With the Fall season rapidly approaching, it has officially become our busiest time of the year, given the bevy of campus-coordinated media days on our schedule.
Recently, our team traveled to Bryan ISD for their first-ever Fall Media Day.
VYPE's Matthew Ogle spoke with Bryan High School Football HC Ricky Tullos, as he and the Vikings prepare for the upcoming season.
Check out the interview below!
There is so much fun to be had at a VYPE Media Days!
From team and individual pictures, social media shout-outs and video interviews, it is all there for the student-athletes to feel like a superstar.
Our team traveled to Northbrook high school for their 2026 Spring Media Day recently. Check out the behind-the-scenes hype video below!
17. Friendswood Mustangs (5A)
Cory Benavides enters his eighth season (166-47) of leading Friendswood. The Mustangs went 18-9-1 a year ago and reached the Bi-District Round of the playoffs. Benavides has eight starters returning in 2026 including Texas Tech-commit Landon Collins and Baylor-commit Dawson Hinson.
Other key returners include Caiden Wells (Blinn-commit), Landon McGuire (Amarillo College-commit), Jack Herncall (UT Dallas-commit), Patrick Byrd (Bosier Parish-commit) and Roman Hill (Lesley University-commit). Other players to watch include Noah Nelson, Ryan Chism, Landon Finklea, Jaxon Black, Dylan Buck, Caden Bollman, Peyton Resnick and Charlie Moore.
Keys to success for Benavides’ team include having consistent hard work, respecting the game and being mentally tough ball players.
Oak Ridge Baseball
18. Oak Ridge War Eagles (6A)
Oak Ridge reached the Area Round of the playoffs in 2025 after going 21-11-2 overall. The War Eagles are led by JJ Pierce, who got his 200th career coaching victory last season.
Starters returning for Oak Ridge include LSU-Eunice-commit Jacob Howard. The senior ace will lead the pitching staff after going 3-3 with a 2.88 ERA and registering 30 strikeouts a year ago. District 13-6A Newcomer of the Year Jonell Rodriguez returns for his junior season and plugs in all over the field for Oak Ridge. He hit .364 last year as a sophomore.
Other key returners include McMurry-commit Carson Holamon (SS/P), who hit .344 last season and was a second-teamer, while St. Thomas-commit Dereck Hernandez (2B) is also back after hitting .272 for Oak Ridge. Other players to watch include Luis Olmeda (.302, first-team, all-district OF) and Drayton Urbay (.386, first-team, all-district OF).
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