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 ...

Starting next fall, football teams in Illinois will have more chances to make their way to a state championship. The Illinois High School Association member schools approved all 12 amendment proposals ...

Playoff expansion in Illinois high school football has become a reality. The Illinois High School Association on Tuesday announced the playoff field expanding from 256 teams to 384 teams has been ...

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Come the 2026 Illinois high school football season, teams can enter the new campaign with the belief they’ll make the playoffs because well, just about everyone will, according to a proposal that was ...

Evergreen Park coach Jim Ramazinski saw his team finish on the wrong side of the bubble this fall, going 4-5 and missing the playoffs. That’s going to change now. The Illinois High School Association ...

The Illinois High School Association will expand the number of teams in the postseason beginning next season. As a result, the season will begin a week earlier, a fact that has caused a ripple of ...