Sidelined by headaches, Tony Megna now intends to join former college football players who have filed 111 lawsuits against the NCAA and its athletic conferences
Author Archives: Luke Schaetzel
Luke Schaetzel is a 2018 graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, earning degrees in Journalism and Political Science. He is currently a freelance journalist based in Madison, a fact-checker for Madison Magazine and will be attending Marquette Law School in the Fall of 2018. Prior to freelancing for the Center, worked as the lead Badger football reporter for Sconnie Sports Talk and as Opinion Editor of the Badger Herald Independent Student Newspaper.
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Brain injury fears spark calls for a ban on children playing tackle football
A Wisconsin mother whose son took his own life after developing CTE sees no value in youth tackle football: ‘What kind of a future is their kid going to have with brain damage?.’
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Wisconsin researcher: Sharpen warnings about brain injury
University of Wisconsin-Madison study is testing whether explicit warnings about dementia, other problems increase athletes’ willingness to report concussions.
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University of Wisconsin football players downplay warnings while proof of brain injury — even from small hits — piles up
Doctor of ‘Concussion’ movie fame and former Badger, NFL player Chris Borland, agree: It is time to get honest about the dangers of brain injury in sports
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Brain injury in sports ‘the civil rights issue of our time,’ top researcher says
Dr. Bennet Omalu speaks to the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism about the dangers of contact sports and subconcussive hits that damage the brain