Purples set for another challenging slate Published 10:31 am Monday, August 10, 20261/3 Swipe or click to see more Bowling Green football coach Mark Spader (left) speaks as players (from left) senior Keaton Vinegar, senior Embree Dotson, senior Christian Malone and senior Reid Gathright look on during Sunday's Sporting Times 2026 Football Media Day at Bowling Green High School. (JEFF NATIONS/Daily News) 2/3 Swipe or click to see more Franklin-Simpson football coach Max Chaney discusses the coming season during Sunday's Sporting Times Football Media Day at Bowling Green High School. (JEFF NATIONS/Daily News) 3/3 Swipe or click to see more Greenwood football coach Tony Adams discusses the coming season during Sunday's Sporting Times Football Media Day at Bowling Green High School. (JEFF NATIONS/Daily News)It can be argued that no one played a tougher non-district schedule in Kentucky last season than the Bowling Green football team. “They will all be coming to our place this year and they are a lot of favorites in their classes.”