Warren Township district says the podcast comments caused harm and that it does not condone them
Metropolitan School District of Warren TownshipPublic school district for Warren Township in Indianapolis, which operates Warren Central High School, in a joint statement with the Center Grove Community School Corporation
In a joint statement with the Center Grove Community School Corporation, the Warren Township district says both school communities are disappointed and frustrated by the harm the podcast comments caused, and that neither district condones the words or beliefs expressed.
“CGCSC and MSDWT share the disappointment and frustration both our school communities feel about the harm these comments have caused. Neither corporation condones these words or beliefs.”
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Center Grove and Warren Township school districts call fan podcast's comments about Warren Central "disparaging and unacceptable"; host apologizes
On November 11, 2026, the Center Grove Community School Corporation and the Metropolitan School District of Warren Township issued a joint statement calling comments made about Warren Central High School on the fan-run Inside Center Grove Football podcast disparaging and unacceptable. According to IndyStar and USA Today, clips that circulated that day showed the podcast's hosts commenting on the ages of Warren Central's football players and on their reading ability. The districts said the podcast and its hosts are not affiliated with the Center Grove school corporation, that neither district condones the words or beliefs, and that the podcast removed the episode and apologized at both schools' request. In a video on the podcast's YouTube channel, host Jeff Paxson said he wished he had not made the comments, described them as rivalry trash talk, took them back and apologized. Center Grove plays at Warren Central in a Class 6A regional championship game on November 13.
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Joint statement dated November 11, 2026, posted on the Warren Township district's news page. It says the two districts became aware that day of disparaging and unacceptable comments made about Warren Central High School on a podcast called Inside Center Grove Football, that the podcast and its hosts are not affiliated with the Center Grove school corporation or employed by it, and that neither district condones the words or beliefs. It adds that the podcast removed the episode and issued a public apology at the request of both schools, and that the districts' focus is a safe regional championship game at Warren Central on Friday night.
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IndyStar report of November 11, 2026, carried in full on Yahoo Sports. It reports that the two districts issued a joint statement that afternoon after a podcast clip surfaced earlier in the day, that the podcast is not affiliated with Center Grove football or the school although the podcasters sat in front of an Inside Center Grove Football sign, and that the hosts commented on the ages of Warren Central's players and, in another clip, on the reading ability of its students. It attributes the statement to both schools, released through Center Grove's director of communications, Wes Anderson.
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The statement, dated November 11, 2026 and posted on the Warren Township district's website, opens by saying the districts became aware that day of disparaging and unacceptable comments made about Warren Central High School on a podcast called Inside Center Grove Football, and that neither the podcast nor its hosts are affiliated with the Center Grove school corporation.
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The statement says the podcast removed the episode and issued a public apology at the request of both schools, and that the districts' focus is a safe, student-centered regional championship game at Warren Central High School on Friday night.
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The reference point is the comments the hosts of the Inside Center Grove Football podcast made about Warren Central High School and its football players, including remarks about the players' ages and reading ability. The district says the comments caused harm to both school communities and that it does not condone the words or beliefs behind them, in a statement that also calls them disparaging and unacceptable. That rejects the comments themselves rather than only disputing how they are described, so the statement condemns them.
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Read the full caseCenter Grove schools call the podcast comments disparaging and unacceptable and say the podcast is not affiliated with the district
Center Grove Community School Corporation
“Today, we became aware of disparaging and unacceptable comments that were made about Warren Central High School during a podcast called Inside Center Grove Football. Neither this podcast, nor its hosts, are affiliated with Center Grove Community School Corporation. The participants are not Center Grove employees, nor do their views represent the beliefs of CGCSC.”Read statement
Podcast host Jeff Paxson apologizes and describes the comments as rivalry trash talk
Inside Center Grove Football
“...the spirit of a rivalry and trash talk. I absolutely respect Warren Central and their program ... I take those words back completely ... I truly apologize.”Read statement
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