The winless Lyman football team has been outscored 311-6 in five games this season.

But you won’t hear defeat in the voice of first-year head coach Steven Jerry. And you won’t hear him dwell on the fact that Lyman lost more than 10 players to transfers before he arrived .

“We focus on positives of what we are able to do and where we are able to get better,” Jerry said this week.

Much of the conversation surrounding high school football in Florida is dominated by transfers. But as much as people don’t like the freedom players have to jump ship, the fact remains: The transfer era is here to stay unless something is changed.

Orlando-area 2025 High School Football Transfer Tracker

In 2016, state legislators passed a law allowing school choice options, regardless of zone boundaries. The

See Full Page