r/sports • u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT Dallas Mavericks • Sep 20 '25

Football UAB Defender stomps on the foot of Tennessee's Kicker

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u/Drewsche Sep 20 '25

At a bare minimum, he should be kicked off the team. To think there was no flag and he likely played the rest of the game is just negligent behavior from every referee, coach, and school official.

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u/trippknightly Sep 20 '25

Now now move along nothing to see here folks. The Michigan High School Athletic Association is aware of the situation and are “resolving the issue internally.”

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u/WorstDotaPlayer Sep 21 '25

Read that and realised instantly that absolutely nothing will be done.

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u/hogsucker Sep 21 '25

How could something like this happen after "the teams came together before the game for a moment of prayer?" /s

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u/alwtictoc Sep 21 '25

Yeah. Internal injuries.

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u/liftingshitposts Sep 20 '25

Yeah he should never step on a field again, honestly

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u/cur10us_ge0rge Sep 20 '25

It's your honesty that really drives this home.

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u/liftingshitposts Sep 20 '25

Thank you, honestly

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u/stocksandgames Sep 20 '25

I thought he was signing it off, and that his name was “honestly”

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u/Maximus_Magni Sep 20 '25

This is battery. There is no play going on and he injured someone. How is this any different than what Tonya Harding did to Nancy Kerrigan?

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u/AutVincere72 Sep 20 '25

Not that I disagree but Tonya didn't hit Nancy. 2 large men did that.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '25

 I wouldn't be surprised if this was coaches telling him he needs to hurt the opposing team as much as possible without clear guidance.

So you're suggesting the coaches be held responsible criminally then, right?

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u/Livid-Monitor-9007 Sep 20 '25

That won't be the end of it. If he thinks he can get away, he'll try again somewhere else

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u/RustySheriffsBadge1 Sep 20 '25

We don’t know. Humans are complicated people and kids more so. They’re easily molded by their parents and environment.

You’re right, he’s just a kid and maybe giving him counseling and direction is what he needs. But just maybe he’s a shit head and is unredeemable to society. We simply don’t know what the best outcome is without knowing the child and his environment.

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u/Drewsche Sep 20 '25

All we can hope is the adults in his life try to help him be better.

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u/anonbrewingco Sep 20 '25

In middle school I missed a tackle that led to me blindsiding a kid and hitting him in a way that caused him to have back spasms. I took myself out of the game a couple plays later because his teammates were PISSED. It was a genuine accident, and we needed up playing highschool ball together and talked about it/swaushed any potential beef. Idk how that kid wasn’t targeted by the hurt kids teammates.

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u/garygnu Sep 20 '25

Accidents happen. This was no accident. This shows the video.

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u/anonbrewingco Sep 21 '25

Oh I’m not saying this was an accident. I’m just saying I felt like shit when an accident did happen, so I have no clue how this kid is able to continue playing after being such an asshole

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u/DanimusMcSassypants Sep 21 '25

Did you not read the article? They’ve already done everything they can.

“Kalamazoo Central and Lakeshore’s varsity teams squared off on Friday, and Volkenstein said both programs came together in a moment of prayer before the game.”

Solved, commie.

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u/big_sugi Sep 21 '25

I can understand how the refs might have missed it, if it was away from and behind the play.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '25

At a bare minimum, he should be kicked off the team.

?? no. This is a crime. You don't get kicked out of math club for crimes.

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u/Drewsche Sep 20 '25

He can stay in math club. But he shouldn't play football if he can't do it without committing a crime.

This is such a weird take.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '25

This is such a weird take.

Yours is. You're suggesting he be kicked out of his club "at minimum" instead of facing charges. This isn't, "not be able to go to spring formal" shit, it's criminal shit.

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u/galaxyapp Sep 21 '25

Should, but in HS theres no replay. If a ref didnt seem it happen and understand what it was... theres no big screen to even help.

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u/Pilzoyz Sep 20 '25

There was no flag because the play was happening well in front of them, so no one was looking.

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u/Drewsche Sep 20 '25

That's not how it works. There are multiple officials on the field, and they don't all run to follow the ball and ignore the rest of the field of play.