All-time greats from each state

Just because they don't strap on pads doesn't mean coaches can't make a difference. ESPN RISE looks at each state's top coach.

RISE Football Player of the Week

Brandon Wegher, a 5-11, 195-pound two-way standout from Bishop Heelan High (Sioux City, Iowa), has been selected as the latest ESPN RISE National Football Player of the Week.

...defeated the 49ers 29-24. (Photo by Tom Hauck/Getty Images) EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - NOVEMBER 02: Eli Manning #10 of the New York Giants throws the ball against the Dallas Cowboys during their game...

Top teams tune up for playoffs

RISE Fab 50 Week 10 breakdown

RISE Football Players of the Week

Derek Carr, a quarterback from Bakersfield Christian High School in Calif., has been named the ESPN RISE National Football Player of the Week.

Who hails from Florida, Louisiana?

Which state can claim the best high school football players? Here's a look at the all-stars that hail from No. 1 Texas and No. 8 Virginia.

Newman High School junior quarterback Eli Manning fades back to pass during a game against Warren Easton in New Orleans Sept. 12, 1997...

Quarterbacks could lift Louisiana

Florida might have the overall edge, but it's hard to overlook Louisiana in the Great State Debate. The Bayou State's greatest export -- quarterbacks -- could provide the Hail Mary pass the state will need to upset No. 2 seeded Florida.

Eli Manning first starred at Newman High School before he won a Super Bowl with the Giants

Louisiana football is geaux-ing to the top

The last two Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks call Louisiana home. Eli and Peyton Manning may be the Bayou's best known footballers, but they're certainly not Louisiana's only claim to fame.

Newman High School junior quarterback Eli Manning fades back to pass during a game against Warren Easton in New Orleans Sept. 12, 1997...

2009 High school basketball champions

ESPN RISE congratulates all of the 2009 high school basketball champions.