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September 2, 2022
OHSAA Offers Online Training for Referees
Amid the ongoing nationwide referee shortage, one state association is attempting to make it easier for referees to get certified. The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) announced earlier this week the addition of a new website that wil...
August 25, 2022
Parents of Sexually Assaulted Student-Athlete Sue School, Coaches
The parents of a Proctor High School (MN) student who was assaulted by a teammate in a hazing incident last year are suing the school district and football coaches, claiming a federal civil rights violation. A recent story from Bring Me The News h...
August 22, 2022
Urban Meyer to Rejoin Fox’s ‘Big Noon Kickoff’ Show
Over the weekend, Fox announced that former Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer will rejoin its "Big Noon Kickoff" show. In addition to coaching the Jaguars, Meyer has a career 187-32 in the college ranks winning three national titles, sev...
August 22, 2022
Big Ten Announces Multi-Billion, Multi-Network TV Deal
The Big Ten Conference announced today that it has reached distribution agreements with CBS, FOX, NBC, and NBCUniversal's Peacock. The breadth of new partners, in addition to Big Ten Network (BTN) and FS1, will place conference football, women’s an...
August 17, 2022
Georgia High School Football Players Save Woman Stuck in Car Crash
A Facebook post highlighting the good Samartianship of a Georgia high school football coming to the aid of a woman in a car accident has gone viral. Players from the Rome High School football team in Georgia acted fast after witnessing a two-car c...
August 17, 2022
Study: High School Seniors Playing Contact Sports Are 50% More Likely to Future Misuse of Prescription Stimulants
High school seniors who play sports were suggested to be more likely than non-athletes to misuse prescription stimulants in young adulthood, according to a recent study. Researchers from the University of Michigan also found that high school senio...
August 10, 2022
Ohio HS Football Referees Receive Pay Raise, Avoid Boycott
High school football referees in northeast Ohio will no longer boycott the upcoming football season after receiving a pay raise. Up until Monday, August 8, northeast Ohio football referees were willing to boycott the regular season until they rece...
August 8, 2022
Texas Tech Football & Women’s Basketball Teams Sign NIL Deals
Every single player on the 2022-23 Texas Tech football team was recently signed to a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) one-year, $25,000 contract from a local collective called the Matador Club. The deal will be for all 85 scholarship players plus 1...
August 8, 2022
How Do NFL Teams Handle Training in the Summer Heat?
Football is in full swing — not just at the high school and collegiate levels, but also at the professional level. But while football players push themselves to train in the hot summer heat, they also must be mindful of the potential for heat-re...
August 1, 2022
NFHS Rule Changes for the 2022 Football Season
Across the country, high school football teams are preparing for the Fall 2022 season. The four-to-five month road to a state championship begins in training camp, but before a team can hoist the championship hardware they have to be able to opera...
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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...