(WHTM) — Eye black is one of the most common accessories football players wear during games, but not everyone knows why. The belief is that eye back can reduce how much glare reaches a player ...

Following is a transcript of your video. Why do football players wear black stripes under their eyes? It's a phenomenon called "eye black." Natural skin absorbs some light, but reflects the rest.

A California middle school student suspended for allegedly wearing "blackface" to a football game in October 2023 had his ...

He ignited the former, held it to the latter, and then rubbed the resulting blackened char on his 11-year-old player's cheekbones. Such was a young Uni Watch's first experience with eye black.