'God, I've missed this!': Chattanooga area's high school football teams begin first day of practice in full pads

August 3, 2020 at 12:50 p.m. | Updated August 7, 2020 at 1:37 a.m.

by Stephen Hargis

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Boyd Buchanan's Tyler Moore practices tackling Monday at the Buccaneers' David L. Boyd Field.
Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Boyd Buchanan's Tyler Moore practices tackling Monday at the Buccaneers' David L. Boyd Field.

On the first day that high school football teams across Tennessee are allowed to have full-pad contact practices, sports editor Stephen Hargis is making stops at as many area schools as he can. Teams are preparing for the season, which is scheduled to kickoff on Aug. 21. Follow his annual prep tour here.

(READ MORE: Governor clears Tennessee prep teams for contact, eases minds of Chattanooga area's football coaches)

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