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$60M High School Football Stadium to Stay Closed This Year
From keranews.orgThe Allen High School (Texas) football team won’t be playing at the $60 million Eagle Stadium this fall due to structural problems that will take time to repair, district officials announced.Nelson Forensics, consultants hired ...
Northwestern A.D. Believes Student-Athletes Deserve a Vote
From Staff ReportsNorthwestern University athletic director Jim Phillips believes unionization is not the answer but said Tuesday that college student-athletes deserve a vote regarding issues that affect them.Phillips said unionization “goes ag...
Illinois Senate Moving Bill to Create Online Concussion Certification Course
From DailyHerald.comA push to create an online certification program to teach high school sports coaches about concussions took another step forward Tuesday when it was approved by an Illinois Senate committee.State Sen. Dan Kotowski, a Park Ridge De...
Maryland Schools to Implement Heads Up Football Program
From The Washington PostThe Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association endorsed USA Football’s Heads Up Football tackling program last week and will implement the program for Maryland high school football teams for the 201...
Illinois High School Football Undergoing Changes
From the Chicago TribuneIllinois high school football players will not be allowed to tackle during offseason football practices starting this summer, but some coaches worry that dialing back contact could lead to more danger for young athletes.The mo...
NCAA Board Endorses Plan to Give top Conferences More Autonomy
From NCAA.comThe NCAA Division I Board of Directors is one step closer to approving a new governance system in August.The board endorsed the restructuring process, which is aimed at allowing the division to be more nimble, streamlined and responsive ...
Illinois Eliminates Full-Pad Drills During Summer Football Practices
From IHSA.orgThe Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors announced the results of a special legislative session vote by the IHSA membership on a bylaw modifying allowable summer football activities at their regularly scheduled meet...
Florida St. Expects to Recoup Losses From BCS Title Game
From Tallahassee.comFlorida State’s trip to the 2014 BCS National Championship Game wasn’t cheap — it cost the Seminoles $2.82 million and left the athletics department with an initial loss of nearly $500,000 — but the univers...
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