Coaches see positives in changes to playoff structure for non-football sports

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    Texas’s University Interscholastic League will implement several changes to the postseason formats of other sports in a move to align those playoff structures more closely with the model under which football operates.

    As a result, small- and large-school state champs will be crowned in 1A through 5A classifications. Teams in sports such as basketball, softball and baseball that qualify for the post…