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The City Series, football league the Akron Public Schools  has been one of the hot topics in the greater Akron area, and one of the former players and coaches in the city spoke about where things are headed with the athletic side of things.

Jay Brophy sat down with Ron Linger, Assistant Athletic Director with the Akron Public Schools in studio to talk about some of the history and where the league is going moving forward.

 One of the biggest issues with the City Series is facilities, and Linger talked about how they are looking to improve that aspect of things.

Ron and Jay also talked about the Superintendent's committee that is looking at these issues head-on.

 They formed last year and meet with APS Superintendent David James monthly.

The season is just around the corner, the pads are going to pop, and the Firestone Falcons are getting ready for St. Vincent-St Mary in week 1.

Our own Brad Russell caught up with Firestone head coach Eric Mitchell before the season to talk about his goals and expectations in 2016.

"We have playmakers on offense, we want to get our kids in space, and defensively we want to get after people, and we want to put our kids in the best position to make some plays for us."

Some of the young men looking to do some big things in 2016 include Zuriel Sanders and Demonte Swain, among others, who were All-City selections in 2015.

The Firestone Falcons will begin the non-conference slate with the Fighting Irish in Week 1, Copley in Week 2, Norwayne in Week 3 before starting city play against the Garfield Golden Rams.