With my "added" TV responsibilities this year this week will be slammed.
Monday will be polls and photos
Tuesday will be video thoughts and a few other pieces
Wednesday will be my annual Class 8A thru 5A All State team
Thursday is Thanksgiving Day and also traveling down to Champaign.
Friday and Saturday IHSA state finals
Sunday will be final polls Bracket Challenge results and on and on.
NBC SPORTS CHICAGO TO CARRY LIVE COVERAGE OF THE 2018 IHSA FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS NOV. 23 & 24
Network to televise LIVE coverage of this weekend’s Class 1A-8A IHSA Football State Championships from Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL
PLUS -- Live streaming coverage of EVERY IHSA Football State Championship telecast – including surrounding pre/postgame coverage – to be made available to authenticated subscribers at NBCSportsChicago.com/IHSA
NBCSportsChicago.com/preps-talk to air highlight packages of all games throughout the weekend;
“High School Lites” IHSA Football State Championships recap special to air Sat, Nov. 24 at 11:00 PM CT
Chicago, IL (November 19, 2018) -- For the eighth-straight year, NBC Sports Chicago – THE Home of the #Authentic Fan – will be airing LIVE high-definition coverage of the 2018 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Football State Championshipson Friday, November 23 & Saturday, November 24 from the University of Illinois’ Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL. Illinois preps football fans can look forward to seeing every action-packed championship battle starting with the Class 1A contest on Friday morning at 10:00 AM CT, leading up to Saturday night’s highly-anticipated Class 8A match-up between state powerhouses - Brother Rice vs. Loyola Academy- at 7:00 PM CT. The 2018 IHSA Football State Championships will be produced by the IHSA & PlayOn! Sports.
In addition -- EVERY IHSA Football State Championship telecast on NBC Sports Chicago, including surrounding pre/postgamecoverage, will be streamed LIVE onNBCSportsChicago.com/IHSA. Authenticated NBC Sports Chicago subscribers can watch live IHSA Football State Championships action from anywhere in the United States. The live streaming service is currently available to customers of Comcast/Xfinity, DIRECTV, DISH Network, AT&T U-verse, Mediacom, RCN, WOW!, Time Warner Cable and Charter among numerous other carriers. In addition, NBC Sports Chicago is also available on numerous streaming services including DIRECTV NOW, Hulu,fuboTV, Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, and YouTube TV. For a full list of carriers and more information about NBC Sports Chicago’s live streaming service, viewers are urged to visit nbcsportschicago.com/live-faq.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
In addition, NBCSportsChicago.com’s IHSA Preps section (NBCSportsChicago.com/preps-talk) will feature highlight packages from all games throughout the weekend, along with week-long coverage & scouting reports from veteran Illinois preps sports writer “Edgy Tim” O’Halloran (@EdgyTim). Plus – NBC Sports Chicago viewers can look forward to a special “IHSA Football Championships” wrap-up edition of High School Lites on Saturday, Nov. 24 live at 11:00 PM (hosted by Leila Rahimi)for a complete rundown of every championship game, including expanded highlights and player/coaches interviews. From an additional social media standpoint, fans are urged to follow @NBCSPreps on Twitter throughout the weekend for up-to-the-minute 2018 IHSA Football State Championship news & game updates.
IHSA TV veterans Dave Bernhard (Class 3A, 4A, 7A & 8A) and Lee Hall (Class 1A & 2A) return in 2018 to bring viewers every thrill-packed play-by-play call, which will also include the second-year pxp call from Peoria Chiefs/college/preps broadcaster Nathan Baliva (Class 5A & 6A). Color analysis will be provided by renowned Chicago Bears/NFL expert Hub Arkush (Class 7A & 8A), along with Northern Illinois University football radio color analyst Mark Lindo (Class 3A, 4A, 5A & 6A) and longtime IHSA TV contributor/Illinois High School Coaches Association Hall of Famer Jack McInerney (Class 1A & 2A).
Handling sideline reporting duties for every IHSA Football Championship game throughout the weekend will be provided by Marquette University Director of Digital Media & Internet Services/seasoned national-regional sports broadcaster Patrick Reed.“Edgy Tim” O’Halloranwill also provide “between-game” analysis throughout the weekend recapping and previewing every championship match-up.
