TFA football's Jeff Conaway has suspension reduced to six games

The First Academy football coach Jeff Conaway has had his season-long suspension reduced to six games following an appeal to the FHSAA infraction appeals committee. Conaway, who has been allowed to coach the team during the week at practices, is set to return to the sidelines for the Royals' Oct. 3 road clash against national powerhouse St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland.

"All glory to God," Conway said about the reduction. "(I'm) thankful to the appeals committee for their understanding. I am looking forward to being with my team on October 3 when we travel to Baltimore to take on one of the best teams in the country."

Conaway's original suspension, which came down earlier this year in late March and prohibited the Royals' third-year coach from being present at games during the 2025 season, was the final sanction from the FHSAA's original set of punishments stemming from TFA allegedly violating various regulations regarding the participation of unenrolled student-athletes in football activities and for communication with student-athletes from different schools about TFA prior to their enrollment by assistant coach Steven Moffett and an unspecified representative of the school’s athletic interests.