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October 6, 2010

1 Prep Football Season, 1,800 Hits To The Head

From the Los Angeles Times
We can see it — maybe even feel it in our teeth — when the Chicago Bears’ Jay Cutler goes down with a concussion after being sacked nine times or a local high school player is pulled from a game afte...


October 1, 2010

Security Increases At Iowa Football Games

From the Chicago Tribune
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Records show the number of police officers at University of Iowa home football games has nearly tripled over the last six years. The Gazette newspaper in Cedar Rap...


September 30, 2010

Football Coach Who Lost Leg In Iraq Continues Work

Nathan Potts, the football coach who took a leave of absence from coaching after 9/11 to join the Army, has returned to coach as an assistant at Shepherd High (Texas) despite losing one of his legs in Iraq. The Houston Chronicle profiled him today.ht...


September 30, 2010

Filmaker Doing Documentary On Football Coach With ALS

Atlanta filmmaker Rick Cohen has been following around Greenville High (Ga.) football coach Jeremy Williams for a documentary called "Season Of A Lifetime." Williams suffers from ALS and the film documents how he manages to continue coaching while ba...


September 29, 2010

Oregon Extends Football Coach Chip Kelly

Oregon football coach Chip Kelly to a six-year, $20.5 million contract extension Monday. Kelly has coached the Ducks for one-plus season and has a record of 14-3 with a Rose Bowl loss.http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindducksbeat/2010/09/oregon_coach_ch...


September 28, 2010

Paralyzed Football Coach Inspires Players

The Boston Herald features an inspiring story about the freshman football coach at BC High (Mass.). Matt McClune, less than a year after being involved in an automobile  accident that left him paralyzed, has returned to the football field. This ...


September 27, 2010

Volunteer Football Assistant Moons Fans, Gets Fired

A volunteer assistant football coach at Boys and Girls High School (Brooklyn, N.Y.) pulled down his pants and showed his backside to fans during a wild exchange during a game Saturday. William Miller dropped his drawers after the opposing team, Campu...


September 24, 2010

Ohio Valley H.S. Football Teams To Wear Pink

More than 1,000 Ohio Valley high school football players will wear pink ribbons on their helmets next month to support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/542102.html?nav=510...


September 23, 2010

Larry Kehres, University of Mount Union: Roll Pass Double Cross

Larry Kehres, former head football coach at the University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio, is considered a mastermind when it comes to scoring touchdowns in the red zone. He shared one of his favorite red-zone passing plays, which is called "Roll P...


September 23, 2010

First Canadian University Football Team Joins The NCAA

Victory on the college football field requires careful planning, tireless preparation, clear communication and flawless execution by the team and coaching staff. Being the first Canadian college football program to be granted NCAA membership definite...