When UPH was growing up, we heard occasional stories like this one, in which a brave high schooler says “screw it” to stereotypes and joins the football team at her school.  We were always impressed, and kinda-sorta wished we could join in, but we have this unfortunate habit of falling over.

So, we couldn’t join a team, but we’re excited at a new-ish oppurtunity popping up for chicks just like us: women’s football clinics at universities around the country.  Some teams, like the Rice Owls, tried it for the first time, while storied programs like Texas Tech  put together elaborate fashion shows and dinners to go with their tackles and huddles.

The Fighting Illini offered some new and different ball placement advice to it’s female recruits: “Keep the ball high and tight,” said the coach, “like my [butt]“*.  We guess that, as they say at Clemson, what happens at Ladies Football Clinic stays at Ladies Football Clinic.

*Swear to God, we didn’t make this up.