The IHSA's changes to the multiplier rules altered the way that the 2025 playoffs are likely to look. And the first regular season projection reflected that fact. Steve Soucie's first playoff projection of the season predicts how all eight classes of the field will look.

Nazareth's complimentary football allowed the Roadrunners to pull away late at Kankakee on Friday night.

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Kankakee fell 33-12 to Nazareth at home in the week 1 game on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025.

Here are previews and picks for all the Week 1 football games from around the Suburban Life area.

Kankakee hosts Nazareth for the first of two games with state champions to open the season while Bradley-Bourbonnais and Bishop McNamara also start their seasons at home. Check out previews on those games, as well as the rest of the Week 1 slate for the Daily Journal area.

Team breakdowns, five players to watch, five can't miss games and Steve Soucie's predictions for the CCL/ESCC Green.

A three-time state champion and Division I prospect, Nazareth senior receiver Trenton Walker has been an integral player for the Roadrunners for the majority of his career. But Walker is adjusting to a new position as fall practice began on Monday – senior leader.

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Here are Gary Duncan's photos as Nazareth held its first fall football practice on Monday, August 11, 2025.

The Illinois high school football season gets underway Monday, Aug. 11, with the start of preseason practices. Here are some of the top storylines to watch in the Suburban Life area this season.