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High schools tweak football programs to protect players from oppressive heat

Football season is back and high schools in several states in the South are trying to be more proactive in protecting their players from the heat.

Joseph King of the Gulf States Newsroom reports from Birmingham, Alabama.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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