College Concussion Claims Put NCAA at Risk as Tragedies Multiply

Jonathan Moravec is 32 years old and sometimes can’t remember his son’s name.

A strong safety for Marshall University’s football team from 2004 to 2007, Moravec had his NFL hopes cut short by a severe concussion sustained in his junior season. Now he’s one of hundreds of former collegians suing the NCAA over its alleged failure to warn and protect football players from long-term brain illnesses associated with the sport.

“I wish I would have known that you wouldn’t see this injury, that it would affect the remainder of your life, and that you can’t un-change it,” said Moravec, who ...