We’re fired up in Texas.\u00a0 It’s finally game-week for the start of college and high school football.\u00a0 At my house, we’re making lists of things we need for our beginning of the season barbecue, finalizing our tailgate plans, and starting to hydrate (with a 100 degree temps at kickoff and with our seats being in the sun, we have to plan ahead for these things).<\/p>\n
But earlier this week, I also saw a story<\/a> this week that reminded me about the legal nature of football.\u00a0\u00a0 It seems the parents of a Frostburg State University football player who died as a result of head injuries has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the head coach, the player’s helmet manufacturer and the NCAA.\u00a0 The lawsuit alleges that the school’s practices required players to repeatedly engage in a drill that involved nearly non-stop, head to head collisions.\u00a0 The suit alleges that this several players suffered concussions (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We’re fired up in Texas.\u00a0 It’s finally game-week for the start of college and high school football.\u00a0 At my house, we’re making lists of things we need for our beginning of the season barbecue, finalizing our tailgate plans, and starting…<\/span><\/p>\n