District officials said even if they had decided not to remove the football team from the playoffs, the University Interscholastic League would have still taken the same course of action.
The UIL has made it clear to Interim Superintendent Gilbert Garza Jr. that UIL would have removed the football team from the playoffs if the district did not withdraw the team.
In connection with the incident, the UIL released the following statement: The UIL strongly condemns the unsportsmanlike behavior displayed in the Edinburg vs. PSJA high school football game on December 3, 2020.
In 2015, two John Jay High School football players hit a referee in the middle of a play.
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