{"id":"14e5e05dfb92","title":"High school football playoff bans and matchups","page":"https://247relaynews.com/story/14e5e05dfb92","feature":"Relay Continuum","about":"The living record of this story on 24/7 Relay News: every fact with its status and source, kept up to date and versioned.","version":"1.20261105003130","updated":"2026-11-05T00:31:30.409Z","status_key":{"Reported":"one newsroom","Corroborated":"two or more independent newsrooms","Confirmed":"backed by a primary source","Disputed":"newsrooms disagree; not settled","Updated":"replaced by a newer value","Corrected":"corrected by an editor"},"facts":[{"id":"cmw2t8nzd0ai5vl","text":"A Texas high school football team was banned from the playoffs.","status":"Reported","value":null,"subject":"Texas playoff ban","reported":"2026-11-05 00:13:35.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/texas-high-school-football-team-001335910.html","quote":"Texas high school football team fights playoff ban","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmw2t8nzdtt6t1j","text":"Parents questioned the ruling that banned the team.","status":"Reported","value":null,"subject":"Parents question ruling","reported":"2026-11-05 00:13:35.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/texas-high-school-football-team-001335910.html","quote":"parents question controversial ruling","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmw2t8nzdf2hqxz","text":"The school used an ineligible player before postseason play.","status":"Reported","value":null,"subject":"Ineligible player use","reported":"2026-11-05 00:13:35.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/texas-high-school-football-team-001335910.html","quote":"school was found to have used an ineligible player right before kicking off postseason play","primary":false}]}],"changed":[],"disagreements":[],"open_questions":["It is unclear whether the Texas appeal will lift the ban or how the Wisconsin games will actually unfold versus the predictions."],"answered_questions":[],"timeline":[{"at":"2026-11-05T00:31:30.409Z","kind":"new","summary":"A Texas high school football team was banned from the playoffs. Parents questioned the ruling that banned the team. The school used an ineligible player before postseason play."}],"relay_note":null}