If you've been out to a football practice recently, there's a good chance a Daily Times reporter was there, too.

Our high school sports staff has been out and about lately, preparing for the opening weekend of the football season. Our annual football preview section comes out the day of most season openers, Friday, Aug. 29, so keep an eye out for that.

A couple of questions that await answers:

• How will the Catholic League perform in the PIAA?
• How will the Inter-Ac adjust its scheduling without CL teams available?
• Is there a diamond (like five-star Matt Barkley, right, from California) in the rough in our own backyard? Barkley is the nation's top recruit this year, and you never know who will emerge from our area.
• Can Ridley and Garnet Valley make deep trips into the PIAA playoffs once more?

All of this, and more, will be written about in our football preview. Stay tuned - football season is right around the corner.