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Indiana quarterback quitting football: ‘I need my brain’
Indiana's appearance in a college football bowl game later this month will be the last for Hoosiers backup quarterback Zander Diamont. The junior announced over the weekend that he would quit football at the end of the season, citing concussion fe...
Result of Illinois high school football game heads to court
An Illinois judge on Wednesday will consider overturning the result of a high school football playoff game that ended in controversy when officials improperly applied a penalty at a critical moment. Fenwick and Plainfield North high schools faced ...
Notre Dame football forced to vacate wins over academic fraud
The Notre Dame football program must vacate wins from the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons after the NCAA ruled that a student athletic trainer committed academic misconduct on behalf of players. [caption id="attachment_17825" align="alignright" width=...
NFHS survey: High school football decline is slowing
The latest national participation survey by the National Federation of State High School Associations revealed that more kids are playing prep sports than ever before. That’s a fine achievement, but the focus continues to be on football and whether...
Video: Rex Ryan delivers message to high school football team
The Canisius High School (New York) football team plays for a state championship tonight, and to get the players in the right state of mind Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan stopped by to address the team. The school posted a short clip of Ryan'...
N.M. calling for change after stunning end to prep football game
A wild finish to a New Mexico high school football game has the state's athletic association calling for a nationwide change to the game's rules. In late October, Goddard and Artesia high schools faced off with Artesia holding a slim 35-34 lead i...
HS associations ‘disappointed’ in Big Ten’s choice to play on Fridays
Athletic associations in states with Big Ten schools are expressing disappointment in the conference's decision to begin playing Friday games during the 2017 football season. Associations in Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Ohio have all released sta...
Study: Kids’ brains altered after just one season of football
A new study suggests that sub-concussive blows might be enough to alter the brains of young children who play football. The study was conducted with the help of researchers at the Wake Forest School of Medicine and published in the medical journ...
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