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Thus far just today: (teams dealing with COVID-19) Terre Haute South HS North Central HS (Indy) Portage has suspended all athletic practices and events until further notice. In a letter to athletes and families, Superintendent Dr. Amanda Alaniz wrote: "Portage Township Schools has remained in close contact with county and state officials to monitor the number of cases of COVID-19 in Porter County and Indiana. Out of an abundance of caution, we are suspending all Portage High School athletic practices and events until further notice. Additionally, all Portage Township Schools facilities will be closed."

If we play in the spring and end in May..................to eliminate the grind.................no summer workouts until August........just weights/conditioning it is workable more importantly........if we want football it may be our only option

If the season is pushed to the spring.....I really see nothing wrong with it........in the fall we start in warm weather and end in cold......just be the reverse in the spring......the real advantage will be with the spread offenses getting to play in the warmer spring weather during the play-offs, as a opposed to the terrible late October and November weather......that can hinder that style of attack

Notable reduced-player football alumni[edit] Every year, eight-man football players, as well as other reduced-player football players, receive scholarships and/or opportunities to play collegiately. Below is a list of notable reduced-player football alumni. [8] Leighton Vander Esch — (born February 8, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the 1st Round of the 2018 NFL draft with the 19th overall pick. He was also named to the 2018 Pro Bowl. Tarik Cohen — (born July 26, 1995) is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). Cohen played the same position for North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University before being selected in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He was also named to the 2018 Pro Bowl. Rashaan Salaam – (October 8, 1974 – December 5, 2016) was a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons during the 1990s. Salaam played college football for the University of Colorado and won the 1994 Heisman Trophy. He was picked by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 1995 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Bears and Cleveland Browns of the NFL. Collegiately, in addition to winning the Heisman Trophy, Salaam was a unanimous All-American selection and awarded the Walter Camp Award (1994), Doak Walker Award (1994), and Jim Brown Award (1994). His NFL career lasted five seasons, along with two seasons spent in the Canadian Football League. He is the youngest player to rush for 1,000 yards in a season (21 years, 77 days old). Josh Brown – (born April 29, 1979) is an American football placekicker, formerly for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nebraska. Brown was a member of the 2005 Seattle Seahawks NFC Champion team. He was also awarded the PFW Golden Toe Award in 2006. Nolan Cromwell – (born January 30, 1955) is an American football player and coach who currently serves as a senior offensive assistant for the Cleveland Browns. He was an All-Pro safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL and played for the University of Kansas in college, where he earned All-American honors. Cromwell played for the Rams from 1977 through 1987 and was named to the Pro Bowl in four consecutive years, 1980 through 1983. He played on the Rams' 1979–1980 Super Bowl XIV team. He was the Rams' wide receivers coach from 2010 to 2011. He was named the Wichita Eagle's high school football player of the decade for the 1970s.[9] Chad Greenway – (born January 12, 1983) is a former American football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa, and was drafted by the Vikings in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He was a two-time Pro Bowl selection (2011, 2012) and Second-team All-Pro (2012). He was awarded the Ed Block Courage Award (2007) and was the NFC Combined Tackles Leader (2010) and also ranked #70 in the Top 100 NFL Players of 2013. Jack Pardee (Six-man) – (April 19, 1936 – April 1, 2013) was an American football linebacker and the only head coach to helm a team in college football, the National Football League, the United States Football League, the World Football League, and the Canadian Football League. Pardee was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1986. As a teenager, Pardee moved to Christoval, Texas, where he excelled as a member of the six-man football team.[10] He was an All-American linebacker at Texas A&M University and a two-time All-Pro with the Los Angeles Rams (1963) and the Washington Redskins (1971). He was one of the few six-man players to ever make it to the NFL, and his knowledge of that wide-open game would serve him well as a coach. Dean Steinkuhler – (born January 27, 1961) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons in the 1980s and 1990s. Steinkuhler played college football for the University of Nebraska, and was recognized as an All-American. While playing collegiately, he won the Outland Trophy (1983), Lombardi Award (1983), and the UPI Lineman of the Year (1983). He was selected in the first round of the 1984 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Houston Oilers of the NFL. Steinkuhler is also remembered for being the player who picked up quarterback Turner Gill's intentional fumble in the 1984 Orange Bowl and ran it 19 yards for a touchdown in a play dubbed the "Fumblerooski". Roland Woolsey – (born August 11, 1953 in Provo, Utah) is a former professional American football player who played in four NFL seasons for the Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns and the St. Louis Cardinals. He played college football at Boise State University.

