Social Hour: 5 more players file concussion lawsuits

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Five more former college football players have filed class-action lawsuits about concussions.

5 more ex-CFB players have filed concussion suits vs. NCAA. Now 15 players have filed suits through Edelson PC.

— Dr. Saturday (@YahooDrSaturday) July 8, 2016

The five players are Wake Forest’s Christopher Burkholder (1996-99), Stanford’s David Burns (1972-74), Boston College’s Glenn Capriola (1974-77), BYU’s Larry Carr (1971-74) and North Carolina’s William Crawford (1978-82). All five players filed suit against their schools and the NCAA while Burkholder,(ACC), Burns (Pac-12) and Carr (WAC) also named their schools’ conferences.

The watch list for the Dodd Trophy, given to the best coach, is out. It contains 24 names and you can probably guess who most of them are before you even click the list. It’s heavily based on preseason expectations and reputation.

The Dodd Trophy (best coach) watch list is out. Apologies to the 104 coaches who did not make the list: https://t.co/P25fYmfuFh

— Dr. Saturday (@YahooDrSaturday) July 8, 2016

Curiously, new Georgia coach Kirby Smart is one of the 24 names on the list. He has a career record of 0-0.

Baylor has a new task force in wake of the Pepper Hamilton investigation.

Baylor announces "Spiritual Life and Character Formation Task Force" to implement Pepper Hamilton recommendations: https://t.co/V18qMrhZgC

— Dr. Saturday (@YahooDrSaturday) July 8, 2016

A 4-star signee for Michigan won’t be enrolling.

The HS coach of 4-star Michigan signee Brad Hawkins told @TheWolverineMag the WR will enroll at a prep school 16: https://t.co/qqNxLYhtgN

— Dr. Saturday (@YahooDrSaturday) July 8, 2016

Virginia announced two offensive lineman medically retired.

Virginia announces OLs Sadiq Olanrewaju and Eric Tetlow are both medically retiring.

Each player missed the 2015 season with an injury.

— Dr. Saturday (@YahooDrSaturday) July 8, 2016

And two players who were signed in the class of 2016 won’t be with the team.

Additionally, 2-star signees Trystan Hill (DL) and Deedrick Daniels (DB) will not be enrolling at Virginia.

— Dr. Saturday (@YahooDrSaturday) July 8, 2016