Updated: 7:24 PM Bryan ISD has turned to Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor member Ross Rogers to help turn the Viking football program around after six seasons under Bob Bellard.

Updated: 7:12 PM The Tigers enter 2012 with a year under David Raffield’s fast paced offensive system, and the head coach thinks that will help.

Updated: 11:01 PM The Rangers took a step backwards in 2011, and they hope to right the ship and make their first playoff appearance in 2012.

Updated: 11:29 AM Expectations will be as high as ever for the 2012 Cubs, but they have a lot of holes to fill to pull off what could be their third consecutive unbeaten regular season.

Updated: 6:58 PM With six starters back on offense and four returning on defense the Hornets hope to navigate what looks like a very strong 18-4A and get back to the playoffs.

Updated: 7:06 PM Navasota should once again be one of the best 3A teams in the state.

Updated: 7:30 PM Caldwell will be under the direction of a new head coach for the second straight season, as Kenneth Gilchrist replaces the outgoing Chance Locklear.

Updated: 6:48 PM The Mustangs return five starters on offense and four on defense as they look to get back to their winning ways and return to the playoffs after a one year break

Updated: 6:50 PM The Franklin Lions have arguably the best 1-2 punch in the state in the backfield in tailback Darius Floyd and fullback Chris Morrow. The two combined for 4,099 yards rushing a year ago and had some huge games, including a 433 yard, 7 touchdown effort from Morrow against Whitney.

Updated: 7:52 PM After two seasons of JV football Dwayne Ross and the Anderson-Shiro Owls finally get to take the field as a varsity program in 2012.

Updated: 9:00 PM Hopes are high in Hearne as the Eagles welcome new head coach Clinton T. Smith to the fold.

Updated: 6:50 PM A senior-laden Tiger squad will have a good shot at a second consecutive district title and back-to-back trips to the playoffs IN 2012 for head coach Kyle Hardee.

Updated: 10:45 PM The Bison have the talent to return to the postseason after a one-year hiatus, and they plan on putting in the work to get there. “We expect this group to get us back in the playoffs,” said Read.

Updated: 2:35 PM The Cougars make the move to 1A football with plenty of returning talent and are poised to put together a solid regular season and make a run to the playoffs after missing out in 2011. Coach Sitton said, “We hope to build on a strong finish and very good spring. The drop to 1A has generated a great deal of excitement among our kids and we feel we have the opportunity to be very successful if we stay healthy and have some younger players fill some roles for us.”

Updated: 7:14 PM A team considered young a year ago returns this time around with a bevy of returning talent and the drive to get the Bulldog football program back on track. Six starters return on offense, eight return on defense, and nine of the 14 are seniors.

Updated: 11:04 PM Young players got two extra weeks of practice when the Tigers made the playoffs a year ago, and that will only help the 2012 team make big strides this season.

Updated: 11:21 PM Normangee’s highly successful eight year run under Brian Mullinnix comes to and end and Kevin Morton is the new head coach of the Panthers. Mullinnix went 52-26 in his time at Normangee but is stepping due to health issues.

Updated: 11:18 PM Scott Pederson is the new head man in Somerville, making the move from the offensive coordinator position at Slaton.

Updated: 6:48 PM The Eagles look to make big strides and put a few more marks in the win column this year than in seasons past.

Updated: 6:46 PM The Blue Jays welcome Scott Cummings (who is no stranger to the Brazos Valley having served as an assistant at A&M Consolidated, Navasota, and Cameron Yoe) to the fold as the new head coach and he will bring a whole new system with him.

Updated: 10:55 PM Young players gained plenty of experience and should have the Calvert Trojans back in the mix as one of the best 6-man teams in the state in 2012.

Updated: 11:11 PM The Brazos Christian Eagles have some holes to fill lost to graduation but expect to be in the thick of things for a district title and a deep run in the playoffs again in 2012.

Updated: 10:56 PM The College Station Cougars play their initial season of football in 2012, led by former A&M Consolidated assistant Steve Huff.

Updated: 10:57 PM The Rams have some holes to fill but return enough talent to make another run in the playoffs.