Editing College football (section)

==Injuries==
According to 2017 study on brains of deceased [[gridiron football]] players, 99% of tested brains of [[NFL]] players, 88% of [[CFL]] players, 64% of semi-professional players, 91% of college football players, and 21% of [[high school football]] players had various stages of [[Chronic traumatic encephalopathy|CTE]].<ref name="urlBU Researchers Find CTE in 99% of Former NFL Players Studied | The Brink | Boston University">{{cite web |url=http://www.bu.edu/articles/2017/cte-former-nfl-players/ |title=BU Researchers Find CTE in 99% of Former NFL Players Studied {{pipe}} The Brink {{pipe}} Boston University|date=July 26, 2017 }}</ref> The study noted it has limitations due to "selection bias" in that the brains donated are from families who suspected CTE, but "The fact that we were able to gather so many instances of a disease that was previously considered quite rare, in eight years, speaks volumes."<ref name="urlBU Researchers Find CTE in 99% of Former NFL Players Studied | The Brink | Boston University"/>

Other common injuries include: injuries of legs, arms, and lower back.<ref name="urlComparison of Injuries in American Collegiate Football and Club Rugby: A Prospective Cohort Study - Nienke W. Willigenburg, James R. Borchers, Richard Quincy, Christopher C. Kaeding, Timothy E. Hewett, 2016">{{cite journal |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0363546515622389?journalCode=ajsb |title=Comparison of Injuries in American Collegiate Football and Club Rugby: A Prospective Cohort Study – Nienke W. Willigenburg, James R. Borchers, Richard Quincy, Christopher C. Kaeding, Timothy E. Hewett, 2016 |year=2016 |doi=10.1177/0363546515622389 |pmid=26786902 |last1=Willigenburg |first1=N. W. |last2=Borchers |first2=J. R. |last3=Quincy |first3=R. |last4=Kaeding |first4=C. C. |last5=Hewett |first5=T. E. |journal=The American Journal of Sports Medicine |volume=44 |issue=3 |pages=753–60 |s2cid=21829142}}</ref><ref name="urlThe Common Types of Football Injuries">{{cite web |url=https://www.verywellfit.com/common-football-injuries-3120330 |title=The Common Types of Football Injuries}}</ref><ref name="urlLower Back Injuries in National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Players: A 5-Season Epidemiological Study">{{cite journal |title=Lower Back Injuries in National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Players: A 5-Season Epidemiological Study |year=2019 |pmc=6582304 |last1=Makovicka |first1=J. L. |last2=Patel |first2=K. A. |last3=Deckey |first3=D. G. |last4=Hassebrock |first4=J. D. |last5=Chung |first5=A. S. |last6=Tummala |first6=S. V. |last7=Hydrick |first7=T. C. |last8=Gulbrandsen |first8=M. |last9=Hartigan |first9=D. E. |last10=Chhabra |first10=A. |journal=Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine |volume=7 |issue=6 |doi=10.1177/2325967119852625 |pmid=31245431}}</ref><ref name="urlreverehealth.com">{{cite web |url=https://reverehealth.com/live-better/10-common-football-injuries/ |title=reverehealth.com}}</ref>