History Huddle HISTORY HUDDLE: FHSAA establishes the first rules for football playoffs (1963) March 23, 2025
FHSAA FHSAA announces Rural Classification state championships to be hosted at The Villages August 21, 2024
FHSAA 2024 STORYLINES TO FOLLOW: Where are the FHSAA State Championships going to be played at? August 1, 2024
Football 2024 STORYLINES TO FOLLOW: Rural classification taking on new playoff format in test August 1, 2024
Football 2024 STORYLINES TO FOLLOW: FHSAA playoff power rankings will shift more toward MaxPreps rankings July 30, 2024 - Updated on August 1, 2024
FHSAA The sun rises for NIL in Florida high school athletics as the Sunshine State becomes 36th state to make NIL a reality June 4, 2024
FHSAA LIVE UPDATES: FHSAA unanimously approves NIL; Open Division playoff bracket approved with delayed implementation in 2026-2027 school year June 4, 2024
FHSAA FHSAA Board of Directors: Drafted NIL language discussed while rural classification sees more changes February 26, 2024 - Updated on April 23, 2024
Football FHSAA announces final football classifications and districts for the 2024 & 2025 seasons January 23, 2024
FHSAA NIL, playoff rankings, classifications, summer padded camps among topics discussed at FHSAA Football Advisory Committee meeting January 11, 2024 - Updated on April 22, 2024
FHSAA Tampa Bay Buccaneers tentatively to host 2024 FHSAA Flag Football State Championships January 5, 2024
FHSAA SURVEY SAYS – PART I: Coaches are not on board with changes to classifications leaving them unhappy with the FHSAA January 4, 2024 - Updated on April 22, 2024
FHSAA SURVEY SAYS – PART II: The best of the best in comments from coaches who completed our survey January 4, 2024 - Updated on April 22, 2024
FHSAA EXCLUSIVE: FHSAA Classification Task Force Committee proposes changes to classification system to help address competitive balance October 4, 2023
FHSAA FHSAA announces 2023 football state championships to be held at Bragg Memorial Stadium September 21, 2023
![The FHSAA established the first playoff rules for football in 1963 which led to the meeting of Robinson (Tampa) and Coral Gables for the Class AA State Championship in this photo that was published in the now-defunct Miami News on Sat. Dec. 14, 1963. [Associated Press Wirephoto, The Miami News via Newspapers.com]](http://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/History-Huddle-Featured-FHSAA-Establishes-first-playoff-rules-1963-350x250.jpg)
![FHSAA announced The Villages would be hosting the Rural Classification state championships at The H.G. Morse Stadium in The Villages on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. [Courtesy of the The Villages Charter High School]](http://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/The-Villages-To-Host-Rural-State-Championships-350x250.jpg)
![Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota) is looking to defend their state championship status in 2024. Question will be where is the FHSAA state championships going to be played at? [Myqueal Lewis/For FlordiaHSFootball.com]](http://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Where-will-the-2024-FHSAA-State-Championship-s-be-played-at-350x250.jpg)
![Hawthorne will be among over 35 teams to be a part of the rural classification this fall. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](http://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Rural-Classification-New-Playoff-Format-2024-350x250.jpg)
![The FHSAA Playoff Power Rankings will look a little different in 2024 as the FHSAA shifts more towards MaxPreps' rankings with Margin of Victory becoming a factor. [Myqueal Lewis/For FloridaHSFootball.com]](http://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-Storylines-FHSAA-Power-Rankings-Featured-350x250.jpg)
![FHSAA Board of Directors meeting was jam full of guests as NIL was unanimously approved on Tue. June 4, 2024 at the Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building in Gainesville, Fla. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](http://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FHSAA-Board-of-Directors-unanimously-approves-NIL-Landscape-350x250.jpg)
![FHSAA Logo at the Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building in Gainesville, Fla. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](http://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FHSAA-Football-Advisory-Committee-Recap-Featured-350x250.jpg)
![The FHSAA Board of Directors met for their February board meeting at the Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building in Gainesville, Fla. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](http://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0581-350x250.jpeg)
![The AdventHealth Training Facility, the indoor training facility of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](http://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_5287-350x250.jpeg)
![Cocoa Head Coach Ryan Schneider and Bradford (Starke) Head Coach Jamie Rodgers shake hands prior to the Class 2S State Championship game on Fri. Dec. 8, 2023 at Ken Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](http://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SURVEY-SAYS-Part-I-Featured-350x250.jpg)
![Homestead and St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) team captains meet at midfield prior to the Class 3M State Championship game on Sat, Dec. 9, 2023 at Ken Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](http://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SURVEY-SAYS-Part-II-Featured-350x250.jpg)
![Florida High School Athletic Association logo on display at the FHSAA offices in Gainesville, Fla. [Photo by Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](http://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Announcement-Landscape-Panel-22-350x250.jpg)
![Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. has been announced as the location of where the 2023 FHSAA Football State Championships will be held at. [via @AlisonPosey14/X]](http://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bragg-350x250.jpg)