Illinois High School Football Championships to Leave Champaign on Odd Years

by Jeff Fisher
Illinois High School Football Huddle

Big 10 expansion is causing Illinois High School Association officials to find a site for the state playoffs in odd numbered years.

Since 1999 the state title games have been played at the University of Illinois in Champaign over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.  However, with the addition of Nebraska to the conference the Big 10 will play conference games over that same weekend beginning in 2013.  That means that during odd numbered years, Illinois will play a home game.

The IHSA says it will keep the championships in Champaign during even numbered years and look for another location for the odd years.