Why Minnesota High School Football games are beginning with a coin toss The opening tip is one of the most exciting aspects of a Football game. But in the wild year that has been 2020, the state of Minnesota is making a change when it comes determining who gets the first possession of the game in order to keep players safe. The Minnesota High School Athletic Association has created a new rule for High School Football games in which the opening possession will be decided by a coin toss -- not the jump ball. The home team will choose which side of the coin they want prior to the first quarter. The visiting team will have the opportunity to make the call on the coin toss if overtime occurs. The coin toss is one of many changes the Minnesota High School Athletic Association is making for the 2020-21 season as a result of the pandemic. Schools will now be required to have protocols in place for temperature screenings for athletes before games. IN additions, the postgame handshake line is being done away with. There will also be safety protocols that include making sure the ball is sanitized during timeouts and between quarters. The Minnesota High School Athletic Association summarized it all in a 35-page guide of safety protocols for the changes that are taking place. Top 50 winningest High School football programs of all-time The very exclusive 900-win club is about to get a little more crowded in 2019. A pair of Minnesota High School football teams likely will surpass the milestone with two other Midwest teams also having an outside shot. The 900-win club currently has a membership of one — Valdosta (Ga.). With 918 wins, Valdosta has won more games than any program in the nation. However Highlands (Fort Thomas, Ky.) is closing in on the Georgia team with 895 all-time wins. Another Minnesota school, Male (Louisville, Ky.) also should get over 900 wins this year as it went 14-1 last year in winning a state championship and upping its all-time total to 892 wins.