Football teams across Illinois are dealing with the challenges of COVID as the season has now passed the one-third mark heading into week 4.

Clinton High School football Coach Ron Bass recently offered a word of caution to his players and the community as the Maroons get set for a match-up at Central A&M Saturday afternoon.

Friday night, Warrensburg-Latham will be looking for a game, however, it will be one of the few that is not due to COVID. The Sullivan Redskins recently announced they are canceling their varsity schedule due to participation. 

Argenta-Oreana, Maroa-Forsyth, and Rochester among other central Illinois schools have seen games forfeited due to COVID issues.