The football coach at Rockwall-Heath High School near Dallas was placed on leave after the alleged incident.
telling parents that head football coach John Harrell had been placed on administrative leave amid an investigation. HuffPost couldn’t immediately reach Harrell for comment.
Several players required medical attention or hospitalization after the Jan. 6 training, the letter said. Parents were asked to monitor their children for sharp arm pain or dark urine. Brady Luff, a captain on the team, said he did not believe Harrell was punishing the players. He said plenty of water was available and players were free to leave the workout.The coach would “never make us do a workout that was gonna put any of us at risk,” Luff said in the interview below.
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