Bishop Montgomery suspends football season after violations, coach firing
Bishop Montgomery High School has suspended its varsity football program for the 2025-26 season, the school announced Sept. 2.
The Catholic high school, located in Torrance, will forfeit the football season after self-reporting violations of CIF bylaws related to transfer players, according to a letter sent out signed by Bishop Montgomery President Patrick Lee and Principal Michele Starkey.
The self-reporting of violations came after an investigation was launched by the archdiocese and the Department of Catholic Schools when five students attempting to transfer to Bishop Montgomery were ruled ineligible by the CIF on Aug. 20 for violating a rule “providing incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete or false information” of a student’s eligibility.