Rabun Gap football

Photo courtesy RGNS. Marlin Klein gains yardage for Rabun Gap in the 2021 state championship game. Klein, who played collegiately at Michigan, has announced he will enter the 2026 NFL Draft.

Photo courtesy RGNS. Marlin Klein gains yardage for Rabun Gap in the 2021 state championship game. Klein, who played collegiately at Michigan, has announced he will enter the 2026 NFL Draft.

 Exclusive Subscriber Content

Rabun Gap’s Klein set to make history at NFL Draft

Wesley Branch
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Former Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School and University of Michigan tight end Marlin Klein is preparing to make history this week as the NFL Draft showcases the league’s new talent in Pittsburgh April 23-25.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Current UGA and former Rabun County quarterback Gunner Stockton evades defensive pressure from the Black Team in Georgia’s ‘G-Day’ scrimmage. Stockton finished the afternoon 7-of-12 passing for 76 yards and a touchdown for the red team in a 27-17 victory.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Current UGA and former Rabun County quarterback Gunner Stockton evades defensive pressure from the Black Team in Georgia’s ‘G-Day’ scrimmage. Stockton finished the afternoon 7-of-12 passing for 76 yards and a touchdown for the red team in a 27-17 victory.

 Exclusive Subscriber Content

Bulldogs’ Stockton, Walker take field for Georgia spring game

Wesley Branch
Thursday, April 23, 2026
ATHENS – While a new football season is still months away – and may feel like even further than that – it was “Saturday in Athens” for Georgia’s annual spring game, “G-Day,” on April 18 for the Bulldogs.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap’s quarterback Grayson Clary looks down field against Christ School during their NCISAA Nov. 7, 2025, playoff matchup.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap’s quarterback Grayson Clary looks down field against Christ School during their NCISAA Nov. 7, 2025, playoff matchup.

 Exclusive Subscriber Content

Rabun Gap sets loaded 2026 football schedule

Wesley Branch
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School announced its 2026 football schedule on social media on March 17. The Eagles and head coach Derek White have built a loaded, nationally ranked schedule once again, featuring teams from seven different states.

 Exclusive Subscriber Content

Former RGNS’ Klein takes stage at NFL Combine

Wesley Branch
Thursday, March 5, 2026
As the NFL Draft continues to creep closer, the next step of the pre-draft process began last week in Indianapolis when draft prospects – including one with local ties – and teams gathered at Lucas Oil Stadium for the annual NFL Scouting Combine.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap head football coach Derek White (center) poses with Rabun Gap seniors CJ Willingham (left) and Devon Holly (right) on Feb. 5 at Rabun Gap’s signing day recognition for Willingham and Holly. Willingham will continue his football and academic careers at Columbia University, while Holly signed to North Carolina A&T.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap head football coach Derek White (center) poses with Rabun Gap seniors CJ Willingham (left) and Devon Holly (right) on Feb. 5 at Rabun Gap’s signing day recognition for Willingham and Holly. Willingham will continue his football and academic careers at Columbia University, while Holly signed to North Carolina A&T.

 Exclusive Subscriber Content

Two Rabun Gap athletes ink to next level on signing day

Wesley Branch
Thursday, February 12, 2026
RABUN GAP – Two more Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School athletes signed to continue their athletic and academic careers on signing day on Wednesday, Feb. 4, and were highlighted with a recognition on the school’s campus on Feb. 5.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart and East Tennessee State head football coach Will Healy talk during the Rabun Gap College Coaches Social on Jan. 28. Multiple players in attendance received a scholarship offer from Georgia following the event, and Rabun Gap’s Jaxon Totherow received an offer from ETSU, marking his first Division I offer.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart and East Tennessee State head football coach Will Healy talk during the Rabun Gap College Coaches Social on Jan. 28. Multiple players in attendance received a scholarship offer from Georgia following the event, and Rabun Gap’s Jaxon Totherow received an offer from ETSU, marking his first Division I offer.

 Exclusive Subscriber Content

Rabun Gap hosts winter ‘College Coaches Social’

Wesley Branch
Thursday, February 5, 2026
RABUN GAP – With college and high school football season in the rearview, prime recruiting season is in full swing.
Photo courtesy RGNS. Marlin Klein gains yardage for Rabun Gap in the 2021 state championship game. Klein, who played collegiately at Michigan, has announced he will enter the 2026 NFL Draft.

Photo courtesy RGNS. Marlin Klein gains yardage for Rabun Gap in the 2021 state championship game. Klein, who played collegiately at Michigan, has announced he will enter the 2026 NFL Draft.

 Exclusive Subscriber Content

Former Rabun Gap’s Klein declares for NFL Draft

Wesley Branch
Thursday, January 8, 2026
The golden age of Rabun Gap football is heading to the highest stage of the sport this April. On Jan. 2, current University of Michigan and former Rabun Gap tight end Marlin Klein announced via his Instagram he is entering the NFL Draft and forgoing his final season of NCAA eligibility.