Rules


Rules and Regulations

Nominations for the 2023 Mr. PA Football Awards will open on November 15, 2023.  A student-athlete must have participated in the 2023 football season in order to be eligible for a 2023 Mr. PA Football Nomination.  The nominations deadline is set for January 4, 2024, but subject to change.

The Mr. PA Football Awards will be presented on March 9, 2024 to the best high school football players in Pennsylvania.  There will be two awards presented; one for the Small School Mr. Football which will consist of class 1A, 2A, and 3A players, and one for the Big School Mr. Football which will consist of class 4A, 5A, and 6A players.  The Mr. PA Football Selection Committee will select the players nominated for Mr. PA Football.  The Mr. PA Football Selection Committee is comprised of media members as well as coaches.  There will be seventy-five players nominated each round.  There will be a total of three-hundred nominees selected for the Small School Mr. Football and the Big School Mr. Football by the Mr. PA Football Selection Committee on the January 4th nomination deadline.

After the nominations process is completed, the players will be chosen by football fans, sportswriters/ sportscasters, and coaches from around the state.  Fans will be able to vote for their favorite players, and the media panel from major media markets as well as coaches from across the state will be voting for the outstanding players.  Wayde Marsico, Director of the Mr. PA Football Selection Committee, will oversee the selection process.  The fans, the media, and the coaches each represent 1/3 of the vote.

Once more, new classifications have been established by the PIAA in 2016 and as a result Mr. PA Football will continue to classify the Small School Award as 1A-3A, and the Big School Award as 4A-6A.  Also, in addition to the Mr. PA Football Award this year, there will again be a separate category of nominations for the Mr. PA Football Lineman Awards.  The nomination list for the Lineman Awards will be acquired from the nominations for Mr. PA Football.  The Lineman Awards will use the same classifications as Mr. PA Football.  The voting for each round and the winners will be chosen by a selection committee.  Again, the Mr. PA Football Selection Committee is comprised of media members as well as coaches.  The Mr. PA Football Lineman Award winners will be announced on February 21, 2024.

The nomination process is open to all high school football players in Pennsylvania.  Players will be selected by fans, media, and coaches via website voting once the voting process begins.  The votes will be tabulated and the results will be posted on the web site after each timeline listed.  The eligibility regulations and the timeline for the Mr. PA Football Awards voting are listed below.  The following will be the selection process timeline:

Mr. PA Football

All positions are eligible for nominations.

Nov. 15    Nominations Open; Dec. 08 Nominations Round One

Dec. 15    Nominations Round Two; Dec. 22 Nominations Round Three

Jan. 04    Nominations Close

Jan. 05    Fabulous Fifty Open; Jan. 15 Fabulous Fifty Close

Jan. 16    Tremendous Twenty-Five Open; Jan. 29 Tremendous Twenty-Five Close

Jan. 30    Terrific Ten Open; Feb. 09 Terrific Ten Close

Feb. 10     Finalists Open; Feb. 20 Finalists Close

Feb. 21    Winners Open; Mar. 01 Winners Close

*note: Voting for the next round will start after the results are published from the previous round.

*note: The nominations deadline and selection process time line for voting are subject to change.

Mr. PA Football Lineman

The eligibility regulations and the timeline for the Mr. PA Football Lineman Awards voting are listed below.  The following will be the selection process timeline:

Any interior lineman who plays Offensive Center, Guard or Tackle; Defensive Nose Guard, Tackle or End are eligible for nomination.

Nov. 15    Nominations Open; Dec. 08 Nominations Round One

Dec. 15    Nominations Round Two; Dec. 22 Nominations Round Three

Jan. 04    Nominations Close

Jan. 16    Terrific Ten Open; Jan. 29 Terrific Ten Close

Jan. 30    Finalists Open; Feb. 09 Finalists Close

Feb. 10    Winners Open; Feb. 20 Winners Close

Feb. 21     Winners Announced

*note: Voting for the next round will start after the results are published from the previous round.

*note: The nominations deadline and selection process time line for voting are subject to change.