[81alum]

There could be many reasons why high school football is declining, but the main reason has to be parental concern about CTE, spurred by headlines like these:
https://time.com/4871597/degenerative-br...-football/
I've talked to one former college Athletic Director who swore he would never let his sons play football.  Just one anecdote, true, but football seems to be declining fastest in the more highly educated parts of the country.

[81alum]

There could be many reasons why high school football is declining, but the main reason has to be parental concern about CTE, spurred by headlines like these:
https://time.com/4871597/degenerative-br...-football/
I've talked to one former college Athletic Director who swore he would never let his sons play football.  Just one anecdote, true, but football seems to be declining fastest in the more highly educated parts of the country.