Talking Preps: Setting up a busy week, new ‘Gems,’ and ‘Fresh Faces’

Coming up on Talking Preps Charlotte tonight at 7

▪ We talk N.C. State and UNC, CMS workouts, and update the High School Heisman race.

▪ Grice has four new Gems from Charlotte Christian, Providence Day and Rock Hill’s Northwestern High School, and he gives props to an old Gem, too.

▪ We’ve got two games of the week to break down: Country Day at Charlotte Christian and Dutch Fork at South Pointe

▪ Kenzie has a frank discussion about a local star who has been kneeling during the national anthem.

▪ Fresh Faces from Charlotte Country Day, Providence, Burns, Kings Mountain and Shelby.

▪ Plus 2-minute warning, 1’s Gotta Go, Coach Vs. Coach, and Sam being Sam.

See y’all at 7.

This story was originally published October 26, 2020 at 1:13 PM.

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