Bauxite cheerleaders Taylor Mathis, left, and Lindsey Sandage cheer on Miner football players Austin Hicks, left, and Dakota Hill as they chomp foot-long chili cheese dogs during an eating competition at the Simmons First/Hootens.com Kickoff Week press conference in Little Rock on Tuesday. Bauxite opens the season on Thursday, Sept. 4, against Bald Knob at 5:30 p.m. at First Security Stadium in Searcy.