BALTIMORE -- It's Super Bowl week and millions will be tuned to the game Sunday on CBS. Among those watching will be young boys and girls, and some will ask their parents: "When can I play football?" ...

A major 2026 study of over 72,000 youth cases shows football linked to 19% of sports-related brain injuries—more than any other activity—with higher repeat risks and issues like headaches, anxiety, ...

The internet is backing up a little kid who stood up to a HOA bully for playing football in his front yard. The original video popped up on social media as a woman confronted a little boy for playing ...

As part of their annual partnership with the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa football revealed its list of Kid Captains for the 2025-26 season on Monday. The special partnership between the ...

MAGEL KCCI EIGHT NEWS. IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. ONE OF THE MOST UPLIFTING IOWA FOOTBALL TRADITIONS, IS STILL GOING STRONG. THIS YEAR’S KID CAPTAINS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED, INCLUDING MAGGIE LARSON OF URBANDALE ...

Each fall, kids of all ages join league or school teams to play flag or tackle football. Whichever type of football a child plays, parents may worry about safety on the field. Given concerns about ...

He was 11 years old when he showed up with little to no warning on the football field behind Doss High School. It was one of the few times that Tim Richardson, who ran the local youth football league, ...

Youth, or “Pop Warner,” football is a version of the American sport played by children and teenagers. It is designed to introduce young players to the sport ...

COULD SPAN DECADES. A TREASURED HAWKEYE FOOTBALL TRADITION IS BACK FOR ITS 16TH YEAR. KCCI JEFF DUBROF INTRODUCES US TO SOME OF THIS YEAR’S KID CAPTAINS. JEFF STACEY THIS IS THE BEST STORY OF THE ...

Kid Captain Nile Kron belongs to a long line of Hawkeye fans. Kron’s great-grandparents were season ticket holders, and his father, Rick, named Nile after Hawkeye legend Nile Kinnick. “I’ve grown up ...