CLEVELAND, Ohio – The OHSAA football playoffs begin Friday. Here’s a look at the first-round pairings for all seven divisions. The pairings also include the top seeds that earned first-round byes, and which winners they will face next week.

Nick Mangold, a former Ohio State All-American center, has died two weeks after revealing he was in search of kidney donor.

New Jersey has produced its share of terrific football players, and this year is no exception. The 2025 season kicked off with the Battle at the Beach and the first round of the state playoffs are scheduled for this weekend. In between, there have been plenty of standout individual performances and memorable moments.

The No. 13 Irish with a 5th straight after starting the year 0-2. USC falls to 5-2. Jayden Maiava throws it desperately down the field and Luke Talich is there to pick it off. That will wrap it in South Bend.

Week 8 kicked off on Tuesday night and concludes Saturday with big battles like Ole Miss vs. Georgia and Tennessee vs. Alabama.

One of the top college football picks Marshall is recommending for Week 10: He's backing No. 7 Ole Miss (-12.5) to cover at home against South Carolina in a 7 p.m. ET kick on Saturday. Lane Kiffin and the Rebels picked up a big road win against Oklahoma in Week 9, giving them a clear path forward to the CFP field.

Check out the latest South Carolina high school football computer rankings for every classification as of October 27, 2025

Kadyn Proctor blocks, catches and runs for Alabama football. What about basketball, track and baseball? Inside his athletic past as a do-it-all athlete.

Here is when every first-round Michigan high school football playoff game will start on Oct. 31 or Nov. 1. See the full MHSAA football schedule.

Arkansas Razorbacks late night features unexpected World Series entertainment, Mississippi State woes considered

N.J. football Week 9 schedule for all playoff, consolation and regular season games 10/29-11/1 The state postseason for N.J.’s public schools was officially released on Sunday morning and the brackets for all 20 sections can be found here. The Non-Public A and B playoffs will be seeded following next Saturday’s games.