Labor Day weekend typically marks the end of summer and our Davidson Day football team squeezed in another game in our white uniforms (our third consecutive road game to start the season). This time, it was against crosstown-rival Providence Day.

Providence Day is a tremendous school with a proud tradition on and off the field. I played against them in high school when they featured the best athlete I ever played with or against in Reggie Clark. Reggie was a three-sport star who went on to play at UNC, the NFL and now helps coach the Providence Day Chargers. They have a world-class stadium that any high school kid would love to play in. Our rivalry with them sparked a few years ago when they celebrated wildly on our field after they beat us and told the local papers about how they would shut us down.

MORE: Week 2 picks | SN Power Poll | Why SEC is good for everyone else

Needless to say our kids remembered that well and avenged the loss with a decisive win at their new stadium the following year. The last years, two of our best players enrolled at Providence Day and played against us.

Friday night was more of the same – very physical game with a lot of next-level kids on the field. While there was a lengthy delay due to storms in the area, we ended up with a solid win against a school and program we respect a lot.

And that’s when the craziness of my new normal set in:

Friday night/Saturday morning

1 a.m. Finally home and in the shower.

2 a.m. Working on stats and waiting on film to finish loading on HUDL (the web program that allows for film viewing and sharing).

MORE GRIER: From player to coach, managing lives of sons Will, Nash and Hayes

Around 3 a.m. Realizing I better pack.

3:01 a.m. Looking for Double Stuff Oreos.

3:15 a.m. Found the cookies (my lovely wife hid them from me).

3:16 a.m. Sit down to eat said cookies and watch the local high school highlight shows on my DVR.

4:30 a.m. I really need to pack.

4:31 a.m. Shoved the dogs over so I could fit in the bed.

6:45 a.m. Alarm goes off.

6:46 a.m. Must. Pack. Now.

7 a.m. Snooze goes off.

7:01 a.m. Brush teeth, make coffee, read my Bible.

7:17 a.m. Grab some shorts and shirts that say Florida on them from the laundry pile and head for the truck.

10:30 a.m. Flight arrives in Gainesville, Fla.

11:30 a.m.  Rendezvous with Team Grier in the town of Archer (just outside of Gainesville).

12 p.m. Trapped in the parking lot at Chick-fil-A. Sister-in-law takes over planning from brother.

12:30 p.m. Buy enough food at Publix to feed the Gator marching band (or 13 Griers).

1:30 p.m. Check weather: large storms are coming.

1:31 p.m. Work on finishing film and stats from last night.

3:30 p.m. Break down film for next week’s game.

4:30 p.m. Monsoon in Archer so we decide skip the Gator Walk (bad decision as it evidently did not rain in Gainesville),

6 p.m. Arrive at Will’s house.

6:01 p.m. My mom takes 200 pictures.

6:15 p.m. Walk to Ben Hill-Griffin Stadium.

7:20 p.m. Pregame video gives me chills.

7:30 p.m. Kickoff

Early in the second quarter, Will enters the game at quarterback for the Gators

11:02 p.m. Game is over. Florida wins 61-13.

11:30 p.m. Meet Will after the game. Proud Dad. Mimi takes 200 more pictures.

Dad’s quick take:

Editor’s note: Will completed 16-of-18 passes for 166 yards with TD passes of 12 and 32 yards. He also ran four times for 43 yards with a 4-yard score.

Will Grier scores on a 4-yard run against New Mexico State last week. (Getty Images)

Sunday

1 a.m. Driving back to Archer listening to Gator football call-in show. Amazed at how many are calling in.

6:45 a.m. Working on this week’s game film.

10:30 a.m. Arrive to pick up Will to go to Cracker Barrel.

11 a.m. All 13 Griers need to use the restroom.

11:32 a.m. Wife has convinced Team Grier that Mexican would be a healthier option for brunch.

1 p.m. Will gives Team Grier a tour of the stadium and locker room. Mimi takes 200 pictures.

5 p.m. Back home in North Carolina working on film, practice plans and travel plans for next week.

Monday

9 a.m. Weights, film and practice.

4 p.m. Home and planning work week.

11:30 p.m. Fighting the dogs for covers.

Chad Grier, head coach at Davidson Day in Davidson, N.C., is watching his three sons’ careers take off and is a Sporting News contributor. Follow him @ChadGrier_