FloFootball’s Best Of 2017
FloFootball’s Best Of 2017
The top 10 content pieces on FloFootball.com from 2017.
Whatever happened in 2017, nothing was bigger than the launch of FloFootball.
Right?
Let’s take a look back at the articles and videos you liked best this year.
10. Darius Leonard Has Gone From Unwanted To Unstoppable
Darius Leonard wasn't an unknown commodity coming out of Lake View (SC) High School.
Clemson, South Carolina, and North Carolina State were among the schools that showed interest in Leonard — a prospect who played virtually every skill position at his Class A high school, including quarterback, running back, and wide receiver.
9. Chris Sutton Was Out There Playing Madden On Saturday
Texarkana Texas High School had to play on the road against the defending state champions, but the Tigers never looked overwhelmed by the big stage.
The visitors fell behind on Highland Park’s second play from scrimmage and trailed 35-14 at the half of their UIL Class 5A, Division I bi-district game at the Ford Center in Frisco. However, Texas High's Tevailance Hunt and Chris Sutton kept swinging.
8. Zed Woerner Is The Face Of The Texans — And Tarleton State, Too
Zed Woerner doesn’t want attention.
The 6-foot-2 senior is one of the most prolific passers in Tarleton State’s history. He owns the single-game school records for completions and passing yards and the career record for touchdown passes — and if he throws for 213 yards or more against Central Oklahoma in the Corsicana Bowl in Corsicana, Texas, Woerner will add the career record for passing yards, as well.
7. Relive The Last 2:11 Of Longview-Lufkin
Longview built an early 13-point lead but needed some heroics from Kamden Perry to earn a thrilling 33-32 victory over archrival Lufkin in the Texas UIL 6A-2 regional final.
Relive the final 2:11 of a game that saw more than its fair share of twists, turns, and momentum shifts.
6. OU Is Swapping Nike For Jordan Brand
Jumpman, Jumpman, Jumpman, them boys were up to something.
Oklahoma has officially announced that it will trade its Swoosh for the Jumpman logo in 2018, joining North Carolina and Michigan as one of just three teams to partner with Jordan Brand.
5. Rebuilding SMU: Chad Morris
We spent the week on the campus of SMU to find out what was behind the program's turnaround.
As it turns out, you don't need to be around head coach Chad Morris long before it becomes very clear how a Texas high school football coach transformed one of the worst programs in college football into a contender once again.
4. How MOJO Moved To Allen
Three days before undefeated Waco Midway used Allen’s 18,000-seat palace of a stadium as the neutral site of its Texas UIL 6A-2 state semifinal win over Longview, Midway head coach Jeff Hulme waits patiently behind his desk while a complete stranger sets up a camera across from him.
That stranger, of course, is me, and I’m making small talk with Hulme. “Congrats on making it this far,” I tell him. “Congrats on getting to 14-0.”
3. Bumper Pool: The Pride Of Lovejoy, Always A Razorback
Lovejoy (Texas) linebacker Bumper Pool grew up in a family full of Razorbacks, calling the Hogs and dreaming of one day playing in Fayetteville, AR.
A year ago, the Hogs called him, and now, Pool has signed his National Letter of Intent, making it official.
2. Dez Bryant Talks Longview-Lufkin, Has A Message For Current Players
Both Lufkin and Longview have an impressive group of alumni, many of whom have gone on to enjoy great college and pro careers — players such as Chris Ivory, Trent Williams, and Javorskie Lane, to name a few.
Of course, there is perhaps no more accomplished alumnus on that list than Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant.
1. Dakereon Joyner: South Carolina's Own Is Locked & Loyal
Fort Dorchester (SC) quarterback Dakereon Joyner lost his father when he was 9 years old. In the years since, he has paid tribute to his dad at every opportunity — and an entire community was behind him.
Joyner is loyal and he values the same trait in others. That fact, in and of itself, does well to explain why the top quarterback prospect in South Carolina opted to stay home and play for Will Muschamp and the Gamecocks.