The Michigan High School Athletic Association is changing the qualifications for the 2020 high school football playoffs. The MHSAA is making a team’s strength of schedule the overriding factor in determining whether a team is part of the 256-team playoff field in the state’s eight divisions.
Under the current format implemented in 1999, teams qualify for the postseason if they win six games. The new point system incentivizes teams to play a strong schedule.
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.
