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What If High School Football Had a 12-Team National Playoff? Super 25 Field Revealed

What If High School Football Had a 12-Team National Playoff? Super 25 Field Revealed
Sports Talents · 13:46:25 - Wednesday, 4 November 2026

USA TODAY's Ehsan Kassim explores a hypothetical 12-team national playoff for high school football, unveiling a Super 25 field. The thought experiment considers how a national postseason could reshape the prep landscape, though no such system currently exists. The piece was published on November 3, 2026.

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