(WHTM) — Eye black is one of the most common accessories football players wear during games, but not everyone knows why. According to Mental Floss, the underlying concept behind eye black is ...

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.

An 8th grader accused of wearing "blackface" when he wore black paint to a football game had his suspension expunged from 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.