IHSA Football Playoffs Open With Games Across Illinois
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) football playoffs commenced with opening round games taking place across Illinois on Friday and Saturday, October 24th and 25th, 2026. Some teams received byes and will play their next game on Saturday, October 31st.…
Champaign Urbana & Springfield Decatur, IL, October 24, 2026 —
The Illinois High School Association football playoffs began with opening-round games across Illinois on October 24 and 25, 2026. The coverage area includes Champaign, though no specific games or teams from the area were identified in the information provided.
Some teams received byes in the opening round and are scheduled to play their next game on Saturday, October 31. The names of those teams and their opponents were not provided, and no game results, scores or other matchup details were available.
The opening-round schedule therefore marks the start of postseason play, while teams with byes are set to enter competition in the next round. The information provided does not specify how many teams received byes, which playoff classes or divisions are involved, or the locations of the games.
Further details about individual matchups and outcomes were not included. As a result, the available information establishes the dates of the opening round and the next scheduled play for teams with byes, but does not describe the results or provide a fuller account of activity in Champaign or elsewhere in the state.
Story summarized from the original created by Glenn Kinley on www.wcia.com, see more information here.
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