SDSU staff supports Coach to Cure MD campaign

[News from the FCS]

South Dakota State University head coach John Stiegelmeier will join college football coaches from around the country in the fight against a common opponent — Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy — when the Jackrabbits play at Indiana State on Oct. 25.By wearing an armband with the Coach to Cure MD insignia, coaches will show their support for Coach to Cure MD, the American Football Coaches Association's (AFCA) newest charitable project.Football fans will be able to donate to muscular dystrophy research either online at CoachToCureMD.org or by texting the word "CURE" to 90999 to automatically donate $5 from their mobile phones.Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed during childhood. Because the Duchenne gene is found on the X-chromosome, it primarily affects boys and occurs across all races and cultures. Boys and young men with Duchenne lack dystrophin, a protein critical to the structural stability of muscle fibers. Patients develop

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