They held the annual news conference Thursday morning at East L.A. College in preparation for Friday's 7:30 p.m. clash between Los Angeles Roosevelt and Los Angeles Garfield in the East L.A. Classic.
I spoke to Garfield Coach Lorenzo Hernandez, Roosevelt Coach Javier Cid and a couple of players to get a feel for what it's like to participate in a game expected to attract 25,000.
Here's their thoughts via video. And remember, we'll be blogging Friday night at latimes.com/preps.