Nexstar Media Group and Mission Broadcasting announced that their Texas television stations and streaming platforms will provide live coverage of all 12 University Interscholastic League State Football Championships. The championships will be held December 16-19, 2026, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
Where
Statewide
When
Oct. 29, 2026
Sources
Reported by 3 outlets
Taxes and money
None stated in sources.
Coming up
Wednesday, December 16, 2026. UIL State Football Championships at AT&T Stadium in Arlington (Arlington, Texas)2
Who's involved
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.television broadcaster
Mission Broadcasting, Inc.television broadcaster
University Interscholastic Leagueorganizer of state championships
Andrew AlfordPresident of Nexstar's broadcasting division
Dr. Jamey HarrisonExecutive Director of the University Interscholastic League
The facts
All 12 UIL State Football Championship games will be available on local broadcast television or streaming platforms.2
For the first time, fans outside Texas will be able to watch the games through digital streaming platforms.2
The championships will be held December 16-19, 2026, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.2
The four-day event features 12 games across six classifications with Division I and Division II state champions.2
Who said what
These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.
Andrew Alford High school football is part of the fabric of Texas and brings communities together.2
Dr. Jamey Harrison UIL State Football Championships are an important tradition for Texas high schools and communities.2
How they headlined it
The same event, as each outlet put it. Marked words appear in only one outlet's headline.
Nexstar Media, Mission Broadcasting to show all 12 UIL Texas high school football championship games
These outlets were found through Google News headlines. Google decides which outlets appear there, and they lean mostly one way, so this sheet can only be as balanced as the reporting it was built from. Leanings are AllSides Media Bias Ratings.
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