Triple Option Podcast: Iowa High School Football Week 2 Recap & Week 3 Preview (9/8/26)

Gazette sportswriters Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher recap week 2 of Iowa high school football, look ahead to week 3 matchups and take time to talk small college ball.Triple Option podcast is a weekly Iowa high school football podcast that runs weekly during football season. This episode was produced by Gazette deputy digital content manager Bailey Cichon.Read more about the games featured in this week’s episode:(0:56) Coe vs. Cornell(5:28) Updated Gazette rankings(5:52) Praire vs. Cedar Rapids Kennedy(7:51) Linn-Mar vs. Ankeny Centennial(13:35) Cedar Rapids Xavier vs. Western Dubuque(15:15) Dusty Cook Feature(19:32) Class 3A games preview(21:00) Solon vs. Mt. Vernon preview(23:36) Class 2A games preview(27:36) Class 1A games preview(30:24) 8th graders in high school football(33:06) Class A, Maquoketa Valley vs. North Linn(35:22) 8 player games review(37:16) Where will Gazette sportswriters be this week?(38:28) 4 Downs: Gazette staff tackle high school football questions(42:01) Statewide sports participation