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Head football coach Marcus Wattley and seven assistant coaches at McKinley Senior High School in Canton, Ohio, were suspended last week.

Canton coaches ousted after player says he was forced to eat pork By The Associated Press CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The head football coach at an Ohio high school and six other coaches there have been ousted after a football player said he was forced him to eat pork in violation of his religious beliefs for missing a voluntary workout. The Canton City Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to not renew the coaching contracts of Canton McKinley head football coach Marcus Wattley, two of his assistants and an assistant baseball coach, The Canton Repository reported. With the same vote, the b...

The head football coach at an Ohio high school and six other coaches have been fired after violating a player's religious beliefs.

A group of high school coaches in Canton, Ohio, are on administrative leave after forcing a Hebrew Israelite player to eat pork as a punishment for missing practice.

CANTON, Ohio — An attorney for an Ohio high school football player who says coaches forced him to eat pork in violation of his religious beliefs for missing a voluntary workout has announced plans to sue the school district. Canton McKinley head football coach Marcus Wattley and seven assistant coaches