Notable reduced-player football alumni[edit] Every year, eight-man football players, as well as other reduced-player football players, receive scholarships and/or opportunities to play collegiately. Below is a list of notable reduced-player football alumni. [8] Leighton Vander Esch — (born February 8, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the 1st Round of the 2018 NFL draft with the 19th overall pick. He was also named to the 2018 Pro Bowl. Tarik Cohen — (born July 26, 1995) is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). Cohen played the same position for North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University before being selected in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He was also named to the 2018 Pro Bowl. Rashaan Salaam – (October 8, 1974 – December 5, 2016) was a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons during the 1990s. Salaam played college football for the University of Colorado and won the 1994 Heisman Trophy. He was picked by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 1995 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Bears and Cleveland Browns of the NFL. Collegiately, in addition to winning the Heisman Trophy, Salaam was a unanimous All-American selection and awarded the Walter Camp Award (1994), Doak Walker Award (1994), and Jim Brown Award (1994). His NFL career lasted five seasons, along with two seasons spent in the Canadian Football League. He is the youngest player to rush for 1,000 yards in a season (21 years, 77 days old). Josh Brown – (born April 29, 1979) is an American football placekicker, formerly for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nebraska. Brown was a member of the 2005 Seattle Seahawks NFC Champion team. He was also awarded the PFW Golden Toe Award in 2006. Nolan Cromwell – (born January 30, 1955) is an American football player and coach who currently serves as a senior offensive assistant for the Cleveland Browns. He was an All-Pro safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL and played for the University of Kansas in college, where he earned All-American honors. Cromwell played for the Rams from 1977 through 1987 and was named to the Pro Bowl in four consecutive years, 1980 through 1983. He played on the Rams' 1979–1980 Super Bowl XIV team. He was the Rams' wide receivers coach from 2010 to 2011. He was named the Wichita Eagle's high school football player of the decade for the 1970s.[9] Chad Greenway – (born January 12, 1983) is a former American football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa, and was drafted by the Vikings in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He was a two-time Pro Bowl selection (2011, 2012) and Second-team All-Pro (2012). He was awarded the Ed Block Courage Award (2007) and was the NFC Combined Tackles Leader (2010) and also ranked #70 in the Top 100 NFL Players of 2013. Jack Pardee (Six-man) – (April 19, 1936 – April 1, 2013) was an American football linebacker and the only head coach to helm a team in college football, the National Football League, the United States Football League, the World Football League, and the Canadian Football League. Pardee was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1986. As a teenager, Pardee moved to Christoval, Texas, where he excelled as a member of the six-man football team.[10] He was an All-American linebacker at Texas A&M University and a two-time All-Pro with the Los Angeles Rams (1963) and the Washington Redskins (1971). He was one of the few six-man players to ever make it to the NFL, and his knowledge of that wide-open game would serve him well as a coach. Dean Steinkuhler – (born January 27, 1961) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons in the 1980s and 1990s. Steinkuhler played college football for the University of Nebraska, and was recognized as an All-American. While playing collegiately, he won the Outland Trophy (1983), Lombardi Award (1983), and the UPI Lineman of the Year (1983). He was selected in the first round of the 1984 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Houston Oilers of the NFL. Steinkuhler is also remembered for being the player who picked up quarterback Turner Gill's intentional fumble in the 1984 Orange Bowl and ran it 19 yards for a touchdown in a play dubbed the "Fumblerooski". Roland Woolsey – (born August 11, 1953 in Provo, Utah) is a former professional American football player who played in four NFL seasons for the Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns and the St. Louis Cardinals. He played college football at Boise State University.

FISHERS, Ind. — The Fishers High School football team is taking extra precautions after an athlete tested positive for COIVD-19. Administrators with Hamilton Southeastern Schools say the team has been practicing in small training groups. Those that practiced in the group that was exposed to COVID-19 are working with the Fishers Health Department on steps to take for possible testing and quarantine. The school district is advising families to monitor their athletes for any signs of symptoms of COVID-19 and keep them home if they having symptoms. The team is also canceling practices and workouts for the remainder of the week. VALPARAISO — Four days after high school sports teams were allowed to return to practice, Boone Grove has suspended workouts because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move was announced in a one-paragraph statement on the Boone Grove athletics website: "With the rising number of COVID cases in Porter Township, the administration has made the difficult decision to suspend all athletic workouts until further notice out of an abundance of caution for our community members." 2 additional COVID-19 deaths reported in Region Boone Grove Athletic Director Josh Russell declined to comment on the decision to halt sports activities. Thursday's update from the Porter County Health Department listed 18 positive cases in Porter Township, with no one currently hospitalized, 12 recovered and no deaths. There were 17 cases reported on Wednesday and 15 on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Porter Township School Corporation Superintendent Stacey Schmidt announced via Twitter that Wednesday's Academic Hall of Fame activities and Thursday's graduation ceremony were canceled. Schmidt said the events were called off after consulation with the Porter County Health Department and "out of an abundance of caution."

