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nfhs
September 22, 2020

NFHS State-by-State Updates on Fall Sports

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has been tracking the status of fall sports on a state-by-state basis with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The organization shared its latest update on Monday, September 21, with a de...


football
September 18, 2020

Colorado Prep Football OK’d, Public Schools Await Decision

Earlier this week, Colorado governor Jared Polis announced the state's conditional approval to revised guidelines that would allow for select outdoor prep sports to start in the fall. The news comes after the Colorado High School Activities Associ...


September 17, 2020

Former Utah HS Football Player Testifies of Harassment

A woman and former high school football player in Utah testified recently in a lawsuit filed against two school districts and the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) for harassment and isolation as the only girl on the team. According ...


suspended
September 16, 2020

Ohio HS Reinstates 2 Suspended Football Players

Two suspended football players from Little Miami (OH) High School have had their suspensions from the team reversed following running on to the field carrying a "thin blue line" flag and a "thin red line" flag, according to a report from the Cincinna...


football
September 15, 2020

Big Ten, Pac-12 Updates on Fall Football

Update: September 17, 2020: On Tuesday, September 16, the Big Ten's presidents and chancellors voted unanimously to hold a fall football season beginning on October 24. Each team will attempt to play eight games in eight weeks before the Big Ten cha...


covid-19
September 9, 2020

Cal U Football Player Dies of COVID-19 Complications

Jamain Stephens, an NCAA Division II football player at California University of Pennsylvania, passed away this week with the university's athletic department confirming his death. It appears Stephens, a senior defensive lineman, died from complicati...


ihsa
September 2, 2020

IHSA Offers Guidance on Contact Days

Football will not be played in the fall for the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), but the state's high school governing body has offered guidance on "contact days" for high-risk sports like football. According to a report from WAND NBC-17, ...


September 1, 2020

MHSAA Could Reconsider Fall Football If This Happens…

The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) has previously announced that its football season has been postponed until the spring of 2021, but there is one more last-ditch effort to fit the sport into its normal fall season. According to...