Colorado to play fall and spring high school football
The emotional roller-coaster wave is complete for high school teams in the state of Colorado. After some back and forth with the Colorado High School Activities Association and the Governor’s office, a plan to bring football back in the fall…
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Continue ReadingThe emotional roller-coaster wave is complete for high school teams in the state of Colorado.
After some back and forth with the Colorado High School Activities Association and the Governor’s office, a plan to bring football back in the fall was approved. The decision allowed schools the chance to commit to either playing in the fall with practice starting on Sept. 24 and Week 1 kicking off Oct. 8, or schools could choose to play in the spring as originally scheduled with practice starting Feb. 25 and games on March 11. In each season, teams will be limited to 50 players on the sideline for each game, and schools will only be allowed to play in one of the two seasons, not both.
The deadline for schools to decide which season they would play in was Sept. 21 at 8 a.m. According to Colorado Preps, 218 schools opted to play in the fall and 57 choose to play in the spring. A handful of schools were not confirmed, though some may not field teams due to low numbers.
With two separate seasons, CHSAA will reward state championships in both the fall and spring seasons for football. Each season is projected to have teams play six regular-season games and the playoffs will field eight teams in each classification. Teams that do not qualify for the postseason will be allowed to schedule one more game during the first or second week of the postseason to close out the season. The spring season may see some tinkering as some classifications are low in number of schools compared to the fall, where no fewer than 27 teams will be playing for each of the classifications.
The news was received well by many of the top high school prospects in the state, some of whom would not play in the spring as they were planning to enroll early in college:
My face when I found out we’re playing this fall @PalmerRidgeFB pic.twitter.com/bOllZ98hTi
— Luke McAllister (@lukemcxv) September 17, 2020
— Sam Hart (@sam_hart82) September 17, 2020
Some schools, however, will choose to play in the fall due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and other assessments they have done on the situation. For some, that news has not sit well with some of the top high school seniors in the state:
This decision was NOT for the kids ! @aurorak12 @KDVR @9Preps @postpreps @DPSNewsNow pic.twitter.com/aCWYkVZOyK
— Jiggie Carr 🖤 (@J1ggie) September 21, 2020
For now, football is back and teams will be getting ready to hit the field in October or March. Make sure to subscribe and follow Prep Redzone Colorado for the latest on both high school seasons.