Alan Popadines or “Pops” has been working in the prep football space since 2009 when he got his start at All-American Games, the owner and operator of the All-American Bowl (formerly Army All-American Bowl). In his time at All-American Games, he was the Assistant National Combine Director and also served as Public Relations representative for Alan Popadines or “Pops” has been working in the prep football space since 2009 when he got his start at All-American Games, the owner and operator of the All-American Bowl (formerly Army All-American Bowl). In his time at All-American Games, he was the Assistant National Combine Director and also served as Public Relations representative for All-American Bowl. In 2010 he moved on to Youth1 Media where he became the National Football Scouting Director. During his time at Youth1 Media, he was identified as the expert when it came to youth football and was interviewed by several national media powerhouses such as Bleacher Report, The Washington Post, ESPN, and more. He also spread his wings from behind the keyboard to on-screen where he served as co-host of the FBU National Championship show for several years and also did sideline reporting for ESPN. Following a seven-year run there, he moved onto USA Football and the U.S. National Team where he became the Director of Player Personnel for Team USA. As Director of Player Personnel for USA Football, the sport’s National Governing Body, he was tasked with evaluating and selecting the athletes to wear red, white, and blue amongst seven different age groups to play at International Bowl in AT&T Stadium against different country’s such as Japan, Mexico, Panama, Canada, and others. He’s largely been credited with identifying now-household names such as Trevor Lawrence, DJ Uiagalelei, Cam Akers, and hundreds more—before they were in high school.

Ryan Wesley grew up as an Air Force dependent and has lived in various areas around the country. He has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and will be entering his fourth year as a high school football coach. Ryan’s goal is to help mold the future leaders of society while achieving success through growth.

A native of Atlanta, Ga., Brad moved to Colorado in 2004 to attend journalism school at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Since then, he has covered high school and college football extensively in the state of Colorado. He worked as the sports editor for the Cañon City Daily Record for a year and a half after graduating and has been a staff A native of Atlanta, Ga., Brad moved to Colorado in 2004 to attend journalism school at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Since then, he has covered high school and college football extensively in the state of Colorado. He worked as the sports editor for the Cañon City Daily Record for a year and a half after graduating and has been a staff writer at Boulder County Preps and its contributing print publications since 2010, specializing in prep sports in the Boulder County area. He's also the senior scout for Prep Girls Hoops Colorado.