Division II has an entirely new look this TSSAA football season.
Five Chattanooga teams that played in Division I last year are now part of an expanded private-school classification.
Boyd-Buchanan, Chattanooga Christian, Notre Dame and Silverdale Baptist Academy are members of the new DII-AA East Region. Grace Academy is the lone Chattanooga-area representative in the DII-A East Region.
Knoxville Webb has the AA East’s only football program that already was playing in Division II. It lost 12-9 to Lausanne in last year’s DII-A state championship game.
The Spartans are prohibitive favorites to win their new region, largely because of some of the talent they have coming back from their 11-2 team.