Herbstreit Challenge Shake-Up

There are some breaking details going on the upcoming Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge, set to take place over Labor Weekend. The shake-up involves the Colerain Cardinals and their tentative opponent, Hoover High (AL).

The Birmingham News is reporting taht the Alabama High School Athletic Association on Thursday told Hoover High's football team the same thing it told the Buccaneers last month: Never on Sunday.

The AHSAA Central Board of Control voted unanimously to deny Hoover's appeal to play Colerain of Cincinnati in the Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge on Sunday, Sept. 2., upholding its original decision. The AHSAA Fifth District had previously upheld the board's first decision, setting up the appeal to be heard by the central board.

By rule, high school teams must get permission to play out-of-state games. There is no written rule that prohibits Sunday games.

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