After member schools of the Illinois High School Association last year narrowly approved a districting format for high school football teams, a new proposal is being floated.
The Chicago Sun-Times has obtained a copy of a new playoff proposal that's expected to be sent to the IHSA in the next few days.
Under the proposal, the playoffs would expand from 32 to 48 teams in each class. There would be an eight-game regular season - and a Week 9 game for non-playoff qualifiers. Schools would continue to form their own conferences and make their own schedules.
After the proposal is submitted to the IHSA, it would go out to Town Hall meetings in early November for feedback. Then the IHSA's Legislative Commission would vote on Nov. 25 on whether to send it to an all-school ballot. If that is successful the schools would vote between Dec. 2 and Dec. 16 and the results would be revealed on Dec. 17.
You can read the full proposal here.
If the districting format remains in place, it would take effect in 2021.
