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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...
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...
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...
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...
Now 19 McMinnville (Ore.) Football Players Treated For Muscle Injury
A bizarre story in Oregon became more bizarre after a total of 19 football players have been treated for an uncommon muscle injury...or possibly for something worse. A preseason conditioning camp conducted in high heat led to the rash of hospitalized...
Family Says Football Coach Intentionally Struck Player’s Head
Family members of a 15-year-old football player on the Morrison High (Ill.) squad say an assistant coach struck the player in the head with his knee at the end of practice Monday. The player was transported to the hospital and spent two days recoveri...
6 McMinnville High (Ore.) Football Players Hospitalized
Six McMinnville High School (Ore.) football players were hospitalized yesterday as a result of injuries sustained during an "immersion camp" conducted by first-year coach Jeff Kearin. The camp was held in preparation for the start of fall-sports prac...
BYU Staying Mum On Football Status
As word starting spreading yesterday that the BYU football program was working toward its independence from all conference affiliation, there is nothing official coming from the BYU athletic department.http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogs/byusports/501...
H.S. Football Team Practices Starting At 11 p.m. During Ramadan
The football team at Fordson High (Mich.) has started its football practices but, instead of early-morning two-a-days, the team is going with middle-of-the-night practices in respect for the Muslim players during Ramadan. This allows players to rehyd...
Houston Area Football Coach Shot During Carjacking
Lionel Crawford, the football coach at Aldine High (Texas) was shot in the stomach during an attempted carjacking Friday night. Crawford, 40, has been moved out of the ICU and into a private room, where he continues to improve.http://www.chron.com/di...