Camp Point Central brings proposal to return playoff field to 256 teams

Trying something new doesn’t always sit well with everyone. That was the genesis of thought behind the submission of IHSA Proposal 16 for consideration by Camp Point Central High School.Proposal 16 restores the 2025-2026 football practice, contest and pre-season practice schedules/requirements, including the reinstatement of the 0-week scrimmage. Total football playoff qualifying schools returns to 256 teams, down 128 squads from the 384-team field that qualified this postseason.Camp Point Central has several reasons for believing in restoring the previous playoff system: some of them competitive reasons on the field and some of them off of the field.One of the selling points of the expanded 384-team field was that it would effectively end the “Drive for Five” wins and lessen the burden of scheduling. Teams wouldn’t feel pressured in scheduling a more difficult game for fear of it keeping it from the playoff qualification standard. Camp Point Central coach Brad Dixon doesn’t really fee