Kossuth quarterback Jack Johnson throws the ball downfield in the state playoff game against Amory on Nov. 19, 2021. Photo by Randy J. Williams
Aggie football shines proudly in 2021 Kossuth wins division title, advances in state playoffs By TANNER MARLAR
For Crossroads Magazine
At the start of the 2021 football season, there were a lot of question marks surrounding the Kossuth Aggie football team. Head coach Brian Kelly had retained a lot of starters in the trenches, which was a much needed constant, but had lost almost all of their offensive production to graduation from the PAGE 28
year before. Those skill players included Brock Seago, the former two-year starting quarterback. Enter McNairy Central, Tenn., transfer quarterback Jack Johnson, a former starter for the Bobcats. Johnson stepped in and led the team to another division championship, continuing the Aggie tradition of division dominance under the lights. Kelly spoke highly of his quarterback and his leadership abili-
ties both on and off the gridiron. “You can tell he’s a leader. He leads on and off the field. He’s a competitor,” said Kelly. “Early in the season he was trying to learn the offense and maybe do too much. (We) scaled everything back a little bit, got into division play, and in those big games with Booneville and Water Valley, he shined, and in the Nettleton game, he shined.”
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