The following schedule details NBC Sports Chicago’s coverage (also streaming live to authenticated NBC Sports Chicago subscribers on NBCSportsChicago.com/IHSA) of the 2018 IHSA Football State Championships airing this Thanksgiving weekend (team records & play-by-play/color analyst teams are in parentheses):
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23
10:00 AM – Class 1A: FORRESTON [11-2] vs. CENTRAL (Camp Point) [12-1] (Lee Hall/Jack McInerney)
1:00 PM – Class 2A: GIBSON CITY-MELVIN-SIBLEY (Gibson City) [13-0] vs. MAROA-FORSYTH (Maroa) (13-0)(Lee Hall/Jack McInerney)
4:00 PM – Class 3A: BYRON [13-0] vs. MONTICELLO [13-0](Dave Bernhard/Mark Lindo)
(NOTE: This game will air on NBC Sports Chicago+; channel locations here: NBCSportsChicago.com/channel-finder)
7:00 PM – Class 4A: IC CATHOLIC (Elmhurst) [13-0] vs. MCNAMARA (Kankakee) [12-1](Dave Bernhard/Mark Lindo)
(NOTE: This game will air on NBC Sports Chicago+; channel locations here: NBCSportsChicago.com/channel-finder)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24
10:00 AM – Class 5A: MONTINI (Lombard) [12-1] vs. JOLIET CATHOLIC (Joliet) [9-4](Nathan Baliva/Mark Lindo)
1:00 PM – Class 6A: CARY-GROVE (Cary) [13-0] vs. CRETE-MONEE (Crete) [10-3] (Nathan Baliva/Mark Lindo)
4:00 PM – Class 7A: NAZARETH ACADEMY (LaGrange Park) [12-1] vs. ST. CHARLES NORTH (St. Charles) [10-3](Dave Bernhard/Hub Arkush)
(NOTE: This game will air on NBC Sports Chicago+; channel locations here: NBCSportsChicago.com/channel-finder)
7:00 PM – Class 8A: BROTHER RICE (Chicago) [13-0] vs. LOYOLA ACADEMY (Wilmette) [10-3](Dave Bernhard/Hub Arkush)
(NOTE: This game will air on NBC Sports Chicago+; channel locations here: NBCSportsChicago.com/channel-finder)
Monday will be polls and photos
Tuesday will be video thoughts and a few other pieces
Wednesday will be my annual Class 8A thru 5A All State team
Thursday is Thanksgiving Day and also traveling down to Champaign.
Friday and Saturday IHSA state finals
Sunday will be final polls Bracket Challenge results and on and on.
NBC SPORTS CHICAGO TO CARRY LIVE COVERAGE OF THE 2018 IHSA FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS NOV. 23 & 24
Network to televise LIVE coverage of this weekend’s Class 1A-8A IHSA Football State Championships from Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL
PLUS -- Live streaming coverage of EVERY IHSA Football State Championship telecast – including surrounding pre/postgame coverage – to be made available to authenticated subscribers at NBCSportsChicago.com/IHSA
NBCSportsChicago.com/preps-talk to air highlight packages of all games throughout the weekend;
“High School Lites” IHSA Football State Championships recap special to air Sat, Nov. 24 at 11:00 PM CT
Chicago, IL (November 19, 2018) -- For the eighth-straight year, NBC Sports Chicago – THE Home of the #Authentic Fan – will be airing LIVE high-definition coverage of the 2018 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Football State Championshipson Friday, November 23 & Saturday, November 24 from the University of Illinois’ Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL. Illinois preps football fans can look forward to seeing every action-packed championship battle starting with the Class 1A contest on Friday morning at 10:00 AM CT, leading up to Saturday night’s highly-anticipated Class 8A match-up between state powerhouses - Brother Rice vs. Loyola Academy- at 7:00 PM CT. The 2018 IHSA Football State Championships will be produced by the IHSA & PlayOn! Sports.
In addition -- EVERY IHSA Football State Championship telecast on NBC Sports Chicago, including surrounding pre/postgamecoverage, will be streamed LIVE onNBCSportsChicago.com/IHSA. Authenticated NBC Sports Chicago subscribers can watch live IHSA Football State Championships action from anywhere in the United States. The live streaming service is currently available to customers of Comcast/Xfinity, DIRECTV, DISH Network, AT&T U-verse, Mediacom, RCN, WOW!, Time Warner Cable and Charter among numerous other carriers. In addition, NBC Sports Chicago is also available on numerous streaming services including DIRECTV NOW, Hulu,fuboTV, Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, and YouTube TV. For a full list of carriers and more information about NBC Sports Chicago’s live streaming service, viewers are urged to visit nbcsportschicago.com/live-faq.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- Friday’s Class 3A/4A, along with Saturday’s 7A/8A championships, will air live on NBC Sports Chicago+…NBC Sports Chicago+ is located on Comcast/Xfinity ch. 201 in the Chicago area and in South Bend, IN, and on ch. 285 in Comcast/Xfinity’s Peoria, Springfield, Rockford and Champaign markets…viewers are urged to visit NBCSportsChicago.com’s special “Channel Finder” section (http://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/channel-finder) or IHSA.org for complete channel location details throughout the state.
