FOX SPORTS SW TO HOST ‘TEXAS FOOTBALL DAYS’ TO KICK OFF SEASON

FOX Sports Southwest and the University Interscholastic League, have announced the return of Texas Football Days.

FSSW’s Texas Football Days will begin Sunday, Aug. 26.

Headlining the week-long footballo celebration will be a live broadcast of a Texas high school football doubleheader on Friday, Aug. 31. The featured marquee match-ups will be Brock at Brownwood from Gordon Wood Stadium at 5:30 p.m. CT, followed by the rivalry game between Lufkin and Longview from Lobo Stadium at 8:30 p.m.

The teams involved will be competing to take home a Texas Football Days trophy to commemorate the official start to the 2018 season.

Texas Football Days officially launches Sunday, Aug. 26, with the debut of Texas High School Football Season Preview at 7:00 p.m. on FSSW. The 60-minute special will be hosted by Erin Hartigan, with Ric Renner and Texas Football Managing Editor Greg Tepper offering insight heading into the 2018 football season.

Additionally, FSSW will feature programming centered around football in the Lone Star State throughout the week, including replays of classic high school and collegiate games including last season’s UIL 5A Division I Championship battle between Highland Park and Manvel.

FSSW will deliver a 15-hour Texas high school football broadcast marathon on Friday, Aug. 31 starting at 10:30 a.m. Including a special edition of Football Friday that will kick off live coverage from Gordon Wood Stadium at 4:30 p.m.

In addition to the two marquee Texas high school football match-ups on Aug. 31, FSSW will deliver live look-ins at 10 games across the state, capturing the local pageantry, fanfare and game updates throughout the night:

• Euless Trinity at Waco Midway
  • North Shore at Katy
  • The Woodlands at Cy-Fair
  • Lubbock Coronado vs. Lubbock Estacado
  • Silsbee at Port Neches-Groves
  • Gilmer at Atlanta
  • Sherman at Denison
  • El Paso Parkland at El Paso Burges
  • DeSoto at Odessa Permian
  • Stephenville at Argyle

FSSW’s High School Scoreboard Live show will serve as the postgame show and wrap up the night from Longview.

The Texas Football Days celebration will continue on Saturday, September 1 with the start of college football season.  Games on the FOX network will show features recapping the Friday night high school celebration.

FSSW’s Texas Football Days coverage will also be available on FOX Sports GO, the live streaming platform that showcases FOX Sports’ events and studio programming through pay-TV providers.