Here are the Athens-area high school flag football teams advancing to the postseason of GHSA competition in fall 2024.

An NFL player who knows a lot about planting flags in college football is Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield, who infamously threw down the Sooner flag while playing for Oklahoma. When he was asked about what went down in college football on Saturday, he seemed open to keeping these celebrations alive.

There was certainly no love lost between certain schools over college football’s rivalry weekend. Skirmishes, fights and all-out brawls broke out at several stadiums, with some clashes triggered by teams planting their flag at centerfield in their rivals’ stadiums – a sight that is becoming increasingly common.

Folks, I want us to decide if we like college football rivalry weekend or not right now. Because, after the kerfuffle that broke out at The Game over the weekend, I’m seeing a lot of hand-wringing and finger-wagging that makes me think people don’t actually like the sport’s best weekend at all.