THEY’LL HOST THE PACKERS ON THANKSGIVING DAY. IT’S KIND OF A SAD DAY HERE AT BIG 12 SPORTS. A LOT OF CELEBRATING, A LOT OF EXCITEMENT. JUST A FEW DAYS AGO IN MADISON AS TWO LOCAL AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS WERE CROWNED STATE CHAMPIONS BADGER AND MARQUETTE. AND YES, THAT’S AWESOME. CONGRATS TO BOTH PROGRAMS. BUT WHAT IT REALLY MEANS IS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON IS OFFICIALLY OVER. SO HERE IS YOUR FINAL LOOK AT THE FINAL OPERATION FOOTBALL PLAY OF THE WEEK NOMINEES PLAY NUMBER ONE, NOT BAD BY NOT STAD BADGER RUNNING BACK LANDON KNOTTS OUT WITH THE 40 YARD TOUCHDOWN RUSH. HECK OF A DAY FOR HIM. HE HAD 218 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE, TWO TDS BADGERS TOP ONE TAKING THE D2 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PLAY. NUMBER TWO, THE TOE TAPPER. CHECK OUT WADE MEISSNER ARE GOING TO HAVE THE AWESOME TOE TAPPING DISPLAY RIGHT THERE. A NICE 35 YARD HOOKUP BETWEEN HIM AND HIS QB. BUT THE SABERS FALL IN THE D-1 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TO THIS TEAM. MARQUETTE OUR THIRD AND FINAL NOMINEE. YES, I CAM MARQUETTE QUARTERBACK PETER MCDEVITT TO CAM RUSSELL FOR THE 44 YARD TOUCHDOWN STRIKE THE HILLTOPPERS TOP THE SABERS TO TAKE HOME THE D1 CROWN AND DRUMROLL PLEASE YOUR WINNER IS NOT BAD BY NATTESTAD RECEIVING. 78% OF THE VOTE SO BIG. CONGRATS TO THE BADGER BADGERS FOR A STATE TITLE ON FRIDAY AND TAKING HOME THE PLAY OF THE WEEK HONORS ON SUNDAY. AN EXCITING BUT VERY COOL, SWEET. WE HAD SO MANY GOOD ATHLETES. THIS WAS A GREAT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASO