There are a number of things fans can expect to see during a typical high school football game — a game-winning play, a compromising fumble, a funny touchdown dance. A gopher’s head popping up during the game, however, is likely not one of those things. For Denair High School, the chance of seeing a gopher mid-play became an all-too-real possibility for athletes and onlookers over the past two years as the school has worked tirelessly to battle a growing gopher population that took over the field.
Denair High tackles gopher problem on football field

