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Oviedo High School football coach steps down after reported locker room incidents

Seminole County, Fla — Oviedo High School varsity football coach Matt Dixon will no longer lead the Lions, but will continue to teach at the school, according to the Seminole County School District.

This comes after a series of reports, dating back to last season, about unwanted touching and probing among members of the football team.

We've learned the incidents have become known as "Code Reds," in which players would target younger football players in the locker room.

One student reported that another student "put his forearm against my back, and then he took his other hand to stick his finger up my butt." The parents of that player pressed charges against the other student.

Three players were benched earlier in the season after the allegations surfaced. Dixon has been head coach of the Oviedo Lions since 2017. He previously was the head football coach at Atlantic High School in Volusia County.

While at Atlantic High School, Dixon was cleared of hazing allegations in 2016 that were made by members of the team.

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