High school football playoffs in Illinois will include significantly more teams beginning in the 2026 season. The Illinois High School Association approved to enlarge the playoff bracket for each ...

A proposal to expand the IHSA football playoffs by 128 teams was passed by a schoolwide membership vote, 377-252 (with 96 abstentions). The proposal, submitted by Monticello High School, will change ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WREX) — Football playoff expansion was among several proposals approved by IHSA member schools. On Monday, IHSA member schools approved all 12 amendment proposals that were on the ...

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced that its member schools approved a high school football playoff expansion proposal on Tuesday afternoon. The new playoff format will raise the ...

The Illinois High School Association has now rescheduled all four of the football state championship games that were postponed in anticipation of a winter storm on Saturday. The Class 5A game between ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A winter storm is forcing major changes to the Illinois high school football postseason. The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) said the second day of the 2025 state football ...

The Illinois High School Association is considering expanding its football playoffs by 16 teams per class. If approved, the expansion would increase the total number of playoff teams from 256 to 384.

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It’s down to the final four in each class of the Illinois High School Association state football playoffs. Next stop: Normal. The IHSA state football semifinals are set, with 32 teams among eight ...

Round 2 of the IHSA high school football postseason is here, and six Rockford-area teams are still in the hunt for titles. From analysis of last week's action, to this week's kickoff and beyond, look ...