Huntington was tabbed as the 2022 Pre-Season favorite in Football in a vote of league head football coaches at the annual media day held at Little Creek Golf Course in South Charleston. The poll is presented by Wally’s and Wimpy’s Sports Digest. The results of the poll is as follows (number of first place votes in parentheses):
- Huntington 93 (5)
- Cabell Midland 90 (4)
- Spring Valley 80 (1)
- George Washington 72
- Hurricane 54
- Parkersburg 51
- Riverside 36
- South Charleston 32
- Capital 24
- St. Albans 18