Week 0 is underway for the Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson Yellowjackets Football squad and their first opponent of the year will be the Atlantic Trojans. Yellow Jackets Head Coach Jeremiah Watters is now in his first full year of coaching for T.J. as he co-coached a 3-6 team a year ago. Now in full control, coach Watters has been pleased with the progress his team has made over the summer and how all of the players have seemed to mesh together.

All of the effort displayed by the Yellow Jackets has shown some impressive results for various players. One of them being junior quarterback Jayden Fujii who passed for 1303 yards and 10 touchdowns last year.

Coach Watters has also seen improvement in his offensive line. T.J.’s O-line has grown from last year and average over 280 pounds per lineman.

The offensive line will not be the only strength for T.J. The Yellow Jackets are also bringing back their leading rusher junior Jayden Mulligan who gained 250 yards on the ground last year. Fujii will also have his favorite target junior wide receiver Mayson Kramer returning who collected 29 passes and 3 scores. The talent that T.J. is getting back creates faith for Coach Watters in his team’s ability to win ball games. Nevertheless, he is even more excited about how his team is believing in the 2024 T.J. theme.

One of the strategies for the Yellow Jackets as they head into Friday’s contest against Atlantic is minimizing mistakes. Coach Watters wants his team to stay in control by limiting turnovers and keeping their heads up throughout the entire ball game.

KJAN has the coverage for T.J.’s matchup against the Atlantic Trojans starting with the pregame show at 6:30 pm.