Briggs: OHSAA leaves millions on table, but gains much more in right

Call it a loss football leader.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association might have left a couple million dollars on the table in downsizing the state playoffs from 16 teams per region to 12 this year.

But it gained something more valuable: a little much-needed goodwill.

For all the justified criticism that the governing body has often prioritized dollars over sense — and what’s best for the kids and our communities — credit where due.

The opening round of the remodeled playoffs confirmed the field is approaching the right size.

Yep, finally, some change we can believe in this election week.

You probably know how we got here.

When the OHSAA lost money in 2018 and ’19, then got crushed by the pandemic, what did its leaders do? They rolled up their sleeves, put their heads together,