I didn’t know 8-player football was a thing.

[kazute]

Taking a break from work, I was reading an article tonight on the realignment on Utah high school football.

yada…yada…”amongst football-playing schools in the recently re-introduced eight-player division.”

What the? Never knew this existed. I knew 7 on 7 was a thing, in a scrimmage sort of way. But 8?

Turns out it is true and evidently played competitively in Utah high schools (1A). Learn sumthin’ new…

[belli1976]

30 states in the US have high school 8 man football.

It is not commonly know sport as it is typically played very rural areas with low population.

[BoiseUTE]

Yeah a lot of 8 team football up here in Idaho because of all the different towns and small schools. Gives kid a good chance to play football even at a small school.

If i remember right Jordan Gross played 8 man football in Fruiltland, ID.

[dystopiamembrane]

We play 8- and 6-man high school ball in Oregon.

[dystopiamembrane]

A combined team of students from high schools in Fossil, Mitchell, and Spray won the 6-man title this year.

[dystopiamembrane]

Lost River High School outside of Merrill won the State 8-man title

[kazute]

Thanks. Like I said, learn something new…