- Fans are also strongly urged to interact via Twitter throughout the entire weekend by utilizing the hashtag #IHSA to share their comments and showcase their school spirit for their favorite teams.
In addition, NBCSportsChicago.com’s IHSA Preps section (NBCSportsChicago.com/preps-talk) will feature highlight packages from all games throughout the weekend, along with week-long coverage & scouting reports from veteran Illinois preps sports writer “Edgy Tim” O’Halloran (@EdgyTim). Plus – NBC Sports Chicago viewers can look forward to a special “IHSA Football Championships” wrap-up edition of High School Lites on Saturday, Nov. 24 live at 11:00 PM (hosted by Leila Rahimi)for a complete rundown of every championship game, including expanded highlights and player/coaches interviews. From an additional social media standpoint, fans are urged to follow @NBCSPreps on Twitter throughout the weekend for up-to-the-minute 2018 IHSA Football State Championship news & game updates.
IHSA TV veterans Dave Bernhard (Class 3A, 4A, 7A & 8A) and Lee Hall (Class 1A & 2A) return in 2018 to bring viewers every thrill-packed play-by-play call, which will also include the second-year pxp call from Peoria Chiefs/college/preps broadcaster Nathan Baliva (Class 5A & 6A). Color analysis will be provided by renowned Chicago Bears/NFL expert Hub Arkush (Class 7A & 8A), along with Northern Illinois University football radio color analyst Mark Lindo (Class 3A, 4A, 5A & 6A) and longtime IHSA TV contributor/Illinois High School Coaches Association Hall of Famer Jack McInerney (Class 1A & 2A).
Handling sideline reporting duties for every IHSA Football Championship game throughout the weekend will be provided by Marquette University Director of Digital Media & Internet Services/seasoned national-regional sports broadcaster Patrick Reed.“Edgy Tim” O’Halloranwill also provide “between-game” analysis throughout the weekend recapping and previewing every championship match-up.
The following schedule details NBC Sports Chicago’s coverage (also streaming live to authenticated NBC Sports Chicago subscribers on NBCSportsChicago.com/IHSA) of the 2018 IHSA Football State Championships airing this Thanksgiving weekend (team records & play-by-play/color analyst teams are in parentheses):
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23
10:00 AM – Class 1A: FORRESTON [11-2] vs. CENTRAL (Camp Point) [12-1] (Lee Hall/Jack McInerney)
1:00 PM – Class 2A: GIBSON CITY-MELVIN-SIBLEY (Gibson City) [13-0] vs. MAROA-FORSYTH (Maroa) (13-0)(Lee Hall/Jack McInerney)
4:00 PM – Class 3A: BYRON [13-0] vs. MONTICELLO [13-0](Dave Bernhard/Mark Lindo)
(NOTE: This game will air on NBC Sports Chicago+; channel locations here: NBCSportsChicago.com/channel-finder)
7:00 PM – Class 4A: IC CATHOLIC (Elmhurst) [13-0] vs. MCNAMARA (Kankakee) [12-1](Dave Bernhard/Mark Lindo)
(NOTE: This game will air on NBC Sports Chicago+; channel locations here: NBCSportsChicago.com/channel-finder)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24
10:00 AM – Class 5A: MONTINI (Lombard) [12-1] vs. JOLIET CATHOLIC (Joliet) [9-4](Nathan Baliva/Mark Lindo)
1:00 PM – Class 6A: CARY-GROVE (Cary) [13-0] vs. CRETE-MONEE (Crete) [10-3] (Nathan Baliva/Mark Lindo)
4:00 PM – Class 7A: NAZARETH ACADEMY (LaGrange Park) [12-1] vs. ST. CHARLES NORTH (St. Charles) [10-3](Dave Bernhard/Hub Arkush)
(NOTE: This game will air on NBC Sports Chicago+; channel locations here: NBCSportsChicago.com/channel-finder)
7:00 PM – Class 8A: BROTHER RICE (Chicago) [13-0] vs. LOYOLA ACADEMY (Wilmette) [10-3](Dave Bernhard/Hub Arkush)
(NOTE: This game will air on NBC Sports Chicago+; channel locations here: NBCSportsChicago.com/channel-finder)
