In a poll conducted by the Chattanooga Times Free Press, all 32 coaches at public schools in Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia who responded to the survey identify as Christian and said they support team prayer in some form.
That's not necessarily a First Amendment problem, but after reading Times Free Press reporter Stephen Hargis' story on faith and football, it's pretty hard to argue that the game isn't being used as an excuse to allow coercive prayer in many public schools.
MORE: https://au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/friday-night-liturgy-many-high-school-football-coaches-push-prayer-on
See also...
Greater Chattanooga area coaches mount defense of faith's role in football, molding moral men
http://timesfreepress.com/news/2013/sep/20/god-and-the-gridiron-coaches-mount-a-passionate/
What's OK And What's Not OK: A School Prayer Primer
https://au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/what-s-ok-and-what-s-not-ok-a-school-prayer-primer
