{
  "id": 5372786,
  "title": "TSSAA heat policy could affect Tennessee high school football. What’s the rule?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/tssaa-heat-policy-could-affect-tennessee-high-school-football-whats",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T17:22:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/tssaa-heat-policy-could-affect-172221926.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The TSSAA heat policy for Tennessee high school football will take effect as temperatures in the state rise. Middle Tennessee is experiencing a \"major to extreme heat risk\" through September 5. The National Weather Service in Nashville forecasted highs of 101 degrees on September 3 and 100 degrees on September 4, with a heat index that could reach 110 degrees. This has led to changes in kickoff times for some TSSAA football Week 3 games, with several high school games in Knoxville already affected.\n\nThe TSSAA heat policy is a comprehensive guide for schools to conduct practice and competition when the heat index reaches certain levels. Specifically, outdoor competition is prohibited if the wet-bulb globe temperature exceeds 92.0 or the heat index surpasses 104 degrees. In such cases, interscholastic competitions, including preseason scrimmages and jamborees, must be postponed. Forecasts indicate that Tennessee will be close to those thresholds over the next three days.",
  "summary": "The TSSAA heat policy will have an effect on Tennessee high school football this week. Here's the guidelines.",
  "key_points": [
    "TSSAA heat policy set to impact Tennessee high school football.",
    "Outdoor competition prohibited if wet-bulb globe temperature > 92 or heat index > 104.",
    "Forecast shows Tennessee near thresholds for next three days."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Tennessee football announces uniform combination for Furman game",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/tennessee-football-announces-uniform-combination-for-furman-game",
        "published": "2026-09-03T13:20:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}