However , Murphy remained a strong supporter of college football .
Between 1906 and 1908 , a movement developed to eliminate football from university sports programs on grounds that it was too brutal and was attracting professionalism to the college campuses .
Murphy remained a strong supporter of college football .
Between 1906 and 1908 , a movement developed to eliminate football from university sports programs on grounds that it was too brutal and was attracting professionalism to the college campuses .