TSSAA football preview: Everything you need to know about upcoming 2022 season
The Tennessee high school football 2022 season kicks off with the first games on Thursday.
Want to stay informed with everything you need to know leading into the season? No other team of high school sports writers has you more prepared than The Tennessean. Below are links to stories published throughout the spring and summer including position breakdowns, the Dandy Dozen picks, rule changes, class-by-class predictions and much more.
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Full Midstate Preseason Rankings
1 TO 131: Lipscomb Academy football is our No. 1 team in Nashville area. See who is 2-131
TSSAA Football A to Z
BREAKING IT DOWN A TO Z: What to know about 2022 TSSAA football season — from A to Z
Class-by-class previews
CLASS 6A: Breaking down Class 6A teams in the Nashville area
CLASS 5A: Breaking down Class 5A teams in the Nashville area
CLASS 4A: Breaking down Class 4A teams in the Nashville area
CLASS 3A: Breaking down Class 3A teams in the Nashville area
CLASS 2A: Breaking down Class 2A teams in the Nashville area
CLASS 1A: Breaking down Class 1A teams in the Nashville area
Position-by-position breakdowns
POSITIONS TO WATCH: QB | RB | WR/TE | OL | DL | LB | DB | Special Teams
The Dandy Dozen 2022
BEST OF THE BEST: No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 10 | No. 11 | No. 12
DANDY DOZEN MISSES: Here are five Nashville-area high school football players who just missed the Dandy Dozen
LOOKING AHEAD TO 2023: A look ahead to 12 players who could end up as 2023 Dandy Dozen selections
What you need to know
REGION OUTLOOK: Where every Nashville area high school football team will finish in 2022 region standings
NEW CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM: TSSAA is voting on reclassification on Monday. Here's the plan being discussed
PRACTICE GUIDE FOR 2022: Heat index, scrimmages, rule changes, what you need to know
2022 THURSDAY NIGHT GAMES: The 214 games moved to Thursday, Saturday nights
SUMNER COUNTY GEM: Liberty Creek High has Nashville area's best public school athletic facilities and hasn't even played yet
REF SHORTAGE: Explaining the TSSAA football referee shortage and one way coaches are trying to fix it
NFHS RULE CHANGES: NFHS releases new high school football rules starting for 2022 season
Can't miss games
NON-REGION GAMES: 10 can't miss Nashville area high school football non-region games to watch in 2022
REGION GAMES: 10 must-see Nashville area high school football region games to watch in 2022
NIL in Nashville
A NEW WORLD WITH NIL: Tennessee high school football coaches on NIL at TSSAA level: 'It will kill inner city teams'
NIL AT HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL: Meet the company helping Alabama, Tennessee high school football coaches navigate NIL future
NIL FORCING HAND: Across the South, NIL is forcing the hand of high school athletic associations
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