This is the second part in WTOP’s “Bad Brains” special report examining brain injuries in football, what doctors know about them and what’s being done to make the game safer. CHANTILLY, Va. — “Save ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — Bruce Hanson remembers what it was like to play high school football 50 years ago and knows what it’s like to coach it today. A big difference is in the drills. “We used to hit in ...

Researchers have examined differences in the number, location, and magnitude of head impacts sustained by young athletes during various youth football practice drills. Such information could lead to ...

Hard hits during football games at any level of play still evoke “oohs” and “ahs” of admiration from onlookers. At the high school level on up, big hits continue to be highlighted in some media ...

Hyper-conscious about injuries, Tulane football coach Willie Fritz does not want any tackling during 11-on-11 drills in the spring. Even so, the Green Wave has worked on bringing guys to the ground ...

One of the newest additions to the Longhorn staff, linebackers coach Coleman Hutzler has taken to social media to talk a little football. Hutzler is running film of Longhorns defensive drills in a ...