VIDEO: Arkansas Governor says high school football stays in holding pattern

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While smaller group and non-contact high school football practice continues in Arkansas, Governor Asa Hutchinson says the state needs to get its cases of COVID-19 down before the state can consider moving the sport to the next level.

Hutchinson was asked about high school sports during Tuesday’s coronavirus news briefing and you can watch his answer below.

Teams across the state were allowed to begin voluntary workouts on June 1.

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.