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Seems like yesterday I was watching KC get waxed every game and finishing 0-10 or somewhere close. Then Dave King and Steve Bailey brought Jr Football to Knox County. We got slaughtered, alot. Over time we got great and went undefeated. And Coach Mills showed up with some good training from Bell. And he had Coach Russell. Football had arrived.

Codi Diamond grew up in all that football. Thanks to Coach Mills, Coach Russell, all the great teams and players he faced, and the whole football family here in the mountains he is opening his college football career Thursday at 7 pm at the Carson Newman field. Consider yourself invited.

He will be one of the few Freshmen getting reps during the game on a team that dresses over 100 for home contests. He has been selected for the travel team and has been floating between 2 and 3 on the depth chart as a DT. His butt is sore from getting knocked down so many times through a tough camp and facing competition that is nearly always better than him at this point. But he has gotten better as a player and a person as a result.

Over the next few years I'm confident KC will put more and more players at the next level. I sure look forward to seeing that.