Story byPhoto by Jeremy Johnson/On3Andy VillamarzoThu, January 15, 2026 at 2:45 PM UTC·2 min readThe No. 23 nationally ranked Grayson Rams (Ga.) on Thursday announced a new head football coach in defensive coordinator Greg Carswell being promoted and also made another revelation: They’ll be opening the 2026 high school football season at The Benz. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Jack Leo, Grayson announced it will take on North Gwinnett, the No. 6 ranked team in Georgia according to the Massey Rankings, to start the 2026 season at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.