Indiana School Cancels Football Season

(10-9-25) Edinburgh (Indiana) has canceled the remainder of its high school football season, citing a low number of players and player safety.

After careful consideration, due to a limited number of players, the remainder of the Edinburgh High School football season has been canceled. This decision was not made lightly. The safety of our student athletes continues to be our highest priority.

— Edinburgh Lancers (@Eburghathletics) October 7, 2025

Edinburgh cancels football season due to lack of players, some believe racial harassment played a part

CBS4 Indy

Edinburgh was scheduled to play on Friday night at Class A second-ranked North Decatur (6-1) and Brown County the following weekend. This weekend the IHSAA will draw for the playoffs. With Edinburgh cancelling football it leaves 1A Section 47 with seven teams. (7): Eastern Greene, Greenwood Christian Academy, Knightstown, Milan, North Decatur, South Decatur, West Washington  

Our varsity football game scheduled for this Friday against Edinburgh has been cancelled. Our next game will be Friday, October 17th at Franklin County. #ndchargerpride

— North Decatur Athletic Dept. (@NDChargers) October 8, 2025

The season has been a ‘nightmare’ for the Lancers who canceled its homecoming game against Milan on September 13 after Edinburgh Police had responded to the high school after a report of harassment involving one or more football players was made.

Edinburgh’s homecoming football game canceled due to ‘harassment complaint’

WTHR

The incident started during football practice when a couple of players got into an argument.

Media reports said the the argument stemmed from an altercation related to racial comments that were made by one or more players. The mother of a player revealed that her son had been bullied by teammates because of his race.