×Hoover's Tyson Bacon (44) stops a Parker ballcarrier during a game between Hoover High School and Parker High School on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Ala.

Friday marks 14 days until the Hoover High School football team kicks off the 2025 season.

Hoover defensive lineman Tyson Bacon will be one of the players to lead the Bucs onto the field Aug. 22, as they host IMG Academy out of Florida in a big-time matchup to start the season.

Bacon is a recent University of Miami commit and is expected to be one of the top defensive players in the area this fall, as Hoover looks to continue a trend of putting a dominant defense on the field each Friday night.

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