Perspective: Football Playoff Primer
October 23, 2014
In this week's edition of MHSAA Perspective, John Johnson offers his annual rundown on the process for how teams make the MHSAA Football Playoffs and how they are drawn into the brackets.
Now in its 10th season, the radio commentary MHSAA Perspective – presented by the Michigan Army National Guard – airs on over 80 radio stations and audio outlets across the state, generally during the local broadcasts of high school games. The program runs for 30 weeks through the end of the winter sports season.
This week's Perspective: Football Playoff Primer - Listen
Past editions
Oct. 13 - Value ... and Values - Listen
Oct. 6 - It's a Game - Not a War - Listen
Sept. 29 - Record Holders - Listen
Sept. 15 - Remembering 9/14 - Listen
Sept. 8 - Exposing Specialization - Listen
Sept. 1 - Enhancing The Fan Experience - Listen
Aug. 25 - Safety Trumps Everything - Listen
This Week In High School Sports: 11/6/20
November 9, 2020
This edition features recently-crowned four-time tennis Finals champion William Cooksey, a senior at Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett; presents Game Balls to DeWitt's soccer Ethan Anderson and Traverse City Christian volleyball's Emma Mirabelli, presents a "You Make the Call" explaining the high school football rule for missed field goals and concludes with a review of past four-time MHSAA Finals individual champions in a variety of sports.
The 5-minute program leads off each week with feature stories from around the state from the MHSAA’s Second Half or network affiliates. "Be The Referee," a 60-second look at the fine art of officiating, comes in the middle of the show and is followed by a closing MHSAA "Perspective."
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Past editions
Oct. 30: Upper Peninsula Cross Country Finals, Football 1st Downs - Listen
Oct. 23: Lower Peninsula Girls Golf, Boys Tennis Finals in Review - Listen
Oct. 16: Byron Center volleyball, girls golf aces - Listen
Oct. 9: Grand Rapids Union football, first 2020-21 champions - Listen
Oct. 2: East Lansing football, late Port Huron sportswriter Jim Whymer - Listen
Sept. 25: Sturgis football, soccer official Alexus Little - Listen
Sept. 18: COVID-19 review, this year's broadcast opportunities - Listen