The Kwansei Gakuin University football team believes the dirty tackle at the heart of an ongoing scandal was ordered by Nihon University's coaches, and has decided to cancel its traditional exhibition game against Nihon University indefinitely, the Hyogo Prefecture-based school announced Saturday.
Nihon University defensive end Taisuke Miyagawa delivered an illegal hit on Kwansei Gakuin's quarterback on the first play of a May 6 game, injuring him in the process. Saturday's news conference was attended by Yasutoshi Okuno, the father of the injured quarterback.
Kwansei Gakuin was not satisfied by a second explanation from Nihon University on Thursday, saying it was no different from the first one which denied the dirty play was ordered by the coaches.