the biggest playmakers of Week 10 and discuss their historic wins! ·      Tucker James: Byron Nelson Bobcat RB  ·     ...

Send us Fan Mail Week 9 has come and gone! It's hard to believe we have only two weeks left in the regular season. Week 10 is here, and it's been touted as the biggest week of the year for Texas high school football! In this episode of the Texas HS Football Podcast, Host Taylor Arenz discusses the upcoming big matchups, UIL "Snapshot Day," and talks to three of the top playmake...

Send us Fan Mail Week 8 was quite entertaining! This week featured notable district games around the state including Tomball vs Tomball Memorial, Gunter vs Howe, and Columbus vs Hitchcock. Our host, Taylor Arenz, provides updates on these matches and holds discussions with key players from significant matchups around the state. These are: San Antonio Reagan Ratler 3-Star QB Brad Jackson, who is co...

Send us Fan Mail This week, host Taylor Arenz discusses Week 7 of Texas high school football. Week 7 brought some football weather to the state of Texas, and we are now in full district matchup mode! Some notable district games around the state this week included Cedar Park vs. College Station, Southlake Carroll vs. Keller, and Klein Collins vs. Tomball Memorial. Host Taylor Arenz updates you on a...

Send us Fan Mail This week, host Taylor Arenz discusses Week 6 of Texas high school football. Week 6 did not disappoint! The Coppell High School "Powder" game vs. Lewisville was the place to be on Friday night, but there were also some exciting 6A matchups down in Houston. Host Taylor Arenz updates you on all these games and talks to playmakers from notable games around the state: Ingles...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Host Taylor Arenz fills you in on all things week 5 of Texas high school football. A rivalry game is always fun, and week 5 was full of big games! The Battle of the Lakes, I-30 Showdown, and San Antonio Johnson vs. Roosevelt! Host Taylor Arenz updates you on all those games and talks to playmakers from notable games around the state Pearland HS Oilers DL Jaden Wincher,...

Send us Fan Mail This week Host Taylor Arenz fills you in on all things week 4 of TXHSFB Four weeks into the season and we have some 4 and 0 teams that have not seen winning seasons in quite some time so shout to Crowley HS football and Wisdom HS football.  Out in West Texas Monohans HS football is rolling and the heart stopping games across the state continue! This week we hear from The Woodlands...

Send us Fan Mail This week Host Taylor Arenz fills you in on all things week 3 of TXHSFB There was some big news recruiting news out this week and some game updates from around the state Midland vs Amarillo, Churchill vs Madison and Sommer Creek vs Klein Collins.  She also talks to Frenship HS QB Hudson Hutcheson, Frisco Centennial DB Chance Robbins, Katy HS QB Gunner Nelson, and Needville HS RB D...

Send us Fan Mail This week Host Taylor Arenz fills you in on all things Week 2 of TXHSFB.  There were some great games including, Sunray vs Stratford,  Aledo vs Denton Guyer and Lancaster vs South Oak Cliff and some history making wins Hightower and Atascocita.  Then don't forget about the game we thought we heard the score wrong Liberty Hill vs Hutto and the feel good story of the weekend Al...

Send us Fan Mail Week 2 of Texas HS Football! The season is off and running and communities all over the state were filling the bleachers Thursday through Saturday night! This week Host Taylor Arenz talks to a coach and three athletes all about their winning performances.  QB Kaleb Bailey North Shore HS; Chapel Hill Head Coach Jeff Riordan; Kicker Angel Diaz Desoto HS; 4 Star LB Maurice Williams S...

Send us Fan Mail Week 1 of Texas HS Football is here! The TXHSFB 2023 Season kicks off this week and in this episode Host Taylor Arenz talks with some of the seniors whose names you will want to know this season. Fort Bend Christian Academy 4 Star OT Tennessee commit Bennett Warren; Southlake Carroll HS kicker TCU commit Kyle Lemmerman; Lancaster HS 4 Star CB Clemson commit Corian Gipson and LD Be...

Send us Fan Mail Week 3 of Texas HS Football Pre Season!   This week Host Taylor Arenz talks with 4-Star Lindale HS OL Casey Poe; Lovejoy HS 4-Star LB Payton Pierce; Dallas Christian twins Jhayden and Kahtori Crawl and Hightower HS 4-Star WR Zion Kearney

Send us Fan Mail Week 2 of Pre Season!  This week Host Taylor Arenz talks with  5 Star Willis HS QB DJ Lagway; Rock Hill HS  Linebacker Jonah Bowman, Forney HS 4 Star Safety Aaron Flowers;  and Ridge Point HS 4 Star WR Ashton Bethel-Roman.

Send us Fan Mail It's August and the wait is over! TXHSFB is back and we could not be more excited.  We are kicking off the second season of the TXHSFB Podcast with Host Taylor Arenz talking to coaches. She spent a few days in July at the Texas High School Coaches Association and had some great conversations with Head Coaches from all over the state!  Coach Zach Bass; Harden Jefferson High Sc...

Send us Fan Mail Texas HS Football Podcast: Championship Series. 2022 3A Division 1 UIL State Football Champions: Franklin Lions. In this episode, Host Taylor Arenz gives a recap of the Franklin Lions Championship game and wraps up the State Championship Series 2022!