Michigan Stadium to host seven high school football games in August

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Since taking-over as Michigan‘s head coach, Jim Harbaugh has gone out of his way to connect with high school football programs, not only in his state, but also around the nation.  Friday, we learned that Harbaugh’s home turf, Michigan Stadium, will host seven high school football games this year in an event being called The Battle at the Big House.

The participating schools will share in the rental cost of the stadium, which totals about $65,000.

The games will be played August 25th through the 27th.

Thursday, August 25

Brighton vs. Detroit East English Village, 4 p.m.

Walled Lake Central vs. Farmington, 7 p.m.

Friday, August 26

Kalamazoo Central vs. St. Joseph, 4 p.m.

Clarkston vs. Lapeer, 7 p.m.

Saturday, August 27

Detroit Catholic Central vs. Stevenson, 1 p.m.

East Kentwood vs. Farmington Hills Harrison, 4 p.m.

Ann Arbor Pioneer vs. Muskegon, 7 p.m.

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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.