Illinois makes it official, high school football will open March 3

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The Illinois High School Association is moving forward with a Spring high school football season. On Wednesday, the IHSA set the schedule for the dates for 2020 high school football season that was delayed while the state dealt with the coronavirus pandemic.

Read: Illinois moves high school football to Spring 2021

The first practice for teams across the state will be March 3 with the first games allowed on March 19. With no state playoffs, the six-game regular season will end on April 24.

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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.