GHSF Daily previews 10 of the most intriguing games each week throughout the season. The Week 4 lineup includes Lee County trying for its first victory against Colquitt County; Columbia searching for another big upset, this time at Cartersville; and Fitzgerald seeking to represent the state well at the Georgia-Florida Border Classic in Brunswick.

Close to 145 former Georgia high school players are active on opening-day NFL rosters in a season that begins Thursday with a game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills. Georgia’s total is up from about 125 last season and represents nearly 1 in 12 active NFL players. About 25 are rookies, including No. 1 overall pick Travon Walker from Upson-Lee with the Jaguars.

Quarterbacks put up big numbers in Week 3 of the regular season. Dougherty's Kam Davis put up 502 yards of offense in a win over Stockbridge, while Rabun County's Keegan Stover (481) and Prince Avenue Christian's Aaron Philo had more than 450 yards passing in their teams' victories.

A year after its worst season in 39 years, Clinch County is ranked No. 1 again. The South Georgia small-school power with six state titles this century is 3-0 after a 50-14 victory over Miller County on Friday. Clinch moved into the top spot in Class A Division II after previous No. 1 Schley County lost to then-No. 10 Early County 19-17 on Friday. Other No. 1 teams, including Buford, Fitzgerald and Cartersville, needed second-half comebacks to stay on top, while Hughes, Benedictine, Cedar Grove and Prince Avenue Christian won easily.

Twelve active Georgia football head coaches have coached in 300 or more games in their Georgia careers. The latest to join the 300 club was Burke County’s Eric Parker last week. Only 77 Georgia coaches in history, going back more than 100 years and including the GHSA and all other associations, have coached in 300 games. This week, the 12 active coaches with 300 games were asked: What is your favorite high school football venue in Georgia other than your own, and why?

GHSF Daily previews 10 of the most intriguing games each week throughout the season. The Week 3 headliner is No. 4 North Cobb heading to top-ranked Buford in a battle for supremacy in Class 7A. Other matchups of note some rivalries, with Rome heading to Carrollton, Prince Avenue Christian taking on Athens Academy, and Warner Robins taking on Northside at McConnell-Talbert.

The new football season is only two weeks old, offering a glimpse of where things might be headed. Here are observations and happenings from each GHSA classification and the GIAA.

Quarterbacks Sire Hardaway of Douglas County, Seth Murray of North Murray and Taeo Todd of Troup pile up the yardage in Week 2, while Lamar County’s C.J. Allen and Oconee County’s Whit Weeks make an impact all over the field in their teams’ victories.

Fitzgerald, the defending Class 2A champion, is back to No. 1 in the high school football rankings. The spot opened when previous No. 1 Eagle’s Landing Christian lost 37-14 to No. 5 Blessed Trinity of Class 6A on Friday. ELCA is now No. 2 in 2A. Benedictine, the No. 1 Class 4A team, also lost but kept its position. The Cadets were beaten 41-15 by Christopher Columbus, a state power out of Miami. There was little change otherwise in the rankings.

Lithia Springs pulled off the upset of the week when it beat 32-point favorite Alexander 21-7. Lumpkin County, ACE Charter, Etowah and Portal are off to rare 2-0 starts, and Druid Hills brought an end to a long losing streak.

Loren Maxwell’s computer algorithm ranks teams, regions and classifications. It also predicts games, scores, region finishes and state playoffs. For those looking even deeper, the Maxwell Ratings can evaluate reclassification. Here are five observations based on Maxwell’s ranking of classes and teams