IHSA football Class 5A through 8A games rescheduled; to be played this week

DEKALB, Ill. — IHSA football championship games that were cancelled on Friday have been rescheduled.

The IHSA and Northern Illinois University announced that NIU's Huskie Stadium will host the Class 7A and Class 8A Football State Championship games in DeKalb on Wednesday.

IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson thanked NIU for their ability to accommodate the games on such short notice.

"We had a wonderful state final experience in DeKalb over the course of a decade and have a relationship of hosting IHSA State Series events on campus that dates back even further," said Anderson. "NIU’s partnership with the IHSA and support of high school student-athletes in Illinois has proven to be second to none."

The games were supposed to be played at Hancock Stadium on Illinois Sta