California high school mysteriously pulls its undefeated football team as parents erupt

A California high school has cancelled its undefeated football team’s season under mysterious circumstances as the head coach remains on paid administrative leave.Hollister High School, in the Central Coast region, suspended its 3-0 season for unknown reasons on Monday.The school did not give a specific explanation, citing student privacy.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story School officials said the school is “currently reviewing a matter involving members of the varsity football program.“At this time, the number of available student-athletes is not sufficient to safely field a team for the remainder of the scheduled games.”Hollister forfeited its fourth game of the season against Alisal on Sept.17 as part of “an ongoing review of a recent report regarding team activities,” that started on Sept.

10.Parents told The Post there are more than 60 players on the team, making an incident involving a handful of suspended players stopping the season unlikely.Head football coach Thomas Sullivan was placed on paid administrative leave in conjunction with the start of the investigation.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!Hollister had rolled over its first three opponents before the season was suspended, capturing its last win 27-20 against Wilcox on Sept.11. A parent of a football player on Hollister High School’s team told The Post parents “are really upset” about the sudden suspension of the season.

They said they were given no advance notice of the suspension.The largest source of an...