There is no question football is a male-dominated sport.
If you study the field hard enough, amidst sweaty linebackers and pacing coaches, you may find signs of female life. They’re tough to spot, because in a sea of almost 150 players, coaches and equipment managers in the Miami Hurricanes football program, there are very few women.
Out on the field in the blazing sun, three hours prior to kickoff, Chyna De La Torre stands between two centers, handing them footballs to snap to the quarterbacks as footballs are whizzing past her head. Laura Sauer scampers across the field, setting up orange cones for warm-up drills.