THEIR ENTIRE COLLEGE CAREERS TOGETHER AT MSU... BOTH ENROLLING IN JANUARY OF 2020. NOW WE CONTINUE OUR BLITZ 16 PREVIEWS AND TONIGHT WE GO OUT TO WARREN COUNTY TO VISIT THE VICKSBURG GATORS. <NATURAL SOUND> THE GATORS ARE BACK ON THE GRIND AT THEIR HOME FIELD AT MEMORIAL STADIUM IN VICKSBURG. TODD MCDANIEL AND HIS STAFF LED THE GATORS TO ONE OF THEIR BETTER SEASONS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. THEY WON 8 GAMES AND GOT THE QUARTERFINALS OF THE 5A PLAYOFFS. IT WAS THEIR BEST YEAR SINCE 2016. COACH MCDANIELS SAYS LAST YEAR WAS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE TURNAROUND HE IS SPEARHEADING IN VICKSBURG.. <WE WERE 7 POINTS AWAY FROM HAVING 10 WINS LAST YEAR SO WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY GET OVER THE HUMP AND WIN THOSE CLOSE GAMES AND GET OVER THE HUMP IN THE THIRD ROUND SO YOU KNOW MY KIDS HAVE WORKED EXTREMELY HARD OVER THE SPRING AND OVER THE SUMMER AND THIS IS THE FIRST DAY OF FALL CAMP AND WE'RE JUST READY TO GET AT IT. BUT WE TO CONTINUE TO BUILD UP ON WHAT WE'VE ALREADY STARTED. YOU KNOW CONTINUE TO BUILD UP ON OUR OFFENSIVE LINE PLAY AND OUR DEFENSIVE LINE PLAY AND GETTING STRONG IN THE WEIGHT ROOM AND BEING CONDITIONED TO PLAY ALL FOUR QUARTERS.> THE VICKSBURG DEFENSE AND TALENTED AND FILLED WITH VETERANS. ONE OF THE STANDOUTS IS DANDY DOZEN CALEB BRYANT. THE SENIOR DEFENSIVE LINEMAN IS COMMITTED TO UTAH. BUT BRYANT SAYS IT ISN'T ALL ABOUT HIM-IT SOUNDS LIKE BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL WILL TAKE BIG STEPS FORWARD THIS SEASON <IT'S REAL BIG BECAUSE WE GOT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE, EVERYBODY GOT A LOT EXPERIENCE, BUT AGAIN THERE'S A LOT OF FRESHMEN THAT'S GOING TO PLAY TOO. A LOT OF 10TH GRADERS, EVERYBODY GOING TO PLAY COACH BIG ON THE YOU AINT GOT NO SPOT.I COULD LOSE MY SPOT TODAY. ANYBODY CAN PLAY. LAST YEAR IS BEHIND US IT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS YEAR. OUR GOAL IS TO WIN A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR AND WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE. OUR OFFENSE IS JUST AS GOOD AS OUR DEFENSE. PEOPLE THINK BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY A WING-T TEAM OUR OFFENSE CAN'T PUT UP THE NUMBERS TO COMPETE WITH OTHER TEAMS BUT I THINK WE GOT A LITTLE SOMETHING COMING FOR THEM BRUH. WE GOT A LITTLE SOMETHING COMING> VICKSBURG OPENS AT AGAINST GERMANTOWN ON AUGUST 26TH THANKS JOE