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The Illinois High School Association is considering expanding its football playoffs by 16 teams per class.

If approved, the expansion would increase the total number of playoff teams from 256 to 384.

To accommodate the change, the regular season would start a week earlier, eliminating preseason scrimmages.

Member schools will vote on this and 11 other by-law proposals in December.

The Illinois high school football playoffs could be expanding.

The Illinois High School Association on Tuesday announced 11 possible by-law changes , to be voted on in December, including a proposal that would add 16 teams to each of football's eight playoff classes.

The IHSA football playoffs now include 32 teams in each class, or 256 total schools. If Proposal 19 is approved, th

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