The third week of the high school football season kicks off with 10 more states set to begin play. Nebraska is among the next set of states to begin the high school football season with a schedule that gets underway Aug. 27. As things stand, the postseason is set to begin Oct. 30 with championship games scheduled for Nov. 25-26.
Nebraska is one of 34 states planning to play football this fall. Sixteen others plus the District of Columbia have moved their respective seasons to 2021.
In Nebraska, a total of 125 games are set to kick off on Thursday through Saturday.
In advance of season openers, here's a look at what you need to know about Nebraska football in 2020.
Top 5 Games
Scotus (Columbus) at
Wahoo, Aug. 28
Pierce at
St. Paul, Aug. 28
Millard South (Omaha) at
Millard West (Omaha), Sept. 11
Scottsbluff at
Aurora, Sept. 11
Bellevue West (Bellevue) at Millard South (Omaha), Sept. 18
Top Teams
1.
Omaha Westside (Omaha)2. Bellevue West (Bellevue)
3. Wahoo
4.
Skutt Catholic (Omaha)5. Millard South (Omaha)
Defending Champions
A: Bellevue West (Bellevue)
B: Skutt Catholic (Omaha)
C1: Wahoo
C2:
Oakland-Craig (Oakland)
D1:
Osceola/High Plains (Osceola)D2:
St. Francis (Humphrey)D6:
HarvardTop recruits
National ranking per 247Sports in parenthesis
1.
Avante Dickerson, CB, Omaha Westside (Omaha), (No. 111)
2.
Teddy Prochazka, T,
Elkhorn South (Omaha), (228)
3.
Kaegan Johnson, Ath,
Bellevue West (Bellevue), (418)
4.
Heinrich Haarberg, dual,
Kearney Catholic (Kearney), (560)
5.
AJ Rollins, TE,
Creighton Prep (Omaha), (799)
Returning Stat Leaders
Passing
Jarrett Synek,
Hastings | 163-288 (57%), 2,524 yds., 29 TD
Heinrich Haarberg, Kearney Catholic | 102-180 (57%), 1,817 yds., 23 TD
Rushing
Eli Larson, St. Paul, 218 car., 2,050 yds., 31 TD
Receiving
Dylan Beutler,
Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur Northeast (Bancroft), 35 rec., 972 yds., 14 TD
Breckin Peters,
North Bend Central (North Bend), 66 rec., 790 yds., 10 TD
