The National High School Football Hall of Fame's class of 2026 is a star-studded one, Jim Kelly, Tony Dorsett, Brian Bosworth and Browns greats Lou Groza, Ozzie Newsome and Greg Pruitt among them.

Here's what you need to know about the 2025 Ohio high school football state championship games. The OHSAA state finals begin Thursday in Canton.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio High School Athletic Association has released the high school football state championship game pairings. All games will be played at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton from Dec. 4-6. Tickets for all playoff games will be available on Mondays at www.ohsaa.org/tickets .

Four of the seven state football championship games this weekend will feature schools from WKYC's viewing area, including Glenville and Shelby in Division IV.

America 250-Ohio has unveiled the Ohio Innovation Trail — about 80 sites across the Buckeye State celebrating Ohio's inventiveness. It is the fourth of six trails in the Trails & Tales program created in partnership with the Ohio Travel Association. Tourism leaders launched the trail on Nov. 18 at Carillon Historical Park in Dayton.

Ohio State Buckeyes are no strangers to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in nearby Canton. Eleven former Buckeyes are enshrined in pro football’s most sacred site. That number could grow come February when, during Super Bowl week, the Hall’s newest ...