The disappearing referee: Officials vanishing from field
Football officials are often vilified, criticized and condemned. Yet without them, as veteran official Jeff Murray says, games would just be recess.
Given the current state of officiating in Oklahoma , and across the nation, the bell for recess might be ringing at the varsity level soon.
Those who assign officials say there is a problem getting people out to middle school and junior varsity games. The problem ...
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