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 ...

The Illinois High School Association approved 12 amendment proposals on Tuesday, with one of the proposals expanding the number of teams in the high school football playoffs by over 100 teams. In the ...

The road to Normal is complete. Now, 16 high school football programs from around the state will play for Illinois High School Association state football championships during Thanksgiving weekend. The ...

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 ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WAND) - Tuesday morning, member schools of the IHSA approved all 12 amendment proposals that appeared during the annual referendum process. Several significant changes were approved ...

There are a million ways to write a column about IHSA playoff football expansion. The easiest ways are to either bash the expansion or praise it. But what’s coming in the 2026 season bleeds too many ...

It appears the last word on Illinois prep football changes for next season may not be the last word after all. But they won't know for sure for another month yet. Earlier this week, the IHSA Board of ...