A new rule lets colleges play TV games on preps' traditional day. They see money, exposure.
High schools see big conflicts.
Although his playing days at Tampa Catholic were two decades ago, Bob Henriquez vividly remembers his 1980 homecoming game. As he trotted onto the field for the start of the second half on that Friday night in late November, he was stunned to see that the stands, once packed, were more than half empty. It had little to do with the scoreboard. The Crusaders were up big on St. Petersburg Catholic. But that something is about to change.