Posted: Jul 9, 2020 / 05:05 PM EDT / Updated: Jul 9, 2020 / 05:07 PM EDT FISHERS, Ind. — The Fishers High School football team is taking extra precautions after an athlete tested positive for COIVD-19. Administrators with Hamilton Southeastern Schools say the team has been practicing in small training groups. Those that practiced in the group that was exposed to COVID-19 are working with the Fishers Health Department on steps to take for possible testing and quarantine. The school district is advising families to monitor their athletes for any signs of symptoms of COVID-19 and keep them home if they having symptoms. The team is also canceling practices and workouts for the remainder of the week.

Being a coach I see things different as opposed to a politician. We as coaches are always held accountable (fairly or unfairly) for what happens inside our programs both on and off the field. The decisions we make (both controllable and uncontrollable) based on 40 second increments often determine if we remain employed or not. You always see a coach or general manager who loses too many games, or makes the wrong draft picks are fired. The community, the media, etc.... all vilify the guy, and portray him as somebody nobody should ever hire again. The coach or GM just lost games, and rarely do their decisions result in death. Yet we have allowed politicians on the state and national levels, to make careless decisions that in the end have cost thousands of lives and prolonged suffering. Yet they are never held accountable. If some of those very same politicians were coaches and made the decisions that wrecked the season, they would have been fired. Somehow I think if we had accountable leaders in charge by the name of Nick, Dabo and or Bill........the pandemic would be behind us by now.

any of those above can if they make the choice, but I also see several current football playing 1A schools with declining enrollments and or numbers finding the 8 man route might be the way to go

The co-op option I know works well in IL when I coached there This would at least allow for 11 on 11 football if the 8 man fizzles out either way the state will have to make some decisions to keep football alive and well at the smaller schools

In this day and age of football not always be a priority for players, since there are a lot of options available for them instead of football, and the way the concussion awareness has depleted the ranks......I feel for smaller schools, this may be the way to go. Saw a special on ESPN about TX 8 man football schools.....it was different, it was interesting but it was still football! Has to be an alternative instead of not playing at all. It has merit

Julio......just sent my IFCA notes to you

IFCA had back to back Zoom meetings a few weeks ago outlining expectations

the bottom line is pretty simple.......if we want to play the game we love, watch the game we love, coach the game we love and officiate the game we love.....wear a mask........if not by the end of July we can all sit around and start a new post on the GID about "what do we do now since there is no football".........it's not a difficult decision...........we as coaches are always talking to the players about the life lessons of sacrifice and doing what it takes to be successful.......if we want a season, a full season, it's time to apply the lessons we preach.

None that I have heard of so far........but I have a feeling when we do start on the 6th it might look a lot like the movie "Caddyshack" ......during the scene when the caddies get their time at the pool!

The Belmont County issue in OH is a concern.......that county had gotten their cases down to 0........then the high school group took off to SC and returned, and have now posted 17 cases........all high school kids........17 players on any HS can create some real issues..........it's a possible reality all programs will have to deal with......our new normal will be interesting

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/us/ohio-students-myrtle-beach-coronavirus-trnd/index.html

I agree with MC on his bit about the numbers......I get the feeling state folks are being told from the highest offices, to "cherry pick" certain counties in states when they display the numbers.........could be very misleading, which in the end creates a false sense of security for the public.......which in turn can effect the football season

I think the NFHS, the IDOE, the IHSAA and the IFCA have handed out a lot of suggestions and guidelines. But without anyone at the highest levels of the state saying these are mandates/expectations to follow those suggestions are just that, suggestions............and sadly enough, just as we see in the numerous states during their re-openings, it becomes open to interpretation. I feel good about what has been handed out, but without hard and fast mandates, there are simply too many moving parts..............July will be interesting

The key to having a season will be how well we as coaches navigate through the month of July. If the guidelines are followed as set out by the various agencies NFHS, IDOE, IHSAA and IFCA I think we stand a good chance. But if things pattern themselves after how some of the 50 states reacted during their re-openings, ignoring the CDC guidelines, taking short cuts and or doing their own thing.......the season will be in jeopardy. Just too many moving parts......July will be interesting!

WRC Who will be the front runners? Who will be the surprises? Predicted order of finish?

WRC Who will be the front runners? Who will be the surprises? Predicted order of finish?

IHSAA PHASE II - Summer July 20 - August 2 Summer Leading up to the start of the Fall Season, continue with 2 activity days each week. Each activity day is limited to one three-hour block of time. Per Rule 15-3.3d, Protective equipment is limited to helmets, shoes, mouth piece, girdle, and shoulder pads. No live contact permitted. No interschool competition. Intra-squad competitions are permitted.

https://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/news/june-5-class-document.pdf?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=