Morgan County’s Davis Strickland was invited to play in the Georgia Elite Classic this Friday in Rome. The Bulldogs’ sophomore quarterback accepted the invitation to play in the game from Georgia high school football guru Rusty Mansell.

No. 9 Morgan County (6-1, 2-0 Region 4-AAA) will face Hephzibah (5-2, 1-1) this Friday on the road.

Former Morgan County quarterback Cal Camp will live out his dream on Saturday by playing a game at Sanford Stadium, but he will be competing against top-ranked Georgia as an opponent. Camp, a Madison native, plays for the UT-Martin Skyhawks, who the Bulldogs will host on Saturday.

About a month ago, Morgan County senior and varsity punter Nolan Harris signed his letter of intent to play at the next level for the University of West Georgia in the fall.

Morgan County football assistant coach Brett Bell is taking on a new role heading into the 2023 season. Bell was previously the defensive coordinator for the Bulldogs during the past few years but is now taking over the offensive coordinator position.

For the past two seasons, Loren Purvis has been Morgan County’s offensive coordinator, but will now take on a new role at South Effingham High School, where he was recently named the new head coach.