Friday night lights are back — and nine area head coaches get real about the 2026 season. The Down East Pigskin Kickoff, presented by Golden Corral, puts Onslow County and neighboring high school football coaches at one table for an honest season preview: expectations, leadership, weight-room culture, and the small details that decide one-score games.
Hosted by Steve Goodson and Chris Miller, this season-kickoff roundtable covers the storylines that actually matter before Week 1:
• The revolving-door reality of graduation and the next-man-up mentality
• Coaching your own kid and building trust that lasts for years
• Turning close losses into offseason fuel and a sharper standard
• Why weight-room buy-in shows up in one-score games
• Resetting after a breakout year and handling the bigger target
• Defense as identity, from the front line to practice-day battles
• Adapting schemes to personnel, including single-wing principles
• Rapid-fire fun on rivalries, pet peeves, and what coaches really talk about at midfield
Featuring the head coaches of Jacksonville, White Oak, Northside, Southwest Onslow, Swansboro, Richlands, Dixon, East Duplin, and Croatan.
So get out there and fill the stands. These kids and coaches put in the work all summer — they earned a packed house on Friday nights.
👍 Subscribe for full interviews, weekly previews, and Friday-night coverage all season long.
💬 Drop a comment: what storyline are you watching closest when the season kicks off?
▶ CHAPTERS
00:00 — Intro / Welcome
00:00 — [Coach segment]
00:00 — [Coach segment]
00:00 — Rapid Fire highlights
00:00 — Close
▶ CONNECT
Web: mancavemedianc.com
Email: [email protected]
The Down East Pigskin Kickoff is presented by Golden Corral.
SPEAK… and the CAVE will LISTEN.
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