Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Born and raised in Mexico, Mario Luna crossed the border to play youth football in San Diego. And he's played it well, earning a Trinity League scholarship to Orange Lutheran. Did we mention Mario is only 14 years old?  His cross-border story has earned him over 70 thousand Instagram followers, and an invitation to PPR podcast #280.

 You can watch the entire podcast at any of your favorite podcast gathering spots. We encourage you to visit the Fox5/ KUSI NOW app, or the Prep Pigskin Report page on YouTube, and click on the like and subscribe buttons.

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00-:20 Intro
1:19-3:00 Mario's Amazing Story
4:484:50 How did he accumulate 70K Instagram followers
4:55-5:30 Border Commute Routine
7:30-8:00 Why Orange Lutheran
9:20-10:00 Almost St. Augustine
13:13-14:00 The decision to Reclassify
15:23-16:00 Dreaming of USC
16:20-19:38 Social Media Management
24:00-25:00 Prep Pigskin Report in Spanish

TRT: 25:35

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