The Newsletter · Issue 001 lands Monday, Aug. 17
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Why Monday? It lands when coaches, SIDs, and athletic directors are at their desks — with the whole week ahead.
01
The Pennant 25
The full weekly Top 25 with movement, plus the calls we agonized over.
02
The feature
That week’s Under the Lights story — one athlete or program, told properly.
03
Key results
The weekend’s scores that actually mattered, with the context that made them matter.
04
Recruiting notes
One commitment or recruiting storyline worth knowing, from Raise the Pennant.
The archive
Issue 001 arrives Monday, August 17, 2026.
The first issue covers the inaugural preseason Pennant 25, pick by pick, and the storylines we’re chasing in season one. Every issue after it will be archived here.