The calendar says fall doesn’t arrive until Sept. 22. But for those of us who are part of the football community as a player, coach, fan, parent or sports writer, summer ends Sunday and fall arrives Monday with start of preseason football.

I really can’t believe it’s that time of year again. But three weeks from tonight I’ll be at Jack Foster Stadium watching Crestview host Gulf Breeze in the Kickoff Classic.

The life of a sports writer isn’t what anyone would consider normal, except maybe other sports writers. We work strange hours, often have poor eating habit and live for this time of year when we are reborn as another football season starts.

I’m a bachelor so the longer hours away from home won’t be that bad except maybe for my dog. I’ll spend afternoons watching football practices and mornings writing about them. And when I have a little extra time I’ll check out the other fall sports.

Baker opens practice Monday morning at 8 a.m. and Crestview gets started Monday at 5 p.m. I can’t wait, because it’s that time of year.

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