MHSAA football championship moving back to Jackson

The Mississippi High School Activities Association has moved the high school state championship football game back to Jackson, Mississippi.

The Daily Journal reported Wednesday that the game will be held in the capital city in December of this year for the first time since 2013.

The championship games have been played at the state’s Division 1 universities since 2014, including Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Southern Miss. The game was originally scheduled for Dec. 4  at MSU but the Bulldogs are hosting Missouri on that day which made for a scheduling conflict.

An official announcement from MHSAA is expected to be made by Friday.