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September 8, 2010

Defending The Trips Formation

We defensive coaches would be foolish to think the number of teams running the spread offense in high school is going to decline anytime soon.The top-tier teams in our conference all run versions of the spread offense. We utilize the 33 Stack defense...


September 8, 2010

N. Ill. Football Coach Undergoes Surgery, To Coach Friday

Despite undergoing an unnamed surgical procedure and having to stay overnight Friday in the hospital, Northern Illinois football coach Jerry Kill, will be on the sidelines for the team’s home opener against North Dakota this Friday. Kill did ba...


September 7, 2010

Arson Suspected In Burning Of Football Team’s Equipment Shed

A brand new shed housing the football team’s equipment has been burned at Howe High in Indianapolis. The team suspects arson and thinks it has to do with the team winning its first game of the season.http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=13107...


September 2, 2010

Alvarez Sees UW Football Facilities Faltering, Wants Upgrade

Barry Alvarez, athletic director at the University of Wisconsin, has said he sees the school’s football facilities as falling into the lower half of the Big Ten and he wants something done about it. Alvarez said he will be "very aggressive" in ...


September 1, 2010

Team Cancels Football Game Due To Injury

Danbury High (Ohio) suffered a rash of injuries in its football opener last week, some of whom showed concussion-type symptoms, has forced the school to cancel its game this week against North Baltimore. Danbury started the season with 16 players but...


September 1, 2010

BYU Leaving Mountain West, Declares Football Independence, Joins WCC

BYU is leaving the Mountain West Conference and joining the West Coast Conference for all sports except for football.http://www.lvrj.com/sports/byu-to-leave-mountain-west-101954743.html...


August 31, 2010

Ala. Football Coach Wins 300th At Expense Of His Son

Waldon Tucker won his 300th career football game Friday when his Fayette County (Ala.) squad ripped Sipsey Valley, 28-6. Sipsey Valley is coached by Tucker’s son, Lance.http://blog.al.com/sportsmanship/2010/08/poe-mitchell_helps_fayette_cou.htm...


August 31, 2010

La. Football Coach Charged In Fatal Crash

Roy Serie, the head football coach at Ville Platte High (La.), has been booked and charged in connection with a fatal car crash in May in which his wife and another passenger died. Toxicology reports have shown Serie had illegal narcotics in his syst...


August 31, 2010

Elk River (Minn.) Football Hazing Investigation Shifts To Coaches

With nine players already suspended (some dismissed from the team), the inquiry into the Elk River High (Minn.) football hazing incident has moved to the coaching staff and what they knew. The hazing involved players wrestling other players to the fl...


August 25, 2010

Gulf High (FL) Football Coach Steps Down Amid Illegal Recruiting Allegations

NEW PORT RICHEY - Jay Fulmer’s five-year tenure as Gulf High football coach officially came to an end Tuesday when Superintendent Heather Fiorentino upheld the resignation he tendered Monday morning.Fulmer, 43, resigned after an investigation b...