The August 15, 2026, season-premiere episode (Year 8) of the Saturday Scramble on The Fan Upstate (97.7 FM Greenville / 97.1 FM Spartanburg / 8650 Asheville Hwy, Spartanburg) officially kicked off Week 1 of high school football in the Upstate of South Carolina. Hosts Cole Bryson and Alex Guest opened the broadcast at Ingles Markets by discussing the relentless summer heat waves, canceled preseason jamborees, and the shift away from "Week Zero" designations. They analyzed the widespread SCHSL reclassification shake-ups impacting high school sports—highlighting Gaffney’s move to 4A and the reshuffled 2A region featuring Mountain View Prep, Clinton, Woodruff, Southside Christian, and Landrum. Joined live on location by Mountain View Prep head coach Gray Ramsey, new defensive coordinator Stanley Hunter, and student-athletes Savion Booker, Jamar Brown, Chase Richards, and Jacoby Kelly, the show tackled team expectations, the challenges of multi-position players, and a lively debate over the practical value of summer 7-on-7 passing tournaments versus true 11-on-11 football.
