Michigan Still Plans For High School Football, Despite Big Ten, MAC Shutdown

The Big Ten and MAC might've postponed/canceled their 2020 football seasons, but high school football is still on across the state, according to the Detroit News.  It's the same story in Ohio where high school teams are scheduled to play a six-game schedule and everyone makes the playoffs. Governor Mike Dewine has yet to approve contact sports between high school teams, but practices across both states continue. MHSAA spokesman Geoff Kimmerly tells the News that the state has yet to have a reported incident through two days of practice.

Lebanon High School (OH) suspended its football operations after a player and coach tested positive for coronavirus. After going through contact tracing, the school said it had to suspend operations due to the number of coaches who could've been exposed. The school has plans to resume practice before its first game on August 28. Niles High School (OH) finds itself on a 14-day football operations suspension after a player tested positive.

But both states roll on.

Even with the Michigan high school football season still a go, Detroit Cass Tech coach Thomas Wilcher told the Detroit News things aren't all rosy with his football program.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is expected to rule very soon as to whether the state will allow full-contact sports to move forward with game action. Until a final decision is made, coaches, parents and players have to dissect every tweet like this from Lt. Governor Jon Husted.