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Chart: Proposed prep football 2015 schedule changes

By Star Tribune, 01/20/14, 9:46PM CST

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Early prep football in 2015

Early prep football in 2015

The Minnesota State High School League board of directors is expected to approve a 2015 football schedule that includes two big changes for one year only.

Practice to start Aug. 10: This is a week earlier than originally planned.

Game instead of scrimmage: Games will begin Aug. 22 — a Saturday — in lieu of traditional scrimmages held at the end of the second week of practice.

Why the change: The 2015 Prep Bowl will be played at TCF Bank Stadium, where conflicts with the Gophers schedule have pushed the Prep Bowl to two weeks before Thanksgiving weekend. Rather than trim the regular-season schedule or shorten playoffs and leave out many teams, league advisory groups are instead recommending an early start.

David La Vaque

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