High school football quickly nears the end of September, leaving behind a treasure trove of highlight-reel-worthy shots captured across the gridiron. Here are some of the USA TODAY High School Sports staff’s favorite photos from the action so far in Month 2 of the high school football calendar. Related Social Buzz: Week 1 Highlights Week […]
Football remains the most popular sport in the country—but, as ubiquitous and untouchable as it seems, there is one long-term threat to football that isn’t going away anytime soon: Head injuries. That’s why reducing head injuries and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) has become such a point of emphasis at every level of the game, especially for […]
In football, the best ability is availability, making Nyckoles Harbor one of the hottest remaining five-star recruits in the class of 2023. Harbor (6-foot-5, 225 pounds) plays EDGE plus a few other positions for Archbishop Carroll (Washington, D.C.). Last season he caught 16 passes and scored five touchdowns on offense. Meanwhile, on the other side […]
To most teams, 476 yards rushing and eight touchdowns would be an incredible night on offense. Maybe two or even three nights. But when that offensive output comes from one player? From one game? Yep, UCLA commit Roderick Robinson II is not your typical back — made evident by the power and the breakaway speed […]
This past week was a dominant one for many of the teams on our Super 25 list of the best schools in the country. The No. 1 and No. 2 teams (California’s Mater Dei and St. John Bosco) remained undefeated with dominant victories. Five other teams also notched shutout wins over their opponents. Let’s see […]
Well, so much for that idea. The top two high school football teams in the country might have played at the home of the LA Rams and LA Chargers later this season. However, one school has put the kibosh on the whole enterprise. According to Eric Sondheimer at the Los Angeles Times, Mater Dei (Santa […]
Josh Harris, a varsity football coach at Blount in Mobile County, Alabama, has been placed on administrative leave after a video surfaced of what appears to be the coach spanking a student-athlete in the locker room, according to a report by Ben Thomas at AL.com. “Mobile County director of communications Rena Philips confirmed to AL.com on […]
Arnold Ventures is a philanthropic foundation dedicated to tackling some of the most pressing problems in the United States with one overarching goal: to maximize opportunity and minimize injustice. Through this biweekly series of white papers with leading thinkers, Arnold Ventures examines the challenges facing college athletics and raise critical questions about the future of […]
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The Georgia Bulldogs won the College Football National Championship this past season on the strength of a dominant defense and consistently winning in the trenches. And they’re already hard at work building up their line of the future. On Monday, the school scored a commitment from one of the top offensive tackles in the recruiting […]