City profile: Muscle Shoals, Alabama, has a population of about 14,000 and is about 12 hours from Lincoln.
This week: Muscle Shoals has an 11-0 record going into Friday’s game against Gardendale in the second round of the 6A playoffs (second-largest class).

Rankings: Rivals.com ranks Smothers as a four-star prospect. He’s the No. 8 ranked dual-threat quarterback in the country. He committed to Nebraska in the summer of 2018.