Later start times allowed for early season football games

July 26, 2022July 26, 2022 Bob Bakken 0 Comments activities association, executive committee, football, heat timeouts, high school, mhsaa, mississippi, officials, start times

The Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Tuesday announced a decision that may take the “heat” off of early season high school football games in the state.

The MHSAA Executive Committee announced it would allow varsity football games to start at 7:30 p.m. instead of the traditional 7 p.m. start time for games scheduled in August and through the end of September.

The MHSAA Executive Committee has approved 7:30 p.m. start time for all varsity football games through the end of September. Move is in conjunction with heat timeouts to help players cope with the heat.
— Misshsaa (@misshsaa) July 26, 2022

The move is in addition to the use of heat timeouts that require officials to take timeouts midway through each quarter to allow for water breaks by the players and officials alike.

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Later start times allowed for early season football games

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