Nine teams remain playing 11-man football in the NUIC, which brings a new structure, as well as a new coach at Forreston and a new team in Fulton.

Rockford Christian, who pulled its football teams out of the Big Northern a few years ago, is rekindling its rivalries with Oregon, Dixon and Rock Falls this fall.

The 2021 fall football season kicks off with a number of marquee games.

The Three Rivers has a new member this season, Mendota, and a new divisional alignment, so coaches are going to spend the fall rolling with changes.

Sterling's first two games of the fall: perennial 6A playoff team Lake Villa Lakes and frequent postseason foe Montini – and then it's the Western Big 6 after that.

Spring state champions weren't decided on the field, but we put together our own poll, the coaches poll and the fan vote to create our own BCS-style champions.

Led by Football Player of the Year Tom Rittenhouse, here is the Kane County Chronicle all-area football team.

There will be no playoffs this spring season. Wonder how they might have looked if we did? Using the playoff formulas with some slight adjustments Steve Soucie dusted off his projection machine.