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Virginia Tech partners with ProhiBet to ensure regulatory compliance with sports wagering
Virginia Tech and ProhiBet today announced a groundbreaking partnership for the utilization of ProhiBet's advanced fully encrypted decentralized cross-monitoring and notification platform. Designed to safeguard sports integrity and ensure adherenc...

Minnesota HS football team to wear Guardian Caps during games
A Minnesota high school football will be the first in the state—and maybe the country—to play a game while wearing Guardian Caps, a protective shell that goes over helmets. The Park Cottage Grove head football coach has invested $11,000 over t...

High school sports participation rises back to pre-pandemic levels
Participation in high school sports eclipsed 7.8 million in the 2022-23 school year, reflecting a sharp increase from the previous year. The NFHS completed its High School Athletics Participation Survey for a second time after the pandemic interru...

Oklahoma schools address football security concerns following shootings at games
In the aftermath of three separate shootings around football games in the Oklahoma area, the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Athletics Association (OSSAA) is trying of different strategies to keep everyone safe. A 16-year-old boy died during a game in ...

Atlanta football coach arrested after punching own player
An Atlanta high school football coach was arrested over the weekend for punching a player in the stomach during a game. During the first quarter of a game between Mays High School and Douglas County—a game that was streamed online—the Mays Hig...

One dead after Oklahoma HS football shooting
One teenager was killed and several others were injured following a shooting during a high school football game in Oklahoma over the weekend. Last Friday, gunfire broke out during a football game at Choctaw (OK) High School, which hosted Del City ...

IHSA advises member schools during extreme heat warnings
While Illinois was under an extreme heat warning, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is reminding schools to how to beat the heat during training camp and fall tryouts. IHSA policy requires the use of a wet bulb globe thermometer, which t...

ASU Football imposes 1-year postseason ban for recruiting violations
The Arizona State University (ASU) football team has self-imposed a year-long postseason ban following an ongoing NCAA investigation regarding recruiting violations under former head coach Herm Edwards. A recent story from The State Press details ...

Hazing incident results in Florida head coach fired, student-athletes suspended
A Central Florida high school football coach has been fired after a video of the football team participating in hazing events surfaced. Viera High School was the subject of a hazing scandal that prompted a school investigation that resulted in the...

Delta Dental donates mouthguards to IHSA schools
Delta Dental of Illinois is partnering with the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) during the 2023-2024 school year and helping protect high school student-athletes by donating mouthguards to 40 schools throughout the state. “Student-athlet...