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Iowa lawmakers take aim at concussions in sports
Iowa legislators have introduced a bill that would require schools to have health care professionals on the sidelines during all contact sports. The bill is currently at the committee level, and it's unclear how much support it has within the legi...

Here to stay: Bryan Harsin talks Boise State football
The coaching bug was planted in Bryan Harsin’s ear during his junior year at Boise State University. Harsin was lending a hand at a local football camp, helping to teach young quarterbacks some of the finer points of playing the position. At the...

Super Bowl LI flush with multiple-sport athletes
A strong majority of the players competing in next month's Super Bowl were multiple-sport athletes in high school, according to TrackingFootball.com. [caption id="attachment_18894" align="alignright" width="264"] New England Patriots quarterback T...

South Dakota considering six-man football
South Dakota's athletic association plans to survey its members this fall to gauge interest in six-man football According to The Associated Press, schools across the state have struggled with declining enrollment and geographic challenges within ...

Reducing the risk of football injuries, including concussions
Millions of youths and adolescent athletes participate in various levels of amateur sports each year in the United States with thousands more playing at intercollegiate levels. Despite increasing media attention and the best efforts of media and trai...

Florida HS football team forced to forfeit state championship
A Florida high school football team this week was forced to forfeit all of its wins and state title from the 2016 season after state officials discovered the team used an ineligible player. Pahokee High School, north of Fort Lauderdale, finished ...

Bo Jackson: Risks would have kept me from football
Bo Jackson, one of the all-time greatest two-sport professional athletes, would have never stepped onto a football field had he known the health risks. The Heisman Trophy winner said as much this week, adding that there was "no way" he would allo...

Football: Tim Horton’s Angle Tackling Drill
Auburn running backs coach Tim Horton has coached his share of elite running backs throughout his career — Darren McFadden, Tre Mason, Felix Jones, Knile Davis. The purpose of his Angle Tackling Drill is to reinforce techniques for making tackle...








