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April 28, 2010
2-Time State Champion Football Coach Let Go For Cursing
Cyril Crutchfield led the South Plaquemines High (La.) football team to back-to-back state titles in 2007-08 while finishing runner-up last season. Now, he’s been relieved of his coaching duties due to being accused of using profanity in front ...
April 23, 2010
Northwestern-Illinois Football Game To Be Played At Wrigley
Northwestern University and the University of Illinois have announced that their football game Nov. 20 is set to be played at Wrigley Field in Chicago.http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/colleges/post/_/id/379/northwester-illini-football-at-wrigley-field...
April 19, 2010
Fired Ga. H.S. Football Coach Is Exonerated
Earl White was fired from his job at head football coach at Lithonia High (Ga.) due to accusations of insubordination stemming from hiring a private investigator to check into the eligibility of players from rival Stone Mountain High. Wilson also was...
April 16, 2010
Texas H.S. To Open $59 Million Football Stadium
Allen (Texas) High School is in the process of building a new football stadium that is set to cost $59.6 million. The facility is set to open in 2012, will seat 18,000, have artificial turf, two decks, a video scoreboard and four concession areas. Al...
April 15, 2010
Friday Nights Not Just For H.S. Football In Texas Anymore
Friday nights and Texas high school football go hand-in-hand but, for this upcoming season, you have to add Houston Cougars football into the mix as well. Houston just released its schedule and the Cougars play two home games on Friday night (to be s...
April 13, 2010
Man Convicted of Killing Iowa Football Coach Wants New Trial
The man convicted of killing an Iowa high school football coach wants a new trial.Online court records for Butler County show Mark Becker’s attorney filed a motion for a new trial last Thursday. Judge Stephen Carroll has not yet issued a ruling...
April 6, 2010
Brian Kelly’s big run & touchdown pass play
Editor’s Note: Coach & Athletic Director interviewed Brian Kelly weeks prior to him taking the Notre Dame head-coaching job. At the time, Kelly was leading the undefeated Cincinnati Bearcats and discussed the importance of having a running atta...
April 6, 2010
Brian Kelly botched field goal turns into touchdown
Editor’s Note: Coach & Athletic Director interviewed Brian Kelly weeks prior to him taking the Notre Dame head-coaching job. At the time, Kelly was leading the undefeated Cincinnati Bearcats and discussed how important it is to prepare your tea...
April 1, 2010
Controversial Ariz. H.S. Football Coach Resurfaces
In the mid- to late-1990s, Bernie Busken, was one of the most-successful football coaches in the state of Arizona. He led Mountain View High School to an 82-9 record but was fired in 2002 after allegations that he abused players. Busken admitted to t...
March 31, 2010
Difibrillator Saves Football Player’s Life
On March 3, 16-year-old Johnathan Moore, a football player for Glenda Dawson High School (Texas), was running with his teammates in preparation of football practice. He collapsed, his heart stopped beating and he had no pulse. The school had an autom...
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Rhode Island athletic director resigns, citing ‘unrealistic expectations’
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A Rhode Island athletic director resigned one week into the new school...