The OHSAA is studying the 16-team football region playoff format against a proposed 12-team format. Here are the pros and cons for both.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced multiple changes Thursday to playoffs for high school football. OHSAA says the number of qualifiers per region will be 12 ...

The positive feedback from schools that season prompted the OHSAA to expand from 12 to 16 qualifiers per region from 2021-24.

COLUMBUS — Several significant changes highlight the 2025 Ohio High School Athletic Association football playoff regulations that were approved Thursday by the OHSAA Board of Directors. The ...

The regional final will be played at a neutral site. The OHSAA previously expanded the playoff format from eight teams per region to 16 in 2021.

Ohio High School Athletic Association executive director Doug Ute said last week he anticipates an early June decision regarding whether the number of football playoff qualifiers will be changed ...

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has changed its mind and will reduce the number of playoff qualifiers in football from 16 to 12.

On Thursday, the Ohio High School Athletic Association announced that the playoffs will shrink from 16 teams to 12 in each region. The change came after a vote by the OHSAA Board of Directors ...

OHSAA executive director Doug Ute said Thursday he anticipates an early June decision about the number of football playoff qualifiers in each region for this upcoming season.

Shortly after that, the COVID-19 pandemic greatly affected high school sports, and the OHSAA allowed every school to participate in the 2020 playoffs since schools played a varying number of games.