https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-pol...cte-fears/

Series of articles out there written by different people claiming HS football participation is down. Didn't readily find the AP one in Sunday's Atlanta paper that had a map along with stats. Participation is down 3.5% nationally over the last 5 years. Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Maryland, New York, Vermont, Connecticut and North Carolina are down more than 10%. 28 states are down from zero to 9%. Only 9 states are up. Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, Arizona and Utah are up 10% or more. Florida, Georgia, New Mexico and Colorado are up, but less than 10%.

Good news for SEC. Bad news for Big 10.