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Texas football players who hit referee speak out
The two Texas high school football players that made headlines this month for blindsiding a referee during a game spoke out publicly for the first time on Friday, making an appearance on Good Morning America. [caption id="attachment_14055" align="...

Survey: Should athletes be required to maintain 2.0 GPA?
In August, Coach and Athletic Director asked readers whether students should be required to maintain a 2.0 GPA to participate in interscholastic sports. Some schools have lowered their standards for student-athletes, and while some agreed the move wa...
N.J. football player tears helmet off opponent, hits him with it
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPhkIMWANR0[/embed] New Jersey police are investigating an incident at a football game last week, where video appears to show a player ripping a helmet from his opponent's head before striking him with it. ...

Football coach banned for ordering crab walks on scorching turf
A Connecticut high school football coach was banned the first two games of the season after ordering his players to perform crab walks on the scorching turf field, leaving many with blisters. Stratford High School won its first game last week, des...

California nears statewide ban on use of ‘Redskins’
California is a governor's signature away from implementing a statewide ban on the use of "Redskins" by any of its schools. The senate and assembly last week passed the California Racial Mascots Act, which would prohibit public schools from using ...
Another Texas high school football player goes after referee
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4aOCvOIcR8[/embed] For the second time this month, a Texas high school football player was ejected from a game for going after a referee. St. Anthony Catholic High School (San Antonio) was playing Hyde P...

High schools beginning to use devices prominent at college levels
Everything is bigger in Texas, and while that’s considered an advantage to coaching in the Lonestar State, it occasionally has its drawbacks. Kent Scott learned that first hand. Nearly five years ago, the head football coach at Prosper High Scho...
High school football players accused of targeting ref with hit
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNCrs63JeuM[/embed] Two Texas high school football players have been suspended over what appears to be a coordinated attack on a referee during a game over the weekend. The John Jay High School (San Anto...








