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People in the News

Saturday, September 13, 2025

People in the News

Saturday, September 13, 2025

North Mesquite player on cover of 2016 Friday Night Football

Courtesy of A.E. Engine/FNF Magazine.
Courtesy of A.E. Engine/FNF Magazine.

Friday Night Football (FNF) magazine includes oversized, full-color pages dedicated to 100% high school football. The magazines feature in-depth previews of the state high school teams and are complemented by interesting stories featuring local faces of high school football, player statistics and recruiting information. FNF is also full of predictions and rankings of every kind.

Nate Craig of Tampa Catholic in Florida, Jean DeLance of North Mesquite in Texas, Marlon Davidson of Greenville in Alabama, Cade Carney of Davidson Day in North Carolina and Elijah Holyfield of Woodward Academy in Georgia are some of this year’s coverboys. Feel free to download a hi-res image of each state’s cover.

FNF is produced annually by A.E. Engine, and is currently available in 6 different states: Alabama, the Carolinas, Florida, Georgia and Texas.  To see a full list, please visit fnfmagazine.com/distribution-partners. In addition, the magazines will also be distributed to high school campuses and available to purchase online and fnfmagazine.com/